The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-04
STATISTICS OF. THE AUSTRIAN ARMY.


II regiments Of uans.
IL regiments OF bussars.
II regiments Of Field Artillery.
8 battaions OF Eessong (toriress) Artillery.
regiment of Rocket Artillery.
divisions Field Pioneers (p'onuisr Field BAtaione). |
divsiops Fertilization Pioneers (Ponnier zsag Dspols)
divisions Pontonniers
corps Of Eng;neers.
i corps OF Miners.
corps OF Sappers.
The different nations of Austria represented in this
army the following manner and number
HUNGARIASs.-22 regiments Of line Infantry
IL regiments Of Hussars.
l regiment OF Dragons.
ITAIIANs.-10 regiments OF line Infantry.
battalions of Chasseurs
regiments of UlaDs.
PoIEs.-13 regiments of line Infantry.
battaions Cbasseurs.
regiments oil Uans.
regiment OF Dragons.
CRoAE AND ScIAvoNIANs.-l6 reg ments Of Infantry.
Gordon batialions.
BoHEuASs AND MoRAvnSs-ll regiments line Infantry.
regiments OF Cuirassiers
3regiments Of Dragons.
regiments OF Uans.
16 baltious Chasseurs.
GERMAN PRovINCEs-0ld hereditary provinces called
the Erblande" comprising Austria proper sArla Ka-
rintha, voralberg, Krain -
regiments Of line Infantry.
baitaoDs Chasseurs.
regiments Cuirassiers.
regiment Dragons.
regiment Cans
In per centage we find the following numbers
30 per cent Hungarians.
IL per cent Boh.mians and Moravans.
IA per ceDt Poles.
12H per cent Italians
Is per cent Germans
IL " per cent Croats and Slavonians.
The proportooaly small number Of Germans is fully
made up by the artillery, which consists almost excld
sively OF Germans But could take the ARTILLERY,
nor the Pioneer and Gens dArmere corps in calculating
consideration these troops ha ring geographical limited
recruiting districts.
sYNoPTIcAL TABLE OF THE ORGANIZATION AND
STRENGTH OF THE AUsTRIANsARMY.
According 10 the Imperia Army Regulative" OF 1856
all Austrian troops divided into four and dis
tnct armies The Commander in Chief all
is the Emperor himself. On his side, his Majessys
Military Council stands the Royal Imperial Cabinet *
X. Mlitar KanzeD, whose permanent President is Lieu
tant the Army and First Adu,ant Emperor the
Vice President is the Arcnduke William, Field Marshal.
The Imperial Cabinet is subdviacd in the following seyen
Section l-Adjudantur General, Presd. Peter sprngns
field
2-operations Cabinet, Presid Gen Quartermas.
s.-Mlltary Administration, Presld Maj. Gen.
Baron " Bomberg.
Auxiliary Education, Presd. Lieutenant +. n.
5.-Gen. Artillery Direction, Presid Lieut.. F. N.
VinzenZ Augurl'n.
6.-General Direction of the Genie, Presid. Lieut..
F. NJ Count Cabcga
7-Genera Quartermas,er STAFF, Presid. Lieut..
f. N. Count v. Hess.
THE FOUR AUSTRIAN ARMIES.
L. ARMY-cnEF HEADQUARTERS VIENNA: COMMANDER NCHEF,
BARON EyHAT1ES, +. NJ. L.
Is. Corps dArmee-Headquarters Qn peace tim,)
r, III. L.
Adjutant and Chief Of the General Staff Baron Herznger
9th Corps Observation-Disclosures Brunn, ia Morayia
General Staff, Baron Lederer, F. l..
Sd Corps dArm6eaeafquartars Gratz, 10 S.ora: Com
mander in Chief Prinz Edmund schwa,zenbers.
ARMY-CHEF HEADQU VERONA: COMMANDER IN CHIEF,
COUNT GYuI1, NOW COUNT sCHIIcK, CAVALRY;
CHIEF OF 1nE GENERAL STAFF nARoS KUHN KUHSnEIM.
Commandern- Chief Count sdion, Chief Of the General
Staff.
eth Corps d'Armee-Headouarters Treviso Comman
rfodr ict1 tch s.not a,r
With Corps Observation-Disclosures Verona Commander.
in chief, Coun: Charles Wamoten, Baron zobel.
9Th Corps d'ArmeeHeadqu Bologna, no Mantua
Commander in Chief, General Benedek. ~e
H. AMY-CEF HEADQUARTERS oFKN IN HUNGARY: CON
MANpER IN CHEF ARcHDuKz ALBRzcT CHIEF OF THE GIN
STAFF, ANON " csoRIcH, 7. NJ. L.
10th Corps dArmee-Headquarters Pesth Comman-
der, Wilhelm Baron Aleman
18th Corps d'Armee-Headquarters Ofen: Commander.
Count Wengersky U0gerschutz.
18th Corps dArmee-Headquarters Harmaunstadt in
Iransylvania: Commander, Prinz Charles Schwarzsn-
LIST Cavalry Corps Headquarters Pesth Com.
mAnder. Prinz Francis Ltchtensten.
w. ARMY-cHEF HEADQUARTERS LEMBgRG GALIIcIA: CON-
MANDRR NcUISP WAS COUNT FRANCIS sCHEICK BAssASo
AND wKssEiRcHKS, GENERAL OF CAVALRY; CHIEF Or THE
GENERAL STAFF, FIELD MARSHAL LIEUT.. PARROT.
"a Corps dArmee-Headquarters Krakowie Com.
mAnder, Count Christian Leinnger
an SoIps aArmee-H Headquarters Limberg Command
Baron Borclole, mi.
The 18th Corps dArmee is about 10 be- formed bv an
flmperial Decree" OF the 18th June last
h THE RRAL STRENGTH OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMrEs
On peace footing each regiment Of infantry has three
bhtaons, counting together 600 men the cavalry re-
gments count 800 men and horses. In time Of war
eacn OF n1antry can be brought 70 seven bat
TO 5000 men and horses The fourth batalons being
called In each regiment Of infantry count 1000 men
each regiment Of cavalry 2ooe and horses Now az
teegraphic despatch from Vienna tells U.S. the Fifth bat
talons ordered be under arms Suppoeing these
troops will be enlisted about the 18Th or 10th Of Juy We
find tho Iexac4 strength Of the four Austrian armies az
folow1-
Fsya Army, or Army Of Actual Vhe 5M Total IN
Germany, OF which two Strength Battalion Middle of
corps are now in Italy- Now are called IN July.
- Corps dArmee ........ $4,000 $1,000
9Th ......... 1900 $1,000
"a ......... 10000 $4,000
Second Army, or Army Of
IiAiy, now complete In
. Corps d'Armee zach
1900 1ea M sonnn son ono
3hrd Army, Army Of ~~'
hungary one CORPS OF
which b now In Itaiy:-
oCorps dArmec, Of 43.OOO
ssd one corps Of cavalry
- wv ''..'',,,".lsiiooo 5000 $4,000