246 wehr Hungarian 2,015 15 Engineers The above personnel is divided among the folField engineer companies........ lowing organizations: Reserve engineer companies .... 634 battalions of infantry. "Ersatz" engineer companies..... 465 squadrons of cavalry (93 regiments). Fortress engineer companies........... 500 batteries of field and horse artillery. 37 battalions of foot artillery. Total.......... 23 battalions of pioneers. 7 battalions of railway troops. RECAPITULATION (Approximation only). 21 battalions of train. The above organizations are distributed over 20 1. Field Troops Officers. Men. army corps. Infantry. 18,000 960,000 Cavalry ....... 3,500 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. 2,600 90,000 Engineers....... 800 40,000 The personnel of the Austro-Hungarian army is as follows: Field troops.... .......... 24,900 1,200,000 Officers. Men. Horses. Guns. Infantry2. Reserve Troops Austro-Hungarian Infantry. 12,000 750.000 army.............. 9,736 185,877 724 Cavalry ..... 2,500 90,000 Royal Austr'n landArtillery .... 800 20,000 wehr.............. 1,470 20,770 118 Engineers...... 200 9,000 Royal Hungarian landwehr......... 2,015 20,814 122 Reserve troops............. 15,500 875,000 Cavalry Austro-Hungarian 3. Fortress Troops army.............. 1.641 45,699 40,617 Infantry.. 2.300 170,000 Royal Austr'n land- 1,400 172 1,896 1,401 Engineers...... 300 10,000 Royal Hungarian landwehr....... 340 4.140 Fortress troops.......... 4,000 260.000 Field artillery........ 1,471 27,457 1,984 4. “Ersatz" Troops Fortress artillery.... 384 7.732 135 Infantry....... 4.000 230,000 450 8,400 Cavalry....... 800 40.000 3,342 1,892 Artillery.. 30.000 Sanitary troops...... 83 3,085 Engineers............ 100 Total. .....18,129 329,112 60,369 1,984 "Ersatz'' troops............ 5,500 306,000 Total Austro-Hunga5. Landsturm rian army...........14,132 281,492 55,768 1,984 Infantry...... 9.500 686,000 Total Royal Austrian Cavalry...... 350 12,000 landwehr........... 1,642 22,666 1,519 .... Artillery .... 450 28,000 Total Royal HungaEngineers...... 100 4,000 rian landwehr...... 3,356 24,954 3,082 This personnel is distributed over the following Landsturm..... ,400 730,000 organizations : Frontier guard in Europe..... 29,000 466 battalions of infantry. 252 squadrons of cavalry. Grand total................ 61,300 3,400,000 224 field batteries. 16 borse batteries. FRANCE, 14 mountain batteries. 18 battalions of fortress artillery. The personnel of the French army is as follows: 15 battalions of pioneers. 90 squadrons of train. Officers. Men. Horses. Gung. 26 sanitary detachments. Infantry.. .... 12,956 348,405 7,445 Cavalry..... .. 4,115 73,267 68.445 Royal Austrian landwehrArtillery.... 4,005 77,972 36,756 3,048 2 battalions of infantry. Engineers..... 12,667 1.372 9 squadrons of cavalry. Train. 11.833 Royal Hungarian landwehrAdminist'n troops.. 15,897 94 battalions of infantry. Total............ 21,963 540,041 123,009 3,048 60 squadrons of cavalry. The above personnel is distributed over TURKEY. 584 battalions of infantry. 448 squadrons of cavalry. The personnel of the Turkish army comprises 508 field, borse, and mountain batteries in France about 24 000 officers and 220,000 men, distributed and Africa. over the following organizations : 103 batteries of foot artillery. 31844 battalions of infantry. 7 regiments of engineers (22 battalions). 197 squadrons of cavalry. 20 squadrons of train (72 companies). 169 field batteries. The above calculation does not include a large 44 mountain batteries. force of marine troops. 18 horse batteries. 12 howitzer batteries. GERMANY. 4 battalions of engineers. 17 companies of fortress engineers. The personnel of the German army consists of - 4 telegraph companies. 103 companies of fortress artillery. Enlisted 15 train squadrons. Officers. Men. Horses. Guns. 63 companies of tradesmen. Infantry....... 12,062 363,774 430 companies of dismounted gendarmes. Cavalry........ 2,338 64,127 63,589 234 companies of mounted gendarmes. Field artillery. 2,623 56,469 28,538 3,000 The number of horses is about 30.000 and the Foot artillery.. 861 22,271 number of guns about 1,458. Pioneers...... 559 14,567 In addition to the foregoing troops there are Train.......... 307 7,437 4,158 352 battalions of the second line (infantry) which may be mobilized, and some irregular troops (237 Total....... 18,750 528,685 98,301 3,000 squadrons of Hamidje cavalry). 8.99 16 14 . . . . 288 120 .. 851 770 ITALY. Officers. Men. Guns. Horses. Pontoneers...... The personnel of the Italian army is as follows: , Torpedo corps... 446 37 1,567 693 767 508 Infantry.... . 6.126 121,598 Bersaglieri (rifles). 748 14,820 Total............... 1,630 62,811 5.200 Alpini........ 464 10,845 Ipin............. 629 Cavalry ............ 1,080 25,632 20,880 To which may be added: 1,165 651 Sedentary militia... 1,28977,697 Mountain artillery 2,218 90 Fortress and sea Total militia...... 2,156 128,973 coast artillery... 8,678 27 Engineers.... 3:26 Grand total..... 3,786 191,783 1205,290 Railway battalion. 12 The above personnel (exclusive of militia) is Sanitary company 321 2,400 distributed overAdminis'n comp'y 315 1,900 45 battalions of infantry. Total...........10,993 219,625 34,038 1,24 15 squadrons of cavalry. 18 field batteries. The above personnel is distributed over: 2 horse batteries. 288 battalions of infantry (96 regiments). 40 companies of fortress artillery (4 regiments). 36 battalions of bersaglieri (12 regiments). 4 companies of armored-fort artillery. 22 battalions of alpini (7 regiments), 2 pontoneer companies. 144 squadrons of cavalry (24 regiments). 2 torpedo companies. 186 batteries of field artillery. 3 field engineer companies. 6 batteries of horse artillery. 4 fortress engineer companies. 15 batteries of mountain artillery. 1 railway company. 76 companies of seacoast artillery and fortress 1 telegraph company. artillery. 3 sanitary companies. 17 battalions of engineers. 4 divisions of royal gendarmerie. 12 administration companies. The active militia forms 189 infantry companies 12 sanitary companies. and 25 fortress artillery companies; the sedentary militia forms 89 battalions of infantry. SWITZERLAND. The personnel of the Swiss army is as follows: Active First Second 194,592 privates. Army. Reserve. Reserve. General staff... 45 Total........ 220,869 men of all ranks, which is Infantry............. 103,107 57,574 54,676 slightly in excess of the establishment, which Cavalry... 3,758 2,205 Artillery..... contemplates 219,066 men of all ranks. 21,633 11,774 2,938 Engineers........ 6,356 3,519 This personnel was distributed as follows over Sanitary troops...... 4.980 3,305 the various arms: Administration... 1,500 783 Cyclists....... Household cavalry.... · 1,315 183 Auxiliaries...... 107,762 Cavalry of the line..... 18,406 Pioneers.. Horse artillery.. 3,898 99,367 Field artillery.. 14,075 The above personnel is distributed over the fol Mountain artillery... 1.454 lowing organizations: Garrison artillery.... 17,586 Engineers..... 101 battalions of infantry. Foot guards.... 5,851 36 squadrons of cavalry. Infantry of the lin 136,965 48 field batteries. Colonial corps........ 5,331 2 mountain batteries. Army service corps.... 3,581 8 engineer battalions. Army ordnance corps... 1,306 4 pontoon detachments. Medical staff corps......... 2,699 4 telegraph companies. Army pay corps.... 573 1 railway battalion. Active army. 8 division hospitals. The troop units of the British army are the fol 4 corps hospitals. lowing: 40 ambulances. 4 subsistence sections. 148 battalions of infantry, with 69 depots. 8 administration companies. 124 squadrons of cavalry, with 11 depots. 88 field batteries, one of which is a depot battery. The personnel of the first reserve is organized 22 horse batteries, one of which is a depot battery. into 10 mountain batteries. 93 companies of garrison artillery, with 6 depots. 94 battalions of infantry. 6 battalions of engineers. 36 squadrons of cavalry. field batteries. 40 companies army service corps (train). 1 mountain battery. 21 companies medical staff corps. 5 companies of position artillery. 8 park columns. NETHERLANDS. 16 train sections. The personnel of the Dutch army is as follows: 11 sapper companies. 2 bridge-train sections. Officers. Men. Guns. Horses. 21 field telegraph companies. Infantry.............. 1,005 42,225 106 4 railroad companies. Cavalry .......... 3,979 2,603 16 ambulances. Field artillery ..... 154 4,120 1,688 3 sanitary trains. Horse artillery ....... 278 5 transport columns. Fortress artillery..... 217 7.393 8 hospital sections. Armored-fort artill'y 725 8 administration companies. 7,8:29 139 373 1 9 21 598 298 17 1,288 470 392 ::::: 141 SPAIN. 3. Porto Rico Establishment. The following statements have no reference to The personnel of the Porto Rico establishment the actual strength of the Spanish army at the is as follows: present time; they ignore all increases that have Horses been made on account of the insurrections in Cuba and and in the Philippine Islands, and merely give the Officers. Men. Mules. Guns. normal peace establishment as fixed by law : Infantry........... 146 3.704 Cavalry.. 1. The Peninsular Establishment Artillery..... 574 All others...... (Including African Possessions, the Canaries, and the Balearic Islands). Total.......... 278 4,307 The personnel of the Peninsular establishment The foregoing personnel is organized intois as follows: 4 rifle battalions. Horses 1 section of mounted rifles. and 1 battalion of fortress artillery of 6 companies. Officers. Men. Mules. Guns. 1 company of mountain artillery. General staff.. • 178 1 section of workmen. Infantry........ . 4.968 64,190 1 sanitary brigade. Cavalry ...... 1,216 14,346 10,482 Artillery .... . 909 11.774 3,905 4. Philippine Establishment. Engineers........ 416 5,294 All others........ 2,186 4,396 The personnel of the Philippine establishment, exclusive of officers, is as follows: Total. ........ 9,873 100,000 16,454 408 Horses and The foregoing personnel is distributed over the Men. Mules. Guns. following organizations: Infantry ..... 13,126 Infantry Artillery.... 2,318 279 91 battalions of infantry, viz. : Engineers..... 56 battalions of the line (and 56 battalion depots). Cavalry............... 8 African battalions (4 regiments). Administration.... 234 214 4 Balearic battalions (2 regiments). Medical.... 20 rifle battalions. All others.... 2 rifle battalions, regional, Canaries. 1 disciplinary battalion. Total..... . 17,656 1,087 Cavalry The foregoing personnel is organized into the 115 squadrons of cavalry, viz. : following organizations : 28 cavalry regiments of four squadrons. 7 infantry regiments of 2 battalions of 4 compa1 squadron Mallorca mounted rifles. 1 squadron Canaries mounted rifles. nies each. 1 disciplinary battalion. 1 squadron Ceuta mounted rifles, and also 1 regiment of fortress artillery of 2 battalions of 4 7 remount establishments and studs. companies. Artillery 1 regiment of mountain artillery of 4 companies. 68 batteries of field artillery: 1 company of artillery workmen... 14 field artillery regiments of 4 batteries of 6 guns. 1 engineer battalion of 6 companies. 3 mountain artillery reg's of 4 batteries of 6 guns. 1 cavalry regiment of 3 squadrons. 47 companies (10 battalions) of fortress artillery. 1 train brigade. 4 companies of workmen. 1 sanitary brigade. Engineers 4 battalions of sappers and miners of 4 companies BELGIUM. each. 2 companies of sappers and miners (Baleares and The personnel of the Belgian army consists of Africa). Enlisted 1 battalion of pontoneers (4 companies). Officers. Men. Horses. Guns. 1 telegraph battalion (4 companies). Infantry.... 1,745 27,933 1 balloon company. Cavalry.... 304 5,760 5,236 1 railway battalion (4 companies). Artillery... 534 8,205 2,596 1 topographical brigade. Train...... 4.55 331 1 company of workinen. Engineers.... 146 1,703 Staff & adıninis'n... 602 974 298 2. Cuban Establishment. The personnel of the normal Cuban peace estab Total............ 3,360 45,030 9,044 204 lishment is as follows: The above rersonnel is divided among the folHorses lowing organizations: and 58 battalions and 2 companies of infantry. 40 squadrons of cavalry (8 regiments). Cavalry...... 93 34 batteries of field artillery (plus 10 reserve) and Artillery ..... 735 4 depot batteries. Engineers... 407 58 batteries of foot artillery (plus 8 reserve) and All others..... 327 4 depot companies. 3 battalions and 1 reserve battalion of engineers. Total......... 1,018 13,131 2,217 6 1 regiment of train. The above organizations are distributed over 4 This personnel is organized as follows: divisions. 2 infantry regiments of 3 battalions of 4 compa DENMARK. nies each. 5 infantry regiments of 2 battalions of 4 compa- i The personnel of the Danish army is as follows: nies each. 1 rifle battalion of 4 companies. Officers. Men. 1 disciplinary brigade. Infantry............ ... 533 8,450 2 cavalry regiments of 4 squadrons each. Cavalry.............. 1,300 1 battalion of fortress artillery of 6 companies. Field artillery.... 1,000 1 mountain battery. Foot artillery... 1,600 1 company of workmen. Engineers..... 46 550 1 engineer battalion of 4 companies. 1 sanitary brigade. Total..... 12,900 204 39 30 90 68 .. 206 294 293 138 16,798 415 4.925 The above personnel is distributed over PORTUGAL 31 battalions of infantry. The personnel of the Portuguese army is as fol16 squadrons of cavalry. lows: 12 batteries of field artillery. Officers. Men. Animals. 12 companies of foot artillery. Staffs........ 6 companies of engineers. Infantry.... The number of guns is probably $6. Cavalry...... 3,952 2.289 Artillery..... 3.459 1.090 ROUMANIA. Engineers...... 122 78 Non-combatants.. 468 739 The personnel of the Roumanian army is as follows: Total............... 2,543 25,658 3.985 Menn. --Horses There are also the- Municipal guard....... 79 415 2,176 312 Infantry...... 20,800 63,070 Total................ 2,730 32,625 7,200 This personnel is distributed over the following Mounted gend'rie 1,101 organizations: Field artillery.... 6,420 3,962 46 battalions of infantry. Fortress artillery. 2,214 2:2 battalions of rifles. Ordnance corps.. 869 30 squadrons of cavalry. Engineers......... 2,820 30 batteries of field artillery Sanitary & special 4 batteries of mountain artillery. troops........... 1,014 20 companies of fortress artillery. 2 battalions of engineers. Total......... 45,481 70,2708,897 7,200 These troops are organized in four divisions and two independent commands. This personnel is distributed over the following organizations : GREECE. 102 battalions of infantry. 4 battalions of rifles. The personnel of the Greek army is as follows: 78 squadrons of cavalry. Horses 65 batteries of field artillery. and Pack 8 batteries of horse artillery. Officers. Men. Animals. 4 battalions of fortress artillery. General staff, etc...... 204 36 66 6 battalions of engineers. Infantry..... 340 4 train squadrons. Rifles...... 184 3,136 112 4 sanitary companies. Cavalry..... 1,509 1,209 These units are organized into 5 divisions of in Artillery ..... 2,065 fantry and a cavalry division. The number of Engineers..... 101 1,112 156 ofhicers is 2,377. Administration, etc.... 206 Gendarmerie...... 143 3,086 383 BULGARIA AND EAST ROUMELIA. Military schools.... 54 168 The army of Bulgaria and East Roumelia num. Total................ 1,880 23,453 3,294 bers about 2,500 officers and 39,000 enlisted men. The above personnel is distributed overThese are distributed over 30 battalions of infantry (10 regiments). 72 battalions of infantry (24 regiments). 8 battalions of rifles. 23 squadrons of cavalry. 12 squadrons of cavalry. 45 batteries of field artillery. 20 batteries of field and mountain artillery. 14 companies of foot artillery. 2 engineer battalions. 3 pioneer battalions. 1 telegraph company. 1 railway company. 1 train company. 1 telegraph company. 2 sanitary companies. 1 pontoneer company. The number of guns is probably about 120. NORWAY. The personnel composing the permanent and The personnel of the Swedish army is composed | temporary portions of the army number together | about 12,000 men. as follows: Officers. Men. Horses. The permanent personnel is as follows: Infantry .......... . 1,232 26,024 242 Non-Com. 929 Cavalry... 4,977 5,300 Officers. Officers. Men. Field artillery ..... 3,216 1,001 375 794 Fortress artillery. Cavalry...... 105 Engineers.... 900 300 Train........... 670 112 Engineers.. Train.. Total............... 629 1,819 1,200 organizations: 56 battalions of infantry. The organizations are as follows: 50 squadrons of cavalry. 20 battalions of infantry. 38 field batteries. 8 squadrons of cavalry. 2 horse batteries. 9 batteries of field artillery. 2 hattalions of fortress artillery. 2 mountain batteries. 2 engineer battalions. 2 fortress artillery companies. 4 train battalions. 5 companies of engineers. These forces are organized in six divisions and 3 companies of train. the independent command of Gotland. | 3 companies of sanitary troops. 136 33 478 87 Third class.... Second class.. First class..... Battle ships Japan..... China ..... Chili....... Argentina..... Brazil.......... United States. Greece..... Turkey .... Portugal...... Denmark.. Norway..... Sweden..... Austria....... Spain......... Netherlands. Germany...... Italy ........ Russia...... France........ Great Britain. Cruisers Armored.... First class.... Total.. Navies. Class. 1st Cl's. 2d Cl's. 3d Cl's. speed. (Built.....43319 England...... Building. 2 ::19: France..... TABLE OF PRESENT STRENGTH OF SEVEN PRINCIPAL NAVIES. strength of seven principal navies: The following table, taken from the report of the Secretary of the Navy for 1897, shows the the present time almost every country has a classification of its own. classification of war-ships which should make a comparison between various countries possible. At The “Statesman's Year Book" has endeavored, in the above compilation, to devise a system of 18**999 :: 18 am :::: : :1009 :: : 14 : :: E : : : Russia.. (From the “Statesman's Year Book.") SUM7080 (Launched (Not less than not more than ( 12 years old. J t. so on Dec., 1896. ) 5,000 tons and! y not more than ( 20 years old. J Not less than Launched 1 5,000 tons and ::::::: :::: :: Dec 1896 not more than 27 years old. Ja Launched Dec., 1896. Port Defense Vessels. Launched | Not less than) Dec., 1896. j 5,000 tons and lo 7 not less than 1 . (17 knots speed.) Launched Inc. old battle Launched (Not less than not less than (14 knots speed.) N't less than 12 knots speed. Less * Dec., 1896. than 12 knotso speed. (Including destroyers Launched Dec., 1896. and division boats. ti novo temo :: 0: Fremos Building. Not less than 115 feet. Launched 114.9 feet. o Launched X-rrow : no: 973-8211 * 1000M 3. ec., 1896. From 86 feet to 100 feet. ::::::::::::::8::::: Building. protected. - - Cls 2d 3d Class. ..... Ita 10 1st Cl's.2d Cl's.3d Cl's. Torpedo Craft |