On the shore of Lake Satschan he saw a Lithuanian sergeant who had been shot in the thigh, lying on a block of floating ice. ‘His blood stained the ice bright red,’ recalled Marbot, ‘a horrible sight.’ The soldier called out to Napoleon, who sent two officers to swim over. Afterwards he rewarded them with rum, asking them how they had enjoyed their bath. (The sergeant later joined the Guard lancers.)
Source:
Roberts, Andrew. "Jena." Napoleon: A Life. New York: Penguin, 2014. 391. Print.
Original Source Listed:
ed. Summerville, Exploits of Baron de Marbot p. 60, 62.
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