Stuttgart), organized, clothed and equipped in all respects like the
Prussian army. Like the Bavarians, the Wurttembergers fought against
the Prussians in 1866, but in 1870 made common cause with them against
the French, and by the convention entered into the following year
placed their army permanently under the command of the Prussian king
as emperor. The emperor nominates to the highest commands, but the
king of Wurttemberg retains the nomination and appointment of officers
in the lower grades.