ten o'clock in the morning
The captain of the company was named Florentin ; the lieutenant , Bretonville ; the commandant of the battalion , Gémeau ; the captain , Vidal ; the colonel , Zapfel ; the general of brigade , Ladoucette ; and the general of division , Souham . These are things that every soldier should know . The melting of the snows began about the middle of March . I remember that during the great review of Aschaffenbourg , on a large open space whence one saw the Main as far as eye could reach , the rain never ceased to fall from ten o'clock in the morning till three o'clock in the afternoon . We had on our left a castle , from the windows of which people looked out quite at their ease , while the water ran into our shoes . On the right the river rushed , foaming , seen dimly as if through a mist . Every moment , to keep us brightened up , the order rang out : `` Carry arms !