Footnotes
[A] The following is a carefully compiled table of the forces of Europe in the year 1854-55. Since that time the Russian fleet has been destroyed, but the diminution has been more than counterbalanced by the increased navies of the other powers.
Military Forces of Europe in 1855.
| Men. | Ships. | Guns. | |||
| Austria | 650,000 | 102 | 752 | ||
| Bavaria | 239,886 | ... | ... | ||
| Belgium | 100,000 | ... | ... | ||
| Denmark | 75,169 | 120 | 880 | ||
| France | 650,000 | 407 | 11,773 | ||
| Germany | 452,473 | ... | ... | ||
| Great Britain | 265,000 | [1] | 591 | 17,291 | |
| Greece | 10,226 | 25 | 143 | ||
| Ionian Isles | 3,000 | 4 | ... | ||
| Modena and Parma | 6,302 | ... | ... | ||
| Netherlands | 58,647 | 84 | 2,000 | ||
| Papal States | 11,274 | ... | ... | ||
| Portugal | 33,000 | 44 | 404 | ||
| Prussia | 525,000 | 50 | 250 | ||
| Russia | 699,000 | 207 | 9,000 | ||
| Sardinia | 48,088 | 40 | 900 | ||
| Sicilies | 106,264 | 29 | 444 | ||
| Spain | 75,000 | 410 | 1530 | ||
| Sweden | 167,000 | ... | ... | ||
| Switzerland | 108,000 | ... | ... | ||
| Tuscany | 16,930 | ... | ... | ||
| Turkey | 310,970 | ... | ... | ||
| 4,611,229 | 2113 | 45,367 | [2] |
[1] Indian army 250,000, and militia 145,000, not included; making a total of 660,000
[2] Taking an average of ten men to each gun, the sailors will be 453,670; which gives a total of fighting-men, 5,064,899!!!
[B] He was called Le Grand Bâtisseur.
[C] Wickliff’s English Bible, 1383.
[D] Popular History—Henry VI.
[E] Dr. Robertson