Machine generated contents note: 1. The Officer Corps -- 2. The Rank and File -- 3. Organisation -- 4. Clothing the Soldiers -- 5. Arming the Soldiers -- 6. Regimental Colours -- 7. Rations and Pay -- 8. Billeting the Soldiers -- 9. Tactics -- 10. Civilians and Soldiers -- 11. Death in the Army -- 12. Conclusion: Peace at Last -- Appendices -- I. Regiments of the Bavarian Army -- II. Captured Protestant Colours
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