APPENDIX, N° I. 
459 
We fire sure — we lose not one ball in thirty : 
in the Light Artillery and Heavy Artillery, not 
one in ten. 
If you see the match upon a gun, run up to 
it instantly — the ball will fly over your head 
The guns are your’s — the people are your’s ! 
Down with ’em, upon the spot! pursue ’em! 
stab ’em! — To the remainder give quarter — it’s 
a sin to kill without reason ; they are men, like 
you. 
Die for the honour of the Virgin Mary — for 
your Mother — for all the Royal Family ! The 
Church prays for those that die ; and those who 
survive have honour and reward. 
Offend not the peaceable inhabitant ! he gives 
us meat and drink — the soldier is not a robber. 
Booty is a holy thing ! If you take a camp, it 
is all yours! if you take a fortress, it is all 
your's! At Ismael, besides other things, the 
soldiers shared gold and silver by handfuls; and 
so in other places: but, without order, never 
go to booty ! 
A battle in the field has three modes of attack: 
1. On the Wing, 
which is weakest. If a wing be covered by 
wood, it is nothing ; a soldier will get through. 
(4) The name given by the Russians to the Empress. 
