War and Peace · Character
Mortier
Also known as Mortier's division
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 36
Mortier is present chiefly as a name in the hard arithmetic of armies—a commander whose division is tracked through the confusion of battle. He remains distant and indistinct, more a marker on a military map than a figure invited close.
- Gender
- male
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 36
- Books
- 1
Mortier is referred to through his division during the military campaign: it is attacked and broken up by Kutúzov, then described as having slipped through the Russians’ fingers. The novel gives no direct portrait of Mortier himself and develops no personal arc or relationships for him.
Description
The novel does not provide a physical portrait of Mortier. It identifies him by his military command, but gives no details of his height, build, coloring, hair, eyes, face, or uniform.
Story so far
BOOK 1War and Peace
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