New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-03
TIKI FRENCH ARMY.

m-ropv OF THE FRENCH ARMY.

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,,,e.l man which other armies have been. more or
D.. formed. The first standing army of France
-,s. creai,d by Charles VII. abOu the middle OF the
eto.,,b ca,tnrv and consisted Of l6 600 infantry
~ d ooo csv,i~,. TIE French Army, however.
first assumed regular form unoef henry w. 20
ward the close Of the sixteenth century al when
time II. renee establishment oid not exceed looOO
men incir6irr both horse and foot, the annual
,bo,,c a. maintaining which was S2.5OO,O0. In
flJtbst monarch carried bis army to war-foo,iug
&C $4,000 men. Thirty years later France,
u,der tie able administration Of RicLelieu,
took an active part IN tie wars OF Germany, and en-
,.,l.3 he, forces a. ore time 70 100000 men, and or
exrendi,ire to $2o,cO0OCO in one year. Under
T.ouis XIV in lOJ9 "a peace establishment Oft 600
men was maintained, which force, during tho war
seqins, Germany AM Spain, in 1912, was increased
10 ;ae number of lto 0)o TIE peaceful interval be-
tween 1913 and ltSS was passed by the ambitious
r0rafch IN preparations or war, the introduction OF
., funding sH stem supplyn. him with tie necessary
-.raHs. The wars which terminated with tie peace
cf Utrecht required on q part Of France force OF
Itwceu 20t0UO ana 800 600 men. There now
g I'nr and reaceiul reposr. The war Of l7Al did
OF. until cot Quoted in lis advanced stage by Mar
a.i SAKE call forth air,e equal 10 that asi named,
while in the war Of 400 the French army was less
numerous ana far less ooy conducted. During The
huty years Continental peace, ending in 1892 the
military establishment OF France was kept with
very little luciuarion at 100000. BY tie decree Of
My = IN the latter year. It's strength consider
ably increased, il being raised to about 100000
i,l.ntry, 5000 cavalry, and 10000 artillery.
Twenty thousaud additional men were sill required
10 ring up the regiments 10 their full complement,
bu' these speedily ADDED from volunteers, who
docked in numbers To- the national standard when
th, Duke OF Brunswick invaded France at the head
Of The Frus-ian forces.
Caruot, VINO organized the camp at CLslons, was,
:, he END OF 1893, enabled ~ his indouitible
ergy INDUSTRY, and perseverance, working sixteen
hours out Of the twenty -four, 70 oppose 10 the
le.ced enemies Of France no les than fourteen differ
en- armies. His were the head and the hand that
foue directed the Wa Odce. and traced the plans
Of the differ NJ campaigns. During bis ministry the
irst can aigns of Napoleon and Moreau were organ
izci. lie at the same time conferred with the Cen
sr.s. and without The AID of secretary, core
,nouded with The four cen armies. TIE Republican
s,iit was now at ils hight and the Unlimited i-sue
o assiguas led 70 the maintenance Of a force bith-
.o unexampled in the history of any country erciert
or modern. Ia 1874 the French in actual service in
Netherlands on the Il luc, III Piedmont, the PyIe-
aess aud La Veudee. amounted to from 100000 TO
100000 men. In the following year, France pre-
,-rted tie formidable aspect Of vac; camp, and the
Official state # tie force Of tie French armies Oh the
5ih Of hpril 1874, presents an aggregate Of '9i@ii
rsu including Carrison- bat exclusive OF The Amy
o. the Interior, whose Headquarters were Al Paris.