[P. 49]. The Cavalry is now, or will be very shortly, composed of 92 regiments of 5 squadrons, and 4 regiments of Spahis of 6 squadrons each—total, 484 squadrons.
They consist of
| 14 | Regiments | of | Cuirassiers, |
| 34 | ” | ” | Dragoons, |
| 22 | ” | ” | Chasseurs à Cheval, |
| 14 | ” | ” | Hussars, |
| 8 | ” | ” | Chasseurs d’Afrique, |
| 4 | ” | ” | Spahis. |
Total, 96 regiments.
[P. 49]. 12 Mountain Batteries are being formed. There are, in addition to the numbers given, 12 batteries in Corsica, Algeria, and Tunis.
RUSSIA.
Russia is situated, from a military point of view, quite differently to any other European country, for of the whole Russian Empire only about a quarter lies in Europe. This quarter, it is true, is larger than the rest of all Europe put together, but it contains only a third of the population. Although by far the greater part of her dominions lies in another continent, Russia has had a pretty large finger in the European pie, and will in the future, no doubt, often mix herself up in European politics. Her policy, if it can be called so, is to try to influence Western questions in such a manner as eventually to bring all Slav races under her rule.