eight o'clock
A supply of spirits had been carried in the staff waggon . This they took , plentifully watered , with the meal ; with a stronger cup afterwards . The night was so fine that all agreed that it was not worthwhile to erect the tent carried for them in the waggon . At eight o'clock the order for the next day 's march came out , and two of the king 's orderlies started on horseback with copies of it to the commanders of brigades , who in their turn communicated to the colonels of their respective regiments . The next evening the force encamped round Torgau , a very strong fortress , where a great store of provisions had been collected . Ample quarters were assigned to the marshal and his staff in the town . Here they halted for a day to allow the other armies , which had both farther to march , to keep abreast of them on their respective lines of route .