ARMY 380 



the commandcr-in-chief of all the forces An 



rhmcal sense, is compo 



two to five army corps, aggregations of from 

 30,000 to 35,000 men, and each corps is in turn 

 made up of ditnsions. The division is the 

 smallest body normally containing two or more 



ARMY 



arms of the service, ami its make-up varies 

 arc-online to its description, as an infantry 

 dirition or a cavalry dirixion. In the United 

 States and Great Britain the following plans 

 of organization prevail, hut thesr are always 

 subject to needed modifications: 



Great Britain 



3 brigades u-uc-h 4 battalions) 

 1 squadron 



4 brigades, 1 lu-avy halt 



TACTICAL, OR INFANTRY, DIVISION 



Infantr 11 3 



Cavalry 1 



Pin hi Artilltrii 1 



..my 



1 squadron 

 1 column 

 1 train 



.t.ulances 



698 00 "7." other men, 



6,161 horses. 76 guns. 



4 brigades 

 2 brigades 

 4 troops 

 1 squadron 

 1 squadron 



1 cavalry train 



4 ambulances 



486 officers, 9,410 other men, 

 10,195 horses, 24 guns. 



Signal 

 Aero 



A in in million 



.S'/< it pill 



]:</ hn IT 



Sanitary 



TYPICAL, CAVALRY DIVISION 



Cavalry 



Horse Artillery 



Engineers, mounted 



Signal, mounted 



Aero 



Ammunition 



Supply 



Engineer 



Sanitary 



United States 

 brigades 

 regiment 



regiment 



li-l(i battalion 



squadron 



train 

 train 



1 train- 



1 train (4 ambulance companies. 

 3 field-hospital companies). 



3 brigades 



regiment 



battalion 



field battalion 



squadron 



train 



train 



train 



train 



A brigade is the largest unit of any one arm. In the United States it is made up as follows: 

 INFANTRY Brigade (about 4,000 men) 



Regiment 



Regiment 



I 



Regiment 



i..n IJattaliun 1 !;it talion Headquarters Company Machine Gun Company Supply Company 



| (4 guns) 



I , 



Company Company Company Company 



I 



Platoon Platoon Platoon 



i 



Plat( 



Squad Squad (Squad) (Squad) (two to four squads) 



I 



1 Corporal 7 Privates 



mpany consists of 100 men and 3 officers. (May be increased in the discretion of the Presi- 

 dent by f,o enlisted men.) 



CAVALRY 



Brigade 



K<-Ki: 



ment 



cirii 



Regiment 



Regiment 



Squadron Squadron 



Squadron Headquarters Troop Machine Gun Troop (4 guns) 

 I (includes band) 



Supply Troop 



Troop 



Troop Troop Troop Troop (Troop) (four to five) 

 A troop consists of 70 men, 3 officers. (May be increased in the discretion of the President by 

 35 enlisted men.) 



