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(1) . Dieust-Garnitur or duty uniform which he wears on all 
parades and duties. 
(2) . Haus-Garnitur, which is only worn inside barracks for 
fatigues, etc. 
Thus every German soldier has with him or in store five complete 
sets of uniform. 
I visited stores of all descriptions. 
The Defence. 
In the defence, I noticed that the front line has become very thin, 
not more, perhaps, than one man to the yard, or even two men to three 
yards. As strong reserves as possible are kept in rear of the portion 
or portions of the positions likely to be attacked, while invariably a 
counter attack is prepared nearly always in a flank, so as to take 
the enemy in flank by massing troops under cover accordingly. 
The Artillery of the defence is, I think, placed more forward and 
brought into action sooner than formerly. 
The Attack. 
I saw no change in the system of the attack in the method so often 
seen and described by me. That is the front of the enemy’s position 
is occupied by about a third of the attacking force and most of the 
Artillery, while two-thirds operate against a flank. Frontal and flank 
attack is, I may say, invariably combined, prepared by along prepara¬ 
tory Artillery fire. The infantry always advance in two lines. 
Tn the normal attack on Muggensturm, which I described, the 
first line advanced with its firing line extended in single rank 
at one pace, 250 to 300 y<ards in rear came the supports also ex¬ 
tended, and about 500 yards again in rear came the second line 
consisting of battalions in line at wide intervals. Firing commenced 
at about 800 yards, when the supports reinforced when the first 
line advanced rapidity to about 450 yards from the village, lay 
down, and poured in a heavy and sustained fire, under cover of 
which the second line dissolved into swarms rushed forward to the 
assualt. The artillery which was particularly well handled thisday, 
advanced to within 700 yards of the village to sustain the assault, the 
enemy’s artillery fire having been subdued. 
I must again acknowledge the excessive and thoughtful kindness 
which was invariably shown to me by General Yon Billow, General Yon 
Grone, and every officer with whom I came into contact. I was pro¬ 
vided with a horse and two soldier servants; the ideas general and 
special and the orders issued on both sides were sent to me daily, 
billets were drawn for me, and I was treated in every way as one of 
themselves. From the moment I joined the Corps, I felt myself as 
much at home, as I could do in the army to which I have the honour 
to belong. 
