The Sun.
London, England, 1857-03-26 00:00:00

TILE ,iARDINIAN ARMY.

The following is the actual strength and compo-
sition of the Sardinian army
STAFF —1 marshal (not always filled up), 2 generals,
9 lieutenant generals, 28 major-generals.
Royal Staff Corps consists of 33 officers, 4 ulonels, 3
lieutenant-colonel,, 7 majors, 19 captains.
Garrison Staff.consists of distingui,hed retired officers
add non-commissioned officers.
Gardes du Corps—Employed on palace duty; chosen
from oil, serjeauts, but rank as officers. -
Palace Guar.is —Sentries at doors and passages ; cho-
sen from old solt;iers ; rank as serjeanti.
Varabinieri—Gendartnerie Royal, upon the system of
the French gensdartnes ; chosen from ail services in the
army on account of their good character, and the force
is composed of horse and foot. They do duty on what is
called terra firma ; but Sesides these there is a light
dragoon regiment of Sardinia.
CARABINIERI-75 officers, 2,338 foot, 625
horse—total
Dragoons of Sardinia, 44 officers, 1,084
horse—total 1,128

- 4,536
9 Regiments Cavalry, 315 officers; 5,400 horse... 5,715
20 Regiments Infantry, 1,580 officers, 25,520 foot-27.100
10 Battalions Rifles, 244 officers, 3,833 foot ... 4,077

41,423
CAVALRY—There are 4 Regiments of Lancers, with
htlrnet, sabre, and musquetoon.
There are 5 Regiments of Light Dragoons, shako
(kepy), sabre, small carabine. •
Each cavalry regiment consists of 35 officers, GOO men
—total, 635.
Each r,giment has four effective squadrons and a de,
pot squadron.

The staff of a regiment of cavalry consists of 1 com-
mandant, 1 major, 3 officers for pay and clothing, one
of whom must be a captain, 2 adjutants (one a cornet),
2 medics' men, 2 veterinary surgeons, 1 chaplain, 18
nor-commis-ioned officers.

A squadron consists of I captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 cor-
nets, 1 quartermaster, 4 quattermaster sergeants, 11
sergeants (of wbom one is pay sergeant), 8 corporals,
4 trumpeters, 2 farriers, 1 sadder, 110 privates. Total,
5 officers, 141 troopers.
INFANTBt—This ca'nsias of 20 regiments, forming 10
brigades, commanded by major-generals or colonels.
These brigaries still retain their ancient names—Sardi-
nian grena-lier,, Savoy, Piedmont, Austa, Coni, La
Reine, Casa, Pignerel, Savone, Acqui.
Each regiment has 4 battalions of 4 companies each.
Staff, 15 officers ;60 non-commissioned ...... .• -. 75
Battalion officer,,, 64; men, 1,216 ............... -....1,355

79 officers ; 1,216 men 1,355
Therefore each battalion consists of about 320.
The regimental staff consists of 1 colonel, 1 lieuten-
ant-colour!, 4 majors, 2 adjutants (1 a lieutenant, the
other ensign), 1 paymaster (either captain, lieutenant,
or ensign), 1 quartermaster, 1 mustermaster, 1 ensign
standard-bearer, surgeon, 2 assistants to each battalion,
2 sergeant-major., 1 drum-major, 4 pay sergeants, with
3 sort of quartermaster sergeants and 4 orderly-corporals
attached to quartermaster's department,
1 band corp, rat
bugler, I captain pioneers, master, 1 master
tailor, 1 master shoemaker, an armourer, 18 bandmen,
8 buglers, 8 pioneers, 2 vivandiers.
A company consists of 1 captain, 1 lieutenant, 2 en-
signs, 1 sergeant-major, 4 sergeants, 9 corporals (one is'