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Arb Surveys the Table
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The French left focused on securing the gates of Smolensk, and the Russian forces in this sector were soon besiged by waves
of French cavalry. They fought valiantly, but were gradually pushed back from the Gates.
In the center, the fighting was also heavy, but more even. The French and Poles found it quite a slog to push across the table
to get units onto the Russian line of communications.
On the French right flank, the French also pushed across the table aggressively, and fought heavily to remain in the Russian zone.
Overall, the game wound up with a narrow French victory, but it in the words of British contemporary, it was "a very close run thing."
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