[23] Or sergeant-majors.
[24] [On account of student disorders that had led to the closing of the Universities.—Ed.]
[25] Medical students.
[26] [General Kuropatkin himself.—Ed.]
[27] Our communications were threatened, and the Yen-tai Mines on the flank were in the enemy’s hands.
[28] The retirement from Liao-yang was orderly, while that from Mukden more nearly approached a rout; but it is not certain that the Russians were really beaten at the former place when the decision to retire was made.—Ed.
[29] [Sic. This seems almost incredible.—Ed.]
[30] [The portion of this chapter which immediately follows deals in great detail with the breakdown of the unit organization. It has been separated from the text, and is given in Appendix II.—Ed.]
[31] When the appointments of Inspector-Generals were created, some confusion resulted between the powers of these and that of the district commanders.
[32] Two in the two brigades, and two on the divisional staff.