Something beginning with 'H'

"Your Highness, Oberstleutnant Von Wilhelmsburg requests a moment of your time. On urgent business, he says."

"Very well, show him in... wait, why are you announcing visitors, Leutnant?"

"Your Highness, Hauptmann Von Smallhausen, has not yet returned to Headquarters."

"I see. Very well, show the Herr Oberstleutnant in, if you please."

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"Good evening, Oberstleutant, pray, enlighten me, what is so urgent?"

"Your Highness, half of one of my patrols has just returned. They report a column of Hannunteran Troops, a Brigade of foot, accompanied by horse and guns, some five leagues to our North East and marching parallel to us ."

"Half a patrol, Obersleutnant?"

"Yes, Your Highness, the remainder of the patrol is shadowing the Hannunteran force."

"Very well, now show me on the map, where exactly are these troops?"

"Your Highness, at about four of the clock this afternoon, they were approximately... here, in this low lying land between these hills and the Maas."

"H'mm, very well. Five leagues, hey? Well, if foot march at one league an hour, and dusk is at seven of the clock, then they will halt before that in order to billet, or bivouac, then, at the most they will have covered a further two leagues, which would put them about... here! So, some four leagues to the North East. That is a day's march. So... Thank you Oberstleutnant. Return to your Regiment, and have it ready to march at first light. Leutnant!"

"Your Highness?"

"Rouse the Headquarters staff - I have orders to issue. Rouse also the duty zug of Reitere, I want ten couriers ready to leave on the instant! "

"Jawohl, Your Highness."

"And find Von Smallhausen!"

"Jawohl, Your Highness!"