Already from his military experience and what he had seen in the Austrian campaign, he had come to the conclusion that in war the most deeply considered plans have no significance and that all depends on the way unexpected movements of the enemy⁠—that cannot be foreseen⁠—are met, and on how and by whom the whole matter is handled. To clear up this last point for himself, Prince Andréy, utilizing his position and acquaintances, tried to fathom the character of the control of the army and of the men and parties engaged in it, and he deduced for himself the following of the state of affairs.