After the battle of Kulm 1813, the captured General Vandamme was brought to and accused by Emperor Alexander I of Russia of being a brigand and plunderer.
He retorted, "I am neither a plunderer nor a brigand, but in any case, my contemporaries and history will not reproach me for having murdered my own father."
This statement hinted at the widespread belief that Alexander I was implicated in the murder of his father, Emperor Paul I.