Military schools and courses of instruction in the science and art of war, / in France, Prussia, Austria, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Sardinia, England, and the United States. Drawn from recent official reports and documents. Revised Edition

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Directions for the Supreme Military Examinations Commission. 1856.

Barnard’s National Education in Europe. 1852.

Bache’s Report on Education in Europe. 1838.

[MILITARY SYSTEM AND EDUCATION IN PRUSSIA.][1]

[I. OUTLINE OF MILITARY SYSTEM.]

According to the law of the 3rd of September, 1814, which is the basis of the present military organization of Prussia, every Prussian above twenty years of age, is bound to service in arms for the defense of his country.

The military force of the country is made up of three distinct bodies, and the whole of the adult male population is distributed among them. It consists of,—

I. The Standing Army.

II. The National Militia or Landwehr, divided into two portions, viz., the first Landwehr and the second Landwehr.