Note 81 — Chapter IX · WAR TREATIES

Thus, in August, 1813, the numerous trespasses across the frontier on the part of French detachments and patrols led to the entry of the Silesian army into the neutral territory and therewith to a premature commencement of hostilities. Later inquiries show that these trespasses were committed without the orders of a superior and that, therefore, the French staff cannot be reproached with a breach of the compact; but the behavior of Blücher was justified in the circumstances and in any case was based upon good faith.