The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-28
THE ARMIES AND NAVIES OF THE
WORLD.


d The following statement, compiled from the
statesmans Year Book for 1915, exhibits the
comparative military and naval strength Of the
: nations Of the world
, Beginning with Austrla-Hungary, we find that
her standing army. which is III jdeled after tina
OF Prussia, numbers, on a war footing S3s 700
{ men, Austria has alsO = fortresses of the first
!. and second rank, and q navy Of AZ steamers.
Inc standing army Of Belgium is formed by
cOn-crpti0n, and amounts upon 4 war footing
to $40 men, 1862 horses and l52 guns Be-
sides THIS stanclA5 army there Is a Garde Ma
tionale numbering 100000 men with the reserve.
The forces OF Denmark comprise A. 1925 men,
and 1873 officers On tho war footing. Her navy
contains 81 steamers, wlth3Il guns. The military
forces u France are IA state OF reorganization
on tie basis of new ''loi sur le requirement"
which cnacts that Tout Francois dot le service
mAtalre personnel" The nominal strength Of
| the French army upon war footing eiven in
the returns for 1873, was 757,727 men and l43 23S
/ hor- es. Her navy contains o. iron-clads 26l I'M
armored screW-steamcrs, 81 paddle steamers, and
| " SAILING vessels, with a total of G74 guns.
The German Empire Possesses an army on a
war footing OF 1,2133IG men, 81 l95 officers 23l-
3f2 horses, and POO guns. The Empire has 81
fortresscs, Of which number % are In Prussia
Her navy consists OF IL iron-c,ads, 81 steamers
and sailing vessels, with Az guns. The main
tenance OF a standing army III England in time of
peace, without the consent OF Parliament is
prohibited. The amount of military rec is
therefore matter fir decision BY the govern
nent. The standing army at present consists OF
l0',725 men, Is $50 nom commissioned officers
and $3.50 officers
The total force Of the British army in India
was stated to amount to 62 f. men of all ranks.
The number OF pensioners and army reserve
force Is $4,000 The British navy contaius 60 600
officers and men, ll2 sea- going steamers, and 1877
reserve steamers and sailing vessels. Of these |
ships G2 are lron-clads. The army Of Greece |
contains $50 officers and 8071 men. The military
organization OF Italy upon war footing shows |
al ii M. Il nIfif.
sists OF 81 ships Of var, with 79S gus The army
Of the Netherlands was composed III 1873 Of So
f9l men and 1888 officers; her navy of 81 steam
ers.
Portugal has an army on war footing Of GS,-
40 men, and navy Of ~ steamers and % sailing
vessels. The army OF Russia upon war footing
IS 1,2l3, 259 officers and men; her navy contains
l62 vessels and an armament of l 5S5 guns.
Spain has an army Of Isl, SO men of all ranks,
and navy composed of - steamers q paddle
steamers, and - sailing vessels. The strength
OF sweden Is l32, 10 OF army, and 13O ships
Of war. Norway has 1900 regular troops, a
reserve OF $4,000, and navy Of % men-of-war,
With 1919 guns. Switzerland can bring forward a
force OF POI. 257 officers ana men, and Turkey
$50 800.
Turkey has also a navy Of y iron-clads and 70
steamers. RoumaIii has y 463 infantry and 70
Isl cavalry; Strvia about 1000 men under arms
The Argentine Confederation has an army now
u course Of confederation Of 1912 infantry 1921
,avalrv, and 436 artillery, besides militia OF 49,
~ men. Her navy consists Of 2 gunboats. Bo-
iva has an army Of 1850 rank ard file 81 gen !
rails, 359 staff officers and 65i other officers :
hat is to say officer to every 90; men. BAIL
las -, 933 troops under arms and navy consist
n8 OF 60 men-t f-War. Canada in ambition to the
imperial troops, has militia, large volunteer
orce, aud screw steamers for lake service.
The army OF Chill numbers 30 Is men: her navy
en- steamers. Paraguay has two battalions Of
Infantry, and two Of cavalry. Peru has ID 200
oldiers and six ironclads. Uruguay has 1856 :
oldlers; Nenezuela 5000 men with militia The
egyptian army consists CT Y 600 infantry, 1900
hasseurs, 1860 cavalry, 1860 artillery, and two
attalons OF engineers. Her navy compr ses
even ships of line, Blk frigatcs, me corvettes,
even brlSs, eighteen gunboa $, a d twenty
even Transports.
The Imperial army Of China comprises total il
j0,OO0 men, The total forces Of India are
2,977 men Of all ranks. Japan has an army of :
}. coo men, Persia Of $4,000. The total number
men called out by the President Of the United
iates from 1861 till the close OF the civil war i
mounted to 2,G70,s1l. It is unnecessary TO al -
de to the present status OF II gular army "a
hlch Is familiar. Cur naval forces consisted on
ly Il, 1874, OF Is ron,cltds G3 other steamers ri
Id % sailing vesst Isl iei'-Oredl.