N.B.—A Regiment of Infantry consists of three battalions, so that in calculating the strength of a regiment, the regimental staff (colonel, lieutenant-colonel, regimental-adjutant, surgeons, etc.), should be taken into account.
That of a Prussian Cavalry Regiment of five squadrons is:—
- 25 officers,
- 2 or 3 surgeons,
- 686 N. C. O.’s and men,
- 14 others (paymasters, veterinary surgeons, medical assistants, armourers, etc., etc.), and
- 667 horses.
The peace-strength of the corresponding troops in Bavaria, Württemberg, and Saxony is much the same. The Guard regiments and those in Alsace-Lorraine are somewhat stronger.
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