The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1859-07-20
MOBILIZATION.


As in current sdyices from Europe il is
common 10 hear it announced that Prussia
has mobii:ed her military forces, and as that
term may not confer definite signihcation
to every reader, we have thanghl, saws the
National IHtellisencer, that the subioined ex.
planati0n, which we condense from French
military journal, might not be without lis ia.
terest:
The military system Of Prussia rests upon
an organization which divides the forces Of
that monarchy into two distinct armies; the
one the army Of the line, or regular troops
the other the army Ol reserve, III militia, who
are called The ieasseshF, aaa which consists
Of the same men who, having passed through
the army of the line, are subject to idad.cehr
daty from their twenty .iifth TO their thirty
second year.
Besides the Iandwehr, which is divided
into iirst and second levy, there is also the
tandstarm, or general levy. which compri-
ses ihea between the ages of forty aud fifty
years.
The iandwehr, Of the Grst levy, is assem-
bled but once year at the central post Of
the military district to which lis members
respectively belong, and here they are drill
ed Tor period Of fifteen days. These mil
-Itary districts are eight in number for the
whnle kingdom. At the expiration Of tie
fifteen days devoted u military exercises
and manuuyres. each regiment Of Tie land.
webf IS dlsbauded, and its members return
70 their regular professions and yocations.
In Prussia the obligation of military service
Is encumbent an all.
/ The second levy of the andwehr consists
Of men between the ages OF thirty.two snd
forty; but this organization has fallen into
decay.
The military forces Of Prussia. therefore,
technically consist Of an army of the line,
ldndmelr uf the first and second levy, aud
the landstafm. Each regiment OF the army
81 the line has corresponding regiment in
tie two leYies Il tho landwehr; 30 that IN
Prussia there are thirty-two regiments Of
regular infantry, tiirty-twD infantry reri.
ments Of tie iifst levy, and liirty.two ia
ilatfY regiments u tie iiud#ear If Tie Sc
eond leyF; making altogether contingent
81 uine'gssix regiments Of infantry, under
lae same series OF numbers lrom one 10 thir.
ty.tWa. Ii the cavalry the same division
aasl regulation obtain.
.s'as army el Prussia is said TO be nta5a.
isss. Wien tie corresponding number, uf the
iaud@ehr of the first levy are called into ser.
vice IN couHezion with each division Of the
rsgular arI1Tl aud, as each division consists
generally 81, $4,000 o. $4,000 men, Il i NJ
once doubled BY the process Of moJii.uion.
Il would bs tfpbied ii the llnlwel.r ii Tie
ssc1nu letY were lib lika magncr inoblizei;
1lt iais latter ufgan1ation no longer exists,
IL i saiJs except 40 gapgr.
iae feglmsats slgs m5bNssi do not leave
t'elf miiItsgF distflgts uati orders are given
to that eiiee. III consequence 81 farther die.
positions. by tAc term mobilization
therefore, nothing mnre Is meant than sim
pie summaas af the lanIwehr Of tie lirst
ley 10 muster Ia,o the raaks at lheir mill.
tar9 p0st., Waefe they hold themselves sub
jess Il iatiIer osdeFs in connexion with tho
regular atmy.