Let the centre of the line be some ten yards in front of the building; let the line be two deep." As soon as this disposition was made he called down the six men, as they were no longer required to defend the staircase.
"Now, men," he said when all were formed up, "I need not admonish soldiers who were so firm under the attack of the whole of the Bavarian army of the necessity for steadiness.

I have no doubt that if we are attacked it will be in considerable force; but it will be by half armed peasants, and there probably will not be a gun among them.

But even peasants, when worked up into a state of excitement are not to be despised.

My orders are: The front rank shall continue firing until they are close at hand, and shall then fix bayonets.

Until this is done the second line are not to fire a shot; but as soon as the front rank are ready to repel the enemy with fixed bayonets, you will begin.