The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-11-14 00:00:00

THE ARMIES OF EUROPE

THE following interesting statistics are compiled from
a pamphlet written by a German officer and published at
Leipsie :
Russia commands 540,000 infantry, 80,000 cavalry,
44,000 artillery, and 1,2000 genie troops, likewise 478,000
reserve, irregular, and garrison troops ; total, 1,154,000
men, and 2,250 guns. The maritime power of Russia
consists of 52 line-of-battle ships, 48 frigates, and 84
smaller ships; total, 186 vessels and 9,000 guns. Without
doubt, however, many of these numbers are merely upon
paper, many of the troops are in the hospitals, and many
are in their graves, carried off by cholera and on the
battle-field; but, notwithstanding this, there is still an
enormous number under arms, and ready for the field, if
Russia is determined to push matters to the extreme.
Turkey commands 100,800 infantry, 17,280 cavalry,
13,000 artillery, 1,700 genie troops, and 325,000 reserve
troops. Total, 457,680 men, and 360 guns. The maritime
power of Turkey consists of 10 line-of-battle ships, 7 frigates,
and 60 smaller vessels. Total, 77 ships, with 3,000 guns.
How extraordinary, then, was the amount of courage
required from the "sick man" to venture to oppose an
army in the field so much more numerous, and what
extraordinary energy was required to prosecute the war
single-handed, and with such brilliant success, during the
last year !
Of the Powers at present directly engaged in the war,
England and France form the second group.
England commands 119,900 infantry, 13,600 cavalry,
15,122 artillery, 2,460 genie troops, 80,000 militia. Total,
230,200 men. (East India army, 348,000 men, including
31,000 royal troops.) England's maritime power consists
of 94 line-of-battle ships, 92 frigates, 185 smaller vessels
also. Total, 371 ships, with 15234 guns and 54,354-
horse power.

France commands 382,000 infantry, 86,000 cavalry,
57,000 artillery, 8,200 genie, and 33,800 other troops,
(including 25,000 gens-d'armes). Total, 566,000 men,
with 1,182 guns. The maritime power of France consists
of 60 line-of-battle ships, 78 frigates, and 273 smaller
vessels. Total, 411 ships and 11,773 guns, (without
bringing into account those of 112 steam vessels), and
4A,270 horse power.

Amongst the (as yet) neutral Powers, Austria, Prussia,
and the other German States, are the most important.
1. Austria commands an army of 468,000 infantry
67,000 cavalry, 47,000 artillery, 16,800 genie, and 5,200
other troops. Total, 593,000 men and 1,140 guns.

2. Prussia commands 372,600 infantry, 67,600 cavalry,
60,100 artillery, 7,740 genie, and 72,700 other troops.
Total, 580,600 men and 932 guns.

3. The other German States command 166,000 infantry,
.000 cavalry, 14,500 artillery, 2,027 genie, and 17,000

500 guns,

ae unani-

mous co-operation of these States with -either Austria or
Prussia would raise the balance in favour of that power
Hence the diplomatic discussions at present
o energetically carried on as to whether or not it is the
intention of Germany to interfere or to maintain a general

by one half

neutrality.
If Germany were united, were Austria and Prussia and
the other confederate States to act resolutely and with
combined strength against Russian arrogance, and its
contempt for treaties and the rights of nations, then they
4.„ their will with a colossal

strength of 995,000 infantry,
artillery, 26,600 genie, and 94,901
1,398,500 nun and 2x572 glum

159,600 cavalry, 121,600
k 3 genera troops, Total,