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GERMAN MANOEUVRES. 
The 29th Division, whose head-quarters are -at Freiburg, and which 
was commanded last year by the Erbgrossherzog of Baden, is now 
under General-lieutenant von Bissiug, who took up the command just 
before the beginning of the manoeuvres, up to which time he was 
Brigadier-General Commanding the Cuirassiers of the guard at Berlin. 
He is considered to be one of the best officers in the army, and is said 
to be highly esteemed by the Kaiser. 
The 28th Division is composed of the 55tli and 56th Infantry Bri¬ 
gades, tbe former of which is commanded by General-Major Carl von 
Hugo and is composed of the 25th and 111th Begiments, with head¬ 
quarters at Karlsruhe. The 56th Brigade is stationed at Rastatt, and 
its commander is General-Major Konrad von Hugo; its regiments are 
the 109th and 110th. 
The 29th Division is composed of the 57th and 58th Infantry Bri¬ 
gades; the former having the 118th and 114th Regiments, the latter 
the 112th, the 142nd and the 170th, which is one of the new 
regiments made out of the four battalions, taken away from the various 
regiments. 
Four Jager battalions, the 4th, 8th, 10th and 14th, are apportioned 
to this Corps, also two regiments of Artillery, the 14th with three Ab- 
theilungs of Field Artillery with three batteries each, and one of 
Horse with two batteries. This regiment is stationed at Karlsruhe 
and is commanded by Colonel von Oppen, while the 30tli Field Artil¬ 
lery Regiment, stationed at Rastatt, has four Abtlieilungs of three 
batteries each (one Abtheilung being at Neu Brisach), and is com¬ 
manded by Colonel von Schubert. 
The Cavalry of the Corps consists of the 14th, 20th, 21st and 22nd 
Dragoons, stationed at Kolmar, Karlsruhe, Bruchsal, and Miilhausen. 
The 21st took part in the Imperial manoeuvres at Homberg. The 
14th and 20th were attached to the 28th Division, and the 22ncl, to the 
29th. General-Major von Kuhlmay, who commands the 29th or South¬ 
ern Cavalry Brigade, with head-quarters at Colmar, commanded a side 
or acted as chief umpire, his brigade being broken up. 
The Artillery General of the Corps is General-Major von Reichenau. 
The pioniers and pontoon train are stationed at Kelil. 
All the batteries of the Corps have six guns, I believe because it is 
situated on the frontier. 
The country is highly cultivated up to the foot, and often far up the 
slopes of the mountains, and on this account much difficulty arose, 
and numerous situations which would not have taken place in real 
warfare, occurred owing to the necessity of avoiding vineyards, to¬ 
bacco fields and the like; for it is not the case that the Germans, any 
more than ourselves, go recklessly across country destroying crops 
and cultivation, unless it is impossible to do otherwise. In all cases dam¬ 
ages are most carefully assessed and paid for. I fear that this year, 
owing to the prevalence of rain, the damages (Flurkosten) in Baden 
were considerable, in spite of the great care taken. 
The corps appear to be in the highest possible condition of training 
and efficiency, but in this respect it is only a counterpart of nineteen 
