A review by librovert
Der Usus der Armee: Ein Lord-John-Kurzroman by Diana Gabaldon

3.0

Not a bad short, but nothing special either. Unlike the light mysteries LJ is usually associated with, The Custom of the Army is a slice of military life where he travels to Canada and ends up taking part in the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

This is the tale in which he meets Manoke, later seen as a cook at LJ's Mount Josiah plantation, but the relationship isn't too deeply explored.