, 1870-08-25

years' service in Northern Afriea, and have |
consequently acquired good deal Q! expert
once in the management OF their horae6,, as
well rs In active warfare. They Aro mounted
on amAll but strong Oriental atailons:
Tho heavy French cavalry are tolerahly veil
mounted, but tho cavalry Of the line dancers
and dragoons) are inferior in every way Their
horsns aro In great proportion OF poor quail
ity, weak, aud high-1cgged animals, thousands
OF which will be utterly worthless after few
be replaced as long as Belgium, Holland, and
Spain stuck to their prohibition OF tho export
OF horses, it il hard to say This much il GER
tain, whenever and wherever these Dragons
and 1ancers come into contact with German
cavalry they will be sorely cut up by the lat
ter.
The Light cavalry, consisting Of regiments
Of Huasars, u regiments OF Chasseurs che
val, 4 regiments OF Chasaeur3 d'Afrique, and
8 regiments of Bpahis, Ii decidedly better
mounted than the cavalry Of the line. They
have a good many Oriental horses, and the
balance are bought up In the Ardennea, Vos-
ges, and other mountainous districts Of
Franco.
AS regards the army oficers there can be no
doubt thht the German corps Of oficera ia su-
perior to tho French in general intelligence,
il leaning, and i9 Theoretical study, and this
is easily explained In France, although the
majority Of officers have received their eauca-
ton in military schools, thelr scientific train
ing is often sadly neglected, and they FREE
4uently enter the regular army without possess
sing that theoretical lnowledge which should
form the foundation to their later practical e1-
rience. Beside this the principle prevails that
any corporal Or sergeant may attain the rank
OF an officer, In peace as well as in war, il be
ehows certain degree Of intelligence, and is
familiar with the practical service. In Prus-
an entirely different plan has been adopted.
Every officer has to pass several stringent ex-
aminationE before be can obtain his commits
sion. About one-half Of the officers receive
their education and military training in the
regular military institutes, which they enter in
vancemeut, enter the rank aud file OF the reg
ular army when fit for service, attend to mill
tary school instruction, and, passing two ex-
aminaticns az ensign and second lieutenant,
can be promoted to the rank Of officer. No
corporal Or sergeant can ever attsin that rank,
self on the field OF battle.
But not only are The German oficars de-
cidedly ahead Of the French in scientific and
theoretical knoHledgez they are also far supe-
sior in thelr morale. Tho Emperor Napoleon
only demands that his officers be brave SOL
diers, blindly devoted to him, snd does not
care IN the least about their morals aud their
behavior. Tie words,- "Like MASTER. like
man." might be very appropriate here: The
German corps Of officers ls animated by q
Sl1icL 6e1s6 OK 4OOUT, AOQ tH9E G2ka PARTICULAR
care to drive out from among them any one
who should become guilty OF ungcutlcmanlike
behavior. They frequently take thn mattar
| into their own hands without resortin6to to an
information to the government for the e1pul-
siou Of miscIeant.
Tho staff Of the army Of the North German
Confederation is formed out Of the ellie Of it's
corps officers, and may safely be plscetl
above any other general army stiff In the
world The head and soul OF it il the renowned
veteran General, Baron von Mo1tke, whose
eminent services during the campaign OF
| 1866 arc still too fresh in the memory OF
every one to need any special comment here
At tue commencement Of tins year, the
North German army had Is army corps physi-
clans, $50 regimertal physicians, $50 battalion
| ply sicians, and 691 assistants. Thl- number
has been considerably augmented since the
outbreak of hostIlitiea.
When in the field, every army corps has Il
| field hospitals, each for 200 sick and wouud-
ed The voluntary hospital service, which
has proved such great blessing during the
| campaign Of 1865, has again been organized,
and = central bureau is established, where
/ friends aud relatives can obtain Immediate
| information, not only OF tbs sick aud wound
ed in the field hospitals. but also OF those ro-
\ moved from the field Of battle for treatment
| in private donicils. All the arrangements
may be said to be as far perfect as human in.
genuity and Christian beneyolence can make
them