The troops were served out with three days' provisions, and the intendance was furnished with a supply of "iron rations" from the magazines of the fortress.
"The Franco-German War of 1870-71"
Count Helmuth, von Moltke
The intendance, with that intelligence which characterises our military administrations, had put off the departure of the battalion for several hours.
"Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris"
Henry Labouchère