New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-08
7oDie provinces; while the fourth army. consist


Every srmy-c6rps consists Of from two 70 three
divisions Of infantry, ole or two brizades Of cav
airy. four batteries Of reservesrtillery and the
nec.ssary detschments Of pOutounniers, tram
commisssriat and medical ofi,ers. cavalry
corps consists OF two divisions. equal 70 four brig
sdes CT eight resimenti Of cavalry, with scorre'-
poudiDg number Of light bstterie.. An Infantry
division consists Of two brigsdes of FIVE bAttaf
iona with one foot battery each, and from two
10 four squadroDs Of cavalry.
The whole force thus distributed conssts, as
We have stated above, Of seventy seven resi-
uents of infantry beside rifemen, f'rty resi-
rnepts Of cavalry. and fourteen regiments OF
field. artillery, be.ije garrison ARTILLERY engi-
n.ers. ,sppers, etc. The infantry il composed
Of sixty two regiments Of the line fourteen and
4 third regiments Of frontier infantry, and one
regiment and twenty-five battalions Of rihemen
A regiment of the line consists of FIVE active and
one depot bsttaons, or Of twenty eight active and
four depot companies. The active company mum
bers two hundred and twenty men. the depot
company one hundred and thirty. a regiment
of the line, consequently, is expected to num-
Der, in its FIVE active battalions 1861 men, or,
for 81 regiments, inclusive OF depots 1863, 800
men. The ntier-iDfantry, counting four
teen regiments, has two active and one re
serve bsttalions 10 each regiment, equal TO
twelve active and four reserve companies
TIE active company has the strength of PIP
men. inclusive of 90 rihemen. frontier.
r. piment, therefore, numbers $3.50 men, and the
whole Of the fourteen regiments numbers o5,2JO.
The rile-foTce, or Jagers, consists OF one reg
irnent Of seven battalons-32 companies, incu-
sige Of c6p6t; md % battaliOns-l2o companies
inclusive of dtp6ts; every company numbering
2C2 men, making the entire rfe-force 32,5O0.
Tie total ia thus 40 coo men
The Austrian cavalry consists Of lt hea7y regi-
ments, G cuirassiers and Dragons aud II
light regiments, ~ hussars and ~ lancers.J In
the arm OF cavalry, the different nationalitiss
composing the Austrian Umpire have each been
used, very properly according to their distinctive
capsbilities The cuirassers and Dragons are
almost exclusively Germans and BobemiaBs; the
husssrs are all Hunearisns, and the lancers are
all Poles. In the infantry similar distinction
could hardly be kept up with any profit. As
general rule, the Germans and Hungarlsns form
the elite battalHns Of grenadiers while the
Tyrolese German and Italian and the Styrians
generally furnish the rfemen; and the great
m.oIiiy of tie isonter infantry il composed Of
Croats snd SeIyIars, VINO are equally well adapt
ed to the duties of light infantry
The heavy cavalry counts SIX a, i've squidrons
and one dtpot-squadron to each regiment-the
squadron numbering l9i men. The light cavalry
counts eight active and one dopo.-squa iron to each
regiment with 227 men 70 each -qu4drOn. The
entire active cavalry force j. 90, 800, without
dtpots, and 5000 men, including dcpots.
The artillery consists of tEeve field regiments
one coast regiment, and one rocket regi ncnt.
The Austrans have no hOrse artillery. 10 what
they call cav,lry-artillery, the men serving the
guns are transported on the carriages. Every
field regiment has four cavalry batteries six
pOunders,) and seven foot batteries. -four six
Founders ind three twelve-pounders,) beside re-
serve companies. Every battery has eight gu0s.
The coast regiment has no permanent batteries
but is only divided into battalions and companies,
Al employ ed for esIrisonlng the coast defenses.
i Ds IDChtl itLlHtUl udt = udtttIlcts VI tiEuL
tubes each. The total Of Austrian artillery is
thus seen t(be / ,O5t guns and Ii rocket-tubes.
The artillery has, besides, eigbt battalions of
garrison artillery, of abou. 10, 100 men, with
t clinical detacbments consisting of 4 500 men.
The engineering troops number sbou. 1000
men.
Beside these active reserve and garrison
troops, Austria possesses separate corps organ
lied for special service who, although not avail
able as active combatants, prevent reduction o.
the active force by those drafts of men whn,h
very often reduce battaliohs to companies, and
of cavalry to sqlsdrGs. There are
three sanitary battalions, train-troOps, and with
every army corps detachment of cavalry to
do duty as orderlies The latter Institution hiss
lust been introduced into the English army by
the formation OF the Mounted Staff Corps. The
whole Austrian army counts altogether some
thirg IKE $4,000 men and l. ITO guns Of active
troops; including dtpots technical troops, staff
garrison and pelice iroope gems d'armes, they
count about go, coo.
The Austrian soldier serves e. gbt years, remsn
ing for two years more m the reserve. BY this
reserve is kept available, which,
in The case Of war. can be called out TO the
strength Of about l2O, 900 men. In the u litsry
frontier every GreH:tr has To serve from his
twentieth TO his fftieth year. Thus the active
force of -, zoe frontier infantry be increased
up to l5o, eco or 200 O0o men. During the year
of lS49 there were at least l50 002 of them under
arms. But at that time the military frontier was
so IL sertei that the Women hal 10 do AL the work