the 16th July, 1815, about eleven o'clock in the morning
What vexation to see such savages living in luxury at the expense of our peasants . Father Goulden was right when he said that military glory costs very dear . I only hope the Lord will save us from it for ages to come ! At last , on the 16th July , 1815 , about eleven o'clock in the morning , we reached Mittelbronn , the last village on that side , before reaching Pfalzbourg . The siege was raised after the armistice , and the whole country was full of Cossacks , Landwehr , -LSB- 1 -RSB- and Kaiserlichs . -LSB- 2 -RSB- Their batteries were still in position around the town , though they no longer discharged them ; the gates were open , and the people went out and in to secure their crops . -LSB- 1 -RSB- German militiamen .