UNITED STATES
The organization of the army of the United States is on different lines from that of other armies.
No higher formation than the Regiment exists in peace, but it is understood that the following is the organization contemplated in war.
Infantry
| Company | 3 Officers, 128 men (in 2 Platoons). |
| Battalion | 4 Companies, under a Major. |
| Regiment | 3 Battalions, or 1,600 men, under a Colonel. |
| Brigade | 3 Regiments, or 4,800 men. |
| Division | 3 Brigades. |
| Army Corps | 3 Divisions. |
Cavalry
| Troop | 3 Officers, 100 men (in 4 Platoons). |
| Squadron | 4 Troops, 400 men, under a Major. |
| Regiment | 3 Squadrons, or 1,200 men, under a Colonel. |
Artillery
| Battery | 4 guns, 4 Officers, 160 men. |
| Battalion | 3 Batteries, under a Major. |
| Regiment | 2 Battalions, under a Colonel. |
CHAPTER XIV
COMPOSITION OF NATIONAL ARMIES
It may be of interest to glance at the strength of the Forces which the chief military nations will put into the field at the outbreak of war. The strength depends essentially on the number of organized Formations of Troops. It would be quite erroneous to estimate it by the total number of individual soldiers which the nation is estimated to possess.
Large numbers of untrained men, without organization to embody them in, add little to actual military strength.