ten in the morning
General Falkenstein had prescribed the soldiers ' rations as for the officers , they were entitled to anything they asked for . A soldier 's daily rations comprised , coffee and accessories in the morning ; a pound of meat , vegetables , bread , and half a bottle of wine at noon ; a collation with a pint of beer in the evening , in addition eight cigars . These cigars had to be specially bought from the dealers coming with the army . Usually the soldiers demanded and got an extra meal at ten in the morning of bread-and-butter and brandy , and after lunch they got coffee . The sergeant-majors had to be treated like officers , being provided with roast meat and a bottle of wine at dinner , with coffee to follow . Havana cigars , eight in number , were insisted on . The citizens dared not complain , for the soldiers whatever they did were always found to be in the right .