He also proved that a sympathetic heart lay beneath his rough exterior in the campaign of 1812, when many of the French wounded fell into his hands. If these unfortunate men had been his brothers he could not have treated them with greater kindness.
In 1815 Alexander placed in his hand the military government of Poland, and this circumstance led to a chain of events which controlled his whole life. He started out with an extremely tyrannical rule. He shut himself up in his palace, being visible to the people only at military reviews, but he always took the greatest interest in the internal prosperity of Poland, and soon learned to love his adopted country better than his own. The people of this unfortunate nation learned to understand him better, and, seeing that his intentions were good, he even attained a considerable popularity.
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From General Nelson A. Miles
Thrilling Stories of The Russian-Japanese War, 1904
