For the first time since antiquity a truly national army marched to war, and for the first time, too, a nation succeeded in arming and feeding great numbers of soldiers – these are the novel characteristics of the army of the Year II.
對於自古以來真正的國家軍隊開赴戰場打仗，也是首次，一個國家成功地武裝和供養大批士兵-這是共和國第二年軍隊的新特點。