The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-17
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squadron Of body guards OF the Oral arc attached 10
the divisions OF the guard. division Of cavalry IS
composed OF two brigades but the second division OF
the guard has three. brigades are composed OF two
regiments, but the Second brigade Of the Second
ion OF the guard has three. The brigades the dvs
ions OF the guard are composed OF regiments Of
curassiers, mounted grenadiers, dragons uhlans,
Cossacks and hussars OF the line divisions the First
brigade Is composed OF regiment OF Dragons and
Of uhlans and the Second brigade OF regiment OF
hussars and ono OF Cossacks OF the Don. Each reg-
ment Of regular cavalry has four squadrons and each
regiment OF Cossacks 'ssones divisions OF four.
teen pet0tons IN peace time and sixteen war.
FOOT ARTILLERY
Fortyeight brtgadcs OF loot artillery havo boon dis
tribued among the infantry divisions aud the
OF theliormer bear the name aud number a. the
divisions OF inc latter 20 which they are attached
Eastern Siberia and one battery OF Western Siberia
The iorty-eght brlgades have six batercs-that 10.
three OF spounders two OF four FOUNDERS and
oil mtraieuses. The Turkestan and Siberian bat.
teries OF nine-pounders, iour-poundors and noun
tain artillery.
As recognized under orders dated August IL 1875,
the guard, twenty eight batteries Of line
OF the former and seven Of the latter being Cossack
batteries. Ia war time fourteen additional Cossack
batteries acdcd TO tho horse artillery. All the
regular batteries have six pieces In aud VI
the Cossack batteries that attached tho guard
pieces 10 time Of war and four during peace. OF tho
other Cossacx batteries OF six pieces attached
to the c0ors aud fourteen OF three pieces tempo
rar,ly inactive, the men being on Through during
peace time. The mounted artillery forms an integral
part oil the cavalry force, SIX batteries being attached
10 the cavalry Of the guard and twenty eight batteries
the fourteen divisions OF tho cavalry OF tho hne
Tho Cossack batteries during
10 the cavalry divisions OF cossacEs All the horse
artillery IL stationed III European Russia
RRsERvK AkTiLLxRY.
This s composed OF eight brgadcs, six OF which
horse artillery The other two have each three parks
In Finland there Is park OF Tying artillery hall
PARK IN Eastern ana sour parks o. ioot anu ono
number Of parks OF reserve artillery Is being rapidly
increased in tho same proportion Tho strength Of
This arm Is represented by eleven battalions Of sap
pcrs. with four basaions Of reserve. dcmi-bat.
iaons or bridge constructors four parks two
OF which intended tor siege operations aud for
field service, and six parks Tor held telegraph con
structon. All these troops organized live
brigadcs OF sappers There ID ono company stationed
In Turkestan sapper bstsalions number In peace
time 610 men, and during war 900 men; dcmDa
taions have pence and war strength OF 800 and $50
men respectively.
This service Is organized from osch arm separately,
the infantry cavalry aud artillery taking charge OF
their own transportation. The coamns war timo
are composed from the reserves OF each arm
the RESERVES
These are intended TO reinforce the regular army In
war time, aud are composed OF men who have served
their full terms In the regular army. There l64
reserve battalions OF infantry 800 men EACH aud
twenty reserve battalons OF sappcrs
COMPLEMENTARY TRoops
These I'LL tho vacancies created IN the ranks OF the
regular active army 10 woa 1ma They comprise lsa
available hy complementary squadrons OF cavalry
having peace effective strength Ut seven officers $50
men and l2O horses. In war Time this iorco formed
into Two active squadrons each having three officers,
$50 mounted aud scventy-six dsmounted men, Tue
mounts tor the in active service There viii
be Complementary battery OF artillery attached 10
each brigade There are also two batteries OF six
pieces each Of horse artillery, which will represent the
regular Complementary force OF that arm aud bat
terry OF Cossack horse artillery also organized In
time OF war tive complementary battalions OF sappers
Will DO formed.
LOCAL TROOPS.
Thirtyhve battaliOns Of the nc twenty four gar.
rson Infantry, capable OF being developed In war time
into regiments or Jour bastalions 0l 9l6 men nity-
nine companies Of garrison artillery, 20 DO raised 10
ninety companies IN war time eight batia0ns OF
attaches OF local cadres. 10 become regiments vi
battalions in war tmc: thrty-hvo garrison depo,s.
$50 100 men. Besides those the escort corps for
prisoners and tho attaches Of military mcns
schools, hospitals &C.
All the Cossacks OF the Don arc liable 70 military
service a. the call OF tho Gar These CossacK forces
are divided under tho following hcads-Woissko OF the
Don, the wossko OF Kuban, the W0ssKo OF Terek the
Woissko OF As.rachan. tho woissxo Orenburg, the
Woissko OF Ura. the Woissko Of Siberia tho WoissKo
Of Transbacka, the Woissko OF the Amoor tho DIS
trict Of Ussur the Cr,mea, Krasnoiarski. Irkutsk,
Kamschutka and other distant places.
For the strength OF the irregular forces SEQ below.
GENERAL Summary.
The regular army. o. ps.ss ise:ns stands As fol.
l02; Of depots. 400; OF local troops, 9.G53 Total
number OF officers, 2s,52e soldiers in active army,
troops, las, 903. Total number OF soldiers $40 1885,
Non. combatants, 05, ss1; horses 80 2S9 guns 4Os
the peace effective IS TAO officers, 3sS27 sodlers
1872 non-combatants. Total, 37,0.9 men. THIS
strength added TO that Of the regular army gives u
total peace effective Of So7 SOL mon. guns l460 and
horses, l20, 49,
The strength Of the army on war footing Is rs fol.
Officers Tor active service ! the regular army,
81 557 Tor reserves, 3o22 Tor depots Sos; Tor local
eryea IN tho . sor ,or
Total soldiers, l.0l1, 32S Noncombatan.s, i95 las
regular army. 1850, 054 49, ' N''@' NV :
The strength OF the Irregular army will DO g. sos
officers, 13l, 800 soldiers 5,t9S non-c0mbatants total
40 1913 Added to the regular orce this Will give d
grand total of the strength Of tho Russian army
2O2l, AT men, 36l, 1897 horses and z, 1856 guns
ENGLISH INTERESTS IN THE
These arc SO extensive and important to Great
Britain that they entirely control her policy toward
other nations by abandoning all Interference IN
European affairs except Tar they bear tho least
degree on her Asiatic interests England has almost
ceased TO be considered u European Power and her
wishes are scarcely consulted In the adjustment OF
European quarrcis But with her mighty powes d.
rected toward the protection OF her Eastern posses
sons and TO guarding with jealous vigilance all the
avenues caui1g thereto Englands Intervention
Eastern question must be regarded highly important
W It's soiution Inc moment u ceases To be 50 then
England abdicatcs her position OF India Ii
has been the boast OF her admirers that tho drum
beats Of her armies OF occupation increasingly
salute the rising sun but this only accom- by
distribution OF her iorcc which tends to weaken Ler
locally wherever her lag floats. BY means OF her
magnificent aeet England keeps open tho communca-
ton between her widely separated strongholds, and
thus maintains herself against what misht otherwise
prove irresistible combinations OF Powers jealous OF
her wealth and influence. While all but nvincbIe on
tho ocean her land forces feeble compared with
those Of the patluns with whom she Is naDc ut any
N .ut
her armies make up IN vnlor what they lack In num-
bers.
THE ENGLISH
The military forces vi tho British Empire divided
into four distinct classes parts each OF which has
It's own peculiar organization, bat al subject to
the central authority exercised by the War ONCE" at
London. Tho iirst and most important division is
the regular active army, which forms the chief
military strength Of tho country THIS force Is re-