European Armies.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 245, 10 March 1888, Page 8

European Armies.

In the final issue of Colonel Vogfc's work, "The European Armies of the Present,' 1 uafc published, their 'strength ia fchus enumerated : —

(horses uncertain) Aa tho officioncy of an army ■ Urgoly depends on tho proportion of men retained \Vith tho colours in peace-time, the following Hat of " budget effectives." , is, instructive :—: —

' Officers are not included in the above figures, French estimates depend for their accuracy on French sources of information. , v • Tho strength of France and, ltaly appears disproportionately great in the above statement* becaupe the writer ha 9 included in his efcthnirto fehflir^^ei^torfajl armies, ,^#ijle,,hev has omitted .Gefrn^ti '£M Aiistl^kti 1 LtJnd^tui^ ;<iaj(l' .%^'4'ftq ! all of iwliipW'aro q{ corHspohdin^ organisatlony The Oerin»n • Laridvehr ■ constitmte* thY garrison army, and is included in th# above <tb«sat.- , Th'e,,ar.medi stiro.n^h , of, .Qreab Britain, including the Indian, army, fcho Vdlun'ieert, and Militia; is' reckoned at 78i,6?7 inert { and the writer cohsidert that irift 'European' war we could place four or five army corps lv the field with a etrdngth of 1 211><850 ' men; 71,178 horaefc and 5*G

Russia maintain^ (including ' 50,000 Cossacks ... .J. France maintains Gorhiany maintains Austria Hungary maintains Italy mvin tains .... 798,763 men' 496,281 M • 468,409 „ 26,6,108 „ 266,103 „

Russia ...Regulars ... 43,717 horses Co«sacks ... 177,000 „ Germany ...Field Army.., 55,608 „ Depot Squadrons ... 19,717, „ , Garrisou'Army 25,380 „ Total ... 100,705 „ AustriaHungary Active Army . . . 61,295 horaes Honveda ... 9,550 „ France ... 63,193 „ Italy 34,001 men

The cavalry of Europe stands thua in horse power ; —

Franco Active Army ... Territorial Army 2,051,465 2,057,198 Total 4,108,654 Russia ... Italy (including Militia) Germany Austria-Hungary Belerium 1,922,405 2,587,332 1,493,690 1,035,955 98,248

Mobilised Strksuth.