Французам, атаковавшим русскую армию с целью сбить ее с позиции, должно было сделать это усилие, потому что до тех пор, пока русские, точно так же как и до сражения, загораживали дорогу в Москву, цель французов не была достигнута, и все их усилия и потери пропали даром.
The French who had attacked the Russian army in order to drive it from its position ought to have made that effort, for as long as the Russians continued to block the road to Moscow as before, the aim of the French had not been attained and all their efforts and losses were in vain.