introduced into the Electoral Army. 717 



preserve peace and safety. Instead of 1 1 commissioned 

 officers and 23 non-commissioned officers, there are now 

 92 commissioned officers, 1 28 non-commissioned officers, 

 and 128 exempts (Gefreite) ; and the men and .horses of 

 four cavalry regiments are assigned to this service. 



These troops, scattered over the whole country, are 

 quartered in separate patrol stations, and these stations 

 are so near to each other that a patrol can very easily 

 in a single day go from one to another and back again. 

 These patrols are never allowed to stop over night at a 

 peasant's house, or to claim free quarters. 



The regiments are obliged to procure their own 

 forage, and the peasant can never be compelled to fur- 

 nish forage either in return for a receipt or for money. 

 Instead of the former customary free quarters which 

 they were obliged to furnish to the troops detailed to 

 preserve peace in the country, the peasants now pay 

 the cost of quartering the cantonments according to 

 the number of farms, but not including quarters for the 

 officers. The entire cost is, however, never more than 

 thirty kreutzers yearly for a whole farm ; that is, seven 

 and a half kreutzers for a quarter farm. In order to 

 meet this expense, the military authorities will always 

 be ready to pay the entire cost from the military chest, 

 as they have many times offered to do. 



By this distribution of the cavalry through the coun- 

 try, very many and great advantages have been obtained, 

 not only for the military itself, but also, and more espe- 

 cially, for the country at large. 



By the continual daily patrolling, a very proper and 

 useful occupation is provided for the cavalry, for both 

 men and horses. The troops are exercised in riding 

 and performing patrol-duty, and at the same time be- 



