Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-23
How the Worlds First Armies
Compares With Those Now Fighting

Pah and Sutkh the king himself taking command OF the
division OF Amen. The troops again subdvded into
squarons under captains and officers OF lower rank and
several regiments formed OF allied troops and
cenaries regularly drilled trained with the
native Egyptian soldiers Among these mercenaries
the Sherden who have been the ancestors Of the
rowing sardinans; they unmlstakable in the repre-
sensations with their spiked helmets reminding us
the German headgear of today Strategy and tactics
have their place training the officers though
al most the forces In the numbered more
than twenty TO thirty thousand yet read OF the
wings and the centre OF the army. we'll rs Of flank
attacks.
in time of war the king appointed one cemmanderln
chief right to appoint subordinate
commands The commander.in-chief was often prince
of the royal house and other princes often competed for
the higher appointments under him. though whether any
competitive examination was held for army appointments
we know not. ..,. s.,
Corresponding with the coors OF troops
Egyptian regiment probably had standard pole with
the hgure OF animal an ostrich feather, fan
Their standards reverenced as religious symbols
heen the survvas OF the tribal etishes which.
adopted by each province nome afterward became the
regmenta badge belonging to the militia OF that
In the same way as we have our Lancers Rifles the
Egyptians also classified their regiments according the
they carried they had their Archers their Lances
and their spearmen some of the Laneers had dagger
stuck in the belt and carried in addition to their long
lance, short curved sword Large shields probably
supplied to the whole body OF Infantry light wand,
similar to the cane carried by our officers is seen in one
representation in the hand of each nth and
indicate subordinate officer In of
The Guards whom the safety OF the kings person
committed were divided into two bodies OF men, all equip
ped with ances TO which bateaxes added In the
OF one corps and shields in the other while the off,
carried either clubs wands.
The soldiers probably sang en- route, IN the
nowadays. Many love songs and songs
have down but who tell which they sang
the march? Two housandyeaTs hence may indeed
wonder why the English soldiers sang Tpperary In the
Great European War OF the twentieth century, II is only
when the music we'll the words extRnt that
realize why soldiers adopt song than an.
other; in all they care more for the good marching
quality OF the music than for the world.
II will have been from what has been said that
the army OF ancient Egypt was composed OF the most
heterogeneous elements Such army could only be kept
together by the firm hand OF strong ruler who could
weld together this motley crew OF nercenaries and native
ievies Unfortunately Ramses Ill succeeded by weak
kings, and gradually only the Egyptian Empire, but
also the Egyptian army fell to pieces The garrisons
that placed in the conquered towns became another
OF weakness these garrison troops consisted
rule not of native Egyptians but OF Nubian Asatic
auxlares, many OF whom the old enemies OF Egypt
In the later days Of the Ramesside kings the priesthood
OF Amen at Thebes TO great and decorations
such formerly bestowed for vaor in the field
showered the members OF the priesthood who
succeeded making themselves rulers of the country
Thus throughout their history II is clearly that the
soldiers of Egypt whether ancient modern, only fight
we'll under leaders whom they trust They have learned
TO trust their British rulers and they know that
In this the, continued good
ment OF the British Protectorate OF Egypt