| | | I. Retreat of the Ten Thousand. | |
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| [Sketch of Cyrus the Younger (Introductory to the Retreat of the Ten Thousand)] | v |
| § | 1. | [Effect of the death of Cyrus on the Greeks; they resolve to retreat] | 1 |
| § | 2. | [Commencement of the Retreat] | 6 |
| § | 3. | [Negotiations with Tissaphernês] | 10 |
| § | 4. | [Treachery of Tissaphernês] | 19 |
| § | 5. | [Xenophon's Dream and its results] | 29 |
| § | 6. | [The Greeks cross the Zab] | 42 |
| § | 7. | [ The Greeks fight their way across the Karduchian Mountains] | 50 |
| § | 8. | [March through Armenia; great suffering from cold and hunger] | 60 |
| § | 9. | [The Greeks come in sight of the Black Sea] | 70 |
| § | 10. | [The Greek cities on the Black Sea; their feelings toward the Ten Thousand] | 75 |
| § | 11. | [Plans of the army for the future] | 79 |
| § | 12. | [The Ten Thousand begin their march westward] | 82 |
| § | 13. | [ Plan of Xenophon for founding a city on the Black Sea] | 88 |
| § | 14. | [ Xenophon defends himself against false accusations] | 95 |
| § | 15. | [The army passes by sea to Sinôpê] | 104 |
| § | 16. | [The army crosses the Bosphorus to Byzantium; false promises of Anaxibius and their results] | 116 |
| § | 17. | [Mutiny of the army in leaving Byzantium] | 120 |
| § | 18. | [Xenophon's speech to the soldiers] | 123 |
| § | 19. | [The army finally leaves Byzantium; Seuthês offers to hire them] | 128 |
| § | 20. | [The army enters the service of Seuthês] | 135 |
| § | 21. | [Xenophon crosses over with the army to Asia] | 138 |
| § | 22. | [Xenophon takes leave of the army. Conclusion.] | 143 |
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| II. Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow. |
| [Sketch of Napoleon (Introductory to the Retreat from Moscow)] | 152 |
| § | 1. | [Description of Moscow; arrival of the Czar] | 157 |
| § | 2. | [ Alarm in Moscow at the advance of the French army; preparations for the destruction of the city] | 162 |
| § | 3. | [Departure of the Russian governor from Moscow] | 168 |
| § | 4. | [Napoleon's first view of Moscow; the French enter the city] | 175 |
| § | 5. | [Napoleon takes up his quarters in the Kremlin; the city discovered to be on fire] | 182 |
| § | 6. | [The fire compels Napoleon to leave the city] | 190 |
| § | 7. | [Napoleon returns to the Kremlin; plunder of the city] | 195 |
| § | 8. | [Rostopchin sets fire to his country-seat; anxiety of Napoleon at not hearing from the Czar] | 201 |
| § | 9. | [Napoleon determines to leave Moscow] | 215 |
| § | 10. | [Departure from Moscow; the first battle] | 224 |
| § | 11. | [Napoleon holds a council of war, and decides to retreat northward] | 233 |
| § | 12. | [Napoleon's attempt to destroy the Kremlin; view of the battle-field of Borodino] | 238 |
| § | 13. | [Napoleon reaches Viazma; battle near that place] | 243 |
| § | 14. | [Dreadful snow-storm on the 6th of November; its effect upon the troops] | 247 |
| § | 15. | [Defeat and entire dissolution of Prince Eugene's corps at the passage of the Wop] | 253 |
| § | 16. | [The Grand Army reaches Smolensk] | 257 |
| § | 17. | [Napoleon leaves Smolensk; battle of Krasnoë] | 263 |
| § | 18. | [Napoleon reaches Dombrowna and Orcha; he holds a council] | 267 |
| § | 19. | [Arrival of Marshal Ney] | 272 |
| § | 20. | [Capture of Minsk by the Russians] | 277 |
| § | 21. | [March through the forest of Minsk; passage of the Berezina] | 280 |
| § | 22. | [Napoleon abandons the Grand Army, and sets out for Paris] | 291 |
| § | 23. | [Sufferings of the Grand Army after Napoleon's departure; arrival at Wilna] | 298 |
| § | 24. | [Conclusion] | 308 |
| [Index to notes and list of proper names with their pronunciation] | 316 |