The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-06-21
FRENCH AND SANDMAN TROOPS

TN, . From the Boston (oq,yier I
Inc french cavalry embraces carabiniars cuirao
ers' VI agoons, lancers, chasseurs hussars and r
Ilcan Thasseurs The arms and accontranonts an
as lollows Carabniers and cuirassiars sii ais
nelmet pack and breast pieces nistoi "a ri eiaio
uTagoons-saore, pistol and musket. Ino' y
sabre, pistol lance and musketon; cbassonn
goon musket, sabre and pistol; bussars 49,, a
SABRE ana pistol; African chasseurs-same as otbor
chasseurs, but musket always carried slunu over ~
shoulder, and never in boot. The frock-coat taS
not been adopted; the pants are verv Ioosn anJ
boots are worn with spurs permanently attached
W Tue heel. Inc horse must be from four to seven
years OF age, and of French origin The african
chasseurs never go to bed without cleaning and
fuoolng down their horses, whatever NAV be the
weather and hour of the night when they reach
camp. On the march each man carries fGnr a.
himself '"'ion' 'o'
The French cavalry school at Saumur is the most
perfect and extensive institution of the kind in
europe. The instruction includes the regulations
LOT interior service, cavalry tactics garrison ser
wee, held service equitation, hippoloov vauItino
Ienclng and swimming. Attached to the cavalry
school is school for farriers The system of in
structlOn at this institution is minute and comnIetn
ana It's influence is in the thorough condition
OF the cavalry and the perfect discipline of the
troops. F Va wv
The french infantry is divided into several class
es@the imperial guard, infantry of the line foot
rnes' Aouayes, infantry of Africa FOREIGN leuions
and native infantry. The imperial guard consists
OF gendarmes, grenadiers, and voltiguers. The
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the llne the light infantry and elite corns bave rH
arms The Zouaves all French; they areseInct
ed from among the old campaigners for their Gna
pny SIque ana urea courage, and they proved in
the Crlmea the most reckless self-reIiant and com,
Plete infantry that Europe can nroduca Tbo;r
dress is of the Arab pattern; the cap a loose 6r
or scull cap OF scarlet felt, with tasseI a turban
worn over In full dress; cloth vest and loosa iao
et, which leave the neck unencumbarad hr GILL;
STOCK STOCK or cravat, cover the upper portion of tbe
pouy, and allow free movement of the arms tho
ond trousers are OF the loose oriental pattern
anu are tucked under CATERS; the ovnronot i a
loose cloak with hood. The men saw that ~
uless Is tne most convenient possible With his
gracelui cress, soldery bearing and vigilant atti
tude, the Zouave is the beau ideal of soid;or
Captain Mcclellan, who was sent from onr 49,
TO the Crimea in 1885, describes the movement or
the Zouaves as the most light and graceful he has
Ever seen ana he says OF all the troops he ever saw
ne should esteem it the greatest honor to assist in
defeating the Zouaves. The foot rifles are small
men, put active and very energetic, making excel
lent skirmlshes. The voltgeurs are larger than
the rifles, but still small men.
The French infantry are tbOrouohIv ipstrnotod
ana disciplined. Their efficiency is attributable to
tne great attention which is paid to their instruc
t Lioh IN gymnastics, scaling walls, fencing with the
DaYonet swimming, &c.
Ihe Sandman army has both heavy and liqbt
cavalry, hve regiments each The reriments nnn
Der SIX hundred men and thirty-five officers each
besides these there six suuadrons of local ca
VARY on the island of Sardinia. OF the lipht repi
ments two are lancers, armed with the sabre lance
ana plstolon;" the others being armed with sabre
pistol and rifle The pistolon is a riHad carbina
WIN twelve inch barrel, carrying a spherical
oali. 1t may be used either pistol or carbine.
although the stock does not detach The nniforT,
IS dark blue frOck coat with short skirts WITH
trousers the same color as our own and a can rn
semolng our dragoon shake. There was repi
ment OF Sardinan light cavalry in the Crmea. The
norses are generally Italian and excellent animals
me appearance of this cavalry, and indeed of the
whole Sardinian army in the Crimea, is said to
nav nave been excellent-superor, indeed to that of
the English or French. There are no cuirassiers
and the heavy Sandman cavalry differs only from
the r. ilght IN the size of the men and the horses
Inc Sardinian infantry consists of twenty regi
nents OF infantry and ten battalions OF bersaglieri
(rlnes The army is filled by conscription. The
tacucs and instruction of the infantry differ but
little from the French, from which they are derived
me uniform is modification of the French, and is
strlklngly similar to Own-the frock coat being
dark blue, pants grayish hue and the shake indent
cally the same as ours. The hat of the bersapieri
Is OF felt, with fiat rim three inches broad stiff
and covered with oiled linen; the crown round, with
a plume OF black cocks feathers. Twenty men in
each company have the bersagieri rifle; the rest a
percussion musket.