Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-08-12

In recent lecture delivered in LONDON
Capt. Vincent, of the Royal Berks militia,
made hasty review of the armed estab-
lishments of the different nations, the fol-
| lowing being, as he stated, the forces
which each country ought to count upon
| in an hour of necessity;
Holland-Sixty-eigh battalions of in
fantry of companies; Ill companies of
engineers, transport corps, etc; "A squad
rons of cavalry, to a regiment; Is bat
teries of artillery OF guns, with " COM
batantn strength of sc, 260 infantry, armed
with the Snider and Beaumont breech-
loadeis; $3.50 cavalry with 10S bronze
breech.loading rified guns. Navy--113
ships, II armor-plated, with 9Sl guns and
1850 men.
Belgium-Eighty-fo four battalions (mostly
of four companies of infantry, armed
with Albini, Braendlin and COMPLAIN
breech. leaders; 10 companies of engineers,
45 squadrons "a TO a regiment of cavalry,
20 batteries iof guns) of artillery, with
combatantn total of 10000 infantry,
1900 cavalry, and l52 guns, on the Prus-
sian system.
Sweden and Norway--One hundred and
twenty-five battalions, mostly armed with
neeTs, So squadrons of cavalry, 40 batter
les of artillery, with l52,s0o infantry,
10,540 cavalry, and 322 guns, plus 10000
volunteers. United Navies-Sixty- five yes
sells five armorplated), with 491 guns and
800 men,
Denmark-Five territorial brigades, 40
battalions Of infantry, armed with the
Snider and Remington rifle; % companies
of engineers, 81 squadrons of cavalry, ~
batteries OF artillery, with $1,000 foot,
2,l0o horse and SO guns. Navy-Thirty
| one steamers (six iron-clad), three OF
which have been converted on the French
model, and of the remainder the Odin, of
Danish built, turret eight-inch armor-
plated screw vessel, fitted with peculiar
steel ram six feet in length, and hidden,
when not required, in the hull. The Odin
carries four ten-inch nineteen-ton guns.
Germany Including Bavana|--Peace
establishment, 1909 officers, 401 ,059 men,
| 81, 1879 horses War establishment, 81 ,495
Officers, 1,273, 348 men, with about 1 ,000,-
| 600 cOmbatants, 270, 920 horses, and 2 ,472
| field guns In addition, the new Land
STUN bill provides an organized force for
| tbrrlefense of German hearths and homes.
| Thu landsturm is divided into two classes.
The first, including all able.bodicd men
not already IL the army, distributed into
293 battalions, and calculated to produce
| 1850 men. This addition will bring
| the German war strength 10 over | ZOO, 900
men. Navy manned by some 1900 of
| hcers and men, the latter drawn by con.
scrption from the seafaring population,
estimated at $4,000, who on that account
are exempted from military service.
Russia-War strength, $4,000 com.
Blatant infantry, 172,000 cavalry, with g.
T6S guns, including 400 mitrailleuses. In
ten or fifteen years the land forces of the
Empire will number 1000, 900 men, of
which about three fourths will be com
Blatant. Navy increasing every day In i'm
portance. Numerically, strength about 300
vessels, including twenty-five iron -clads,
with an armament of over 800 guns.
Turkey-110,376 regulars, las, $50 re-
serves, $4,000 auxiliaries, 81 irregulars
presenting grand total of $50 900 com
Blatant infantry, 81 900 cavalry, with GAS
guns. Navy one of the finest in the world,
commanded by an Englishman OF no less
ability than experience.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS infantry,
62,746 cavalry and 1916 guns. Navy
thrown into the shade by the efforts that
have been directed toward the army.
Eight or ten iron-clads form the entire
fleet
Italy--447 ,264 infantry, armed mostly
with the Remington breech loader, Is $50
cavalry, and / ,240 guns. Navy, doubtful.
Portugal-About SO, 900 combatants and
100 guns on war strength. Navy, about
fifty ships; not more than one-half sea-
worthy, with six iron-clads now building
in England
switzerland" Estimated" strength,
$4,000 infantry, 5000 cavalry and 1914
guns.
Fgance--Army in process Of reorganiza-
ton. Navy about $50 ships; some 80
iron-clads.
In conclusion the lecturer said: "Of
the fifteen States of Europe, seven have In
troduced universal liability to military
service: Germany, Russia, Austria,
France, Italy, Denmark and Switzerland.
The armies of seven are recruited by con
scription, or conscription and enlistment,
viz: Spain, Turkey, Sweden and Nor
way, Holland, Belgium, Portugal and
Greece, while in England alone are we
solely dependent on voluntary enlistment.
Looking al the armies Of Europe from
every point of view, the rapidity with
which they can be msbilized, fed from re-
serves concentrated on any point, main.
tanned in the field, they may be arranged
in the following recedence: Firstclass--
I, Germany; 2, Austria; 3, Russia; A,
France. Second class--5, Italy; o, En-
gland. Third class, Belgium; >, Tur.
key; 0, Sweden and Norway; 10, Holland;
II, Denmark IL, Spain; Ii, Portugal;
IA, Switzerland; ID, Greece. Altogether,
four armies of the first class, two armies
Of the second and nine armies OF the third,
with, In round numbers, paper strength
Of seven and a half millions and a com
Blatant strength of five millions, with 49,
900 guns and million and quarter OF
horses
TEcUMsEH and Red Jacket, the famous
old Indian chiefs whom our fathers and
grandfathers knew rather more intimately
than we did, had, in addition to their
other virtues. a great love Of tobacco, and
the pipes they used are still in existence.
Tecumseh's Is now owned by an Ohio
man, while Harlem IN. " resident Is
the proud possessor of Red Jackets.