introduced into the Electoral Army. 701 



The former military system of the Electorate of 

 Bavaria and the Palatinate, was disadvantageous from 

 an economical standpoint, not only as far as the private 

 soldier himself was concerned, but also with reference 

 to your Highness's treasury, and was coupled with many 

 imperfections ; moreover, the division of the army was 

 in the highest degree defective. 



Every one is aware how much within thirty years 

 the artillery has increased in importance in all Euro- 

 pean armies ; and it is well known that this has not 

 occurred without good reason, but because it has been 

 ascertained by experiment that in most battles the 

 artillery decides the day, and always must decide under 

 the system of tactics at present adopted. 



In the Prussian army there are 82 men in the artillery 

 for every 1000 in the infantry; in the Saxon army 85 

 men in the artillery are reckoned to every 1000 in the 

 infantry ; and in the Austrian and French armies the 

 artillery is still more numerous. In the Electoral army, 

 the infantry on a complete footing being reckoned at 

 18,591 men, there were only 491 men assigned to the 

 artillery, which gives to 1000 men infantry scarcely 26 

 men artillery. If, however, the artillery necessary for 

 garrisoning the fortresses be deducted, there will remain 

 for field service scarcely 100 men for the entire army. 



This was not the only fault existing in the division 

 of the Electoral army. The cavalry was deficient, and 

 that in every respect. The cavalry was especially too 

 weak as compared with the infantry. The number of 

 horses was extremely small, and the few that there 

 were had become stiff and worthless from lack of use, 

 so that the greater part of them had to be disposed of 

 at once. The cavalry men had been instructed and 



