New-York tribune., 1870-08-09
GERMAN ESTIMATE OF THE MILITARY
STRENGTH OF GERMANY
THE NORTH GERMAN FEDERAL ARMY AND THE
TROOPS OF THE SOUTH GERMAN STATES.

TROOPS OF THE SOUTH GERMAN STATES.
The Fr0Rktnrter ZeltunQ, IN an elaborate
oputation the strength Of the German forces says:
The North German Confederation comprises 2J states,
including Hessc, the northern part Of which alone
belongs 10 the Confederation. Prussia has military con,
NentiOns with the Kingdom Of SaNony, with several
aud strez with Odenburg, &c. whereby the armies of
al these states closely bound up with the Prussah
The forces Of the North German Confederation are as
ITE2iflnr4 Prsan regiments Of Foot Guards Pusan reg
Gpnser GGsr Prusan reg ment Of FuSle Ousus 10
meats Pgsers HeSl Tm n,s Of ba'ishoas esoe ran ~ S
Cbseu total infantry lS regiments and 10 bsf'shons'o
cSiro regiments curas nclung2 regiments Of Gnards
regiments Dragons ncudng2 regiments oI 6uaIs6 10
tSsaus regiments Gasr regiments Light cavalry dDcluiing
iivi regimen, Of Field Ars Guafds u regiments Of
Ara,ry uugs A1lers lGueIds) regiments Of siege ATsIey
eysos. q sgs. AL - G s sg and division % Of Siege Ar
Engin- oasOu Pioneers Of the Guard l2 bataion' Of
Pioneers j Hess 81 company Of PiOneeIs .
TTon-l5 and division Of Baggage Ammunition, &c.
SpvguRg7 regiments infantry battalion, e,eh lss bat,
tLrSe bs,i1EoBs l. baslon Total 2l3 bat'alons
m we summarize the foregoing, we have the following
F Auxr-Iriantry 1880 mem Cavalry 50 2a Artillery
-Inutry rs ga men Cavalry 10 99l Artillery 23i
sanisov Taoors-Iupy ssi meni Cavalry 10 2a Ar
Fyen Mere we TO deduct many thousands from these
figures which may to mary readers Dgh, but wmcl
have total which considerably exceeds the srengh oI
fhe French army. In the above computation are not
the armies Of the allied South German states,
which now fOli0W. IN t...uons
r. 10 regiments Cavalry brgades OF ArleIy "kich give
~ - men 10 1913 Reserve, and Ao1 DarSoD
room ask IL in all III. .4J5 and 24O guns. -
Of Infantry OF balons eech pat
e. % C F troops p oe men Reserve eaOi Garrison
,15,. M ling m al 81 go aud % guns .... =.
Infantry OF battalons
yslry Ne b digisous Artillery; giving l66S Field troops
-rte Garrison troops; making ID all 'o=' neh aAu "
mus the auxiliary troops which the three south Ger
man states would bring to the AID OF the NOr
Confederation amount 10 the respectable nguIe vi Ioo
men and $40 guns. These numbers e1acty cOlesPOLu
Ia those given In an article the cOnlctng IOWefs
IubIisbed i'm the Nav number OF the ReDne AIttIdTe
Jrnpcgisc The computation In question must theeIOe
have been made in April in manifest anticipation vi
war Another proof this, that on the OlneI siu. Va ny
Rhine they have long been looking forward 10 tlls @
conflict II great mistake OF the AustLans @ @ 40 y ry
10 uuderate the strength OF their opponent an e
smartly alluded the opening sentence Oh a %
published ia The late war OF Austria III ltaIy o
tryed the insucepcy Of the Austrian army III ever P
icuar except the numbers as they aPpeareu vi RS
pfT Ne have no wish 10 fail into any sucn error nc
have brrefOre vigorously examined the statlstcLi re-
turns ON which the above figures are Dase9 anu Ca
guarantee them be generally accurate ~ tn1 oa
lg 3 900 Prussians crossed the frontier, wbe I15O.
men remained al home What Prussla-at thdn & uii ~,
comparatively srnawas then able 10 90 III tne way VI
sendng men into the field the North German Cohleuera
will Of a surety be able TO ,dotnow FOR our omH
part. doubt that France caiin0t Coiinaiu
10000 fighting men. Even the Revue MHttdTe faoHI
e0se IN the above named article limits the frehch nelu
army 10 10000 men. Here have weghty argumeh'
iu favor Of the ultimate victory Of Germany