Whenever bodies of troops showed themselves in the town they were fired at. Towards midnight an especially lively fire was suddenly directed from the roofs of the houses opposite the station upon the troops and the General Command encamped there. The proclamation of the Mayor had consequently been fruitless. Therefore there was nothing else to be done but to have the civilians found firing from the windows, of whom several were discovered to be soldiers in disguise, shot, and the houses set on fire. In spite of those measures, the troops of the Reserve Corps, who had been fired at from all sides when coming into the station, were obliged to fight when marching through the town on the forenoon of the following day, and sustained some losses. On the morning of August 25th I went with the officers of the Staff to the field of battle. We were also fired at when driving out. The second échelon of the Staff remained behind, as well as Staff Officer Captain Albrecht, to whom I gave orders to collect the arms in the town. For the execution of this order, the 2nd Battalion of Infantry Reserve Regiment No. 75 and a company of Infantry Reserve Regiment No. 163 were placed at his disposal. A threat was made that, in the event of a continuation of the attacks by the citizens, the town would be bombarded. On Wednesday forenoon the fighting recommenced with renewed violence. A systematic disarming of the town became impossible, also the collection of a fine of twenty million francs levied on the town. According to the statement of Captain Albrecht, he was obliged to assemble the whole garrison at the station, in order to hold it under any circumstances for the coming reinforcements. He was especially menaced from the houses situated to the east, and from a factory which had been prepared for defence, and had therefore to be levelled to the ground. But even from the remaining outer walls, which had escaped destruction, the fire was reopened. The occupants who had fled into the cellars procured ladders, from which they renewed the firing. Several armed persons, remarkable because of their robust and still comparatively young appearance, were discovered in the trees of the Boulevard and arrested. Many of them were ascertained to be soldiers in disguise by their identification discs and parts of their uniform they were wearing underneath the civilian clothes. Numerous and violent explosions resounded from the burning houses, due to explosives and cartridges stored there. On the following day also the troops were continually fired upon. Captain Albrecht had the people once more exhorted by two priests to keep the peace, but this attempt also was in vain. As the revolt again extended a detachment of artillery was sent into the town on August 27th, and several houses were destroyed. This detachment of artillery was put at the disposal of Lieutenant-Colonel Schweder, Commander of the Landsturm Battalion Neuss. On August 28th,