demander à boire = demander quelque chose à boire

49, 26. von: the German particle preceding a noble name. Compare the French de.

60, 1. je ne sais pas trop quoi: The corporal cannot pronounce or does not remember the name. Translate, von ... what' s his name? or von . . . what-do-you-call-him?

5. du 1er Étranger = du premier régiment de la Légion Étrangère.

15. Westphalie: Westphalia, a western province of Prussia, famous for its hams.

20. Goûte-moi: Moi is the so-called ethical dative and is to be omitted in translating.