May 19th. From the fortification. Major General Muravyov, near the city of Kulma, assessed the current situation to build a pontoon bridge across the Vistula; the place is shown below Kulma, lying sandy islands across two separated small bays and beyond them across the Vistula, the GD shores were not steep; across these bays a bridge was built on crossbars, 20 fathoms long, across the second on 5 ordinary boats and 1 ferry, 47 fathoms long, during which the work was carried out by 150 people sent from the engineering regiment each day; the work was carried out day and night in May from the 13th to the 21st. Behind the second bay there is a sandy island with a latitude of 40 fathoms, beyond which across the river. The Vistula, 170 fathoms long, was built on 22 copper, 3 tin and 48 sailing pontoons, the work of which began on the 19th of May in the afternoon at three o'clock, and ended the same month at midday on the 22nd. The work was carried out by soldiers sent from the engineering regiment, 112 people each day.
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12th. From the fortification, Major General Muravyov ordered the engineer-Lieutenant Colonel Purpur, to show the practical action to the servants attached to the engineering regiment, to make a sappa: for the fascination and wickerwork of the tours, 40 privates were sent on this date from all companies, with one ensign, with whom 100 were connected fascine, 60 rounds and fence.
June 13th. The engineering regiment, in anticipation of the further march of the command, stood in the same place, and in the place designated for the sharp Netsya, in the presence of the fortifier, Major General Muravyov, with the supervision of the headquarters and chief officers with the schoners sent from the company with 50 people, actually conducting the operations and operations the trenches began; work was done before noon, and from noon another
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sm5 on entry worked until the evening, and the glanders were made for 30 fathoms, from which two banquets for 16!15 were prepared, and in the present profile in front of the glanders the ditch was taken out for 131/> fathoms.,
14th. The engineering regiment stood motionless. The work was carried out on an unfinished supp, which at half a day today was brought into full shape, and for this work there were 150 people from all companies.
22 Tyunya. At Poznan across the river. Wart built pontoon bridges, the first, for crossing two cartul unicorns, was built up the River, 37 fathoms long, on the closest bow, of 20 sailing pontoons, and the other, from Poznan down the river, 35 fathoms long, on the middle bow, of 16 sailing pontoons, the third, closer to the previous one Poznan up the river, 45 fathoms long... - from 12 sailing pontoons, to the distant bow, and from 7 m5 to their usual bow.
June 26th. Field Marshal Count Saltykov went to inspect the targets across the river. Vartu of pontoon bridges.
14th July 1st. Directed to the city of Poznan across the river. Wart's pontoon bridges were removed and one half of them was sent to a heavy convoy, and the other to the third division, to cross the river. Wartu at the meeting of Shrim, which took place on the 16th.
17th!July. To cross a heavy convoy across the river. Wartu, two pontoon bridges were built under the town of Novy; on the upper bridge there were 13 pontoons, on the lower one 5 pontoons and 9 canvas ones.
18 July 1st. 100 people were sent from the engineering regiment to the Oder River, to rebuild the bridge, and they built a bridge 4 fathoms long, and to open narrow roads in different places, for | the best convoy of the trade union, the same number was sent, and all of it ended at 6 o’clock. |
19th. To cross the army through the river flowing near the village. Shchedrokhov River Obra, whose banks are very swampy, 100 soldiers were assigned to the bridge; with them sdBlan one’ bridge made of boards, and lying from the bridge to the village. Molevo is a very swampy place, the road is too 200 fathoms, polluted by fascists; work lasted from the 3rd to the 9th at noon.
29th. At 6 o'clock in the afternoon, the army set up camp near the village of Kuntzendorf. The camp was not very large, because on both flanks, also in the rear, there were heights that could not be occupied, and the lines were forced to break, and at the same time it had several advantages, because the place was docked, and especially from the cavalry it was safe, since it was possible to operate in the area of deep ditches and channels difficult. If anyone can tell why the camp was not set up in a strong place, because according to military rules it is necessary