692 Account of Regulations 



COMPLETE REPORT AND ACCOUNT OF THE RESULTS 

 OF THE REGULATIONS RECENTLY INTRODUCED INTO 



the army of the electorate of bavaria and 

 the palatinate. 



Most Serene Elector and most Gracious Sov- 

 ereign, — Four entire years have now elapsed since 

 your Electoral Highness was pleased to receive favour- 

 ably a proposition prepared by me for improving the 

 condition of your Highness's army, and to intrust to 

 me the carrying out of the same. Your Highness will 

 now most graciously permit me to present a detailed 

 report of the progress which I have made in carrying 

 out this great and important undertaking which was 

 most graciously intrusted to me, and to give an account 

 of the results of the new regulations which have already 

 been actually introduced into your Highness's army. 



Since, however, in order to judge of the advantages 

 which the army has derived from the introduction of 

 the new system, it will be absolutely necessary to glance 

 backward at the condition of the army under the old 

 system, I will begin with this consideration, giving an 

 explicit account, — 



ist. Of the special advantages which the troops them- 

 selves have derived from the new regulations ; 



2d, Of the advantages which have resulted to the 

 army, as far as its serviceableness is concerned ; and 



3d, Of the condition of the finances of the war depart- 

 ment. 



As to the condition of the army under the old sys- 

 tem, I will respectfully remind your Electoral Highness 

 of that which I had the honour of bringing forward in 



