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2. The department oi the personnel, under the inspector general of tlie army ; this has charge 

 of the recruiting service, the central military printing establishment, and the corps of mounted 

 orderlies and couriers. 



3. The artillery department. 



4. The engineer department. 



5. The commissariat department, for the supply of money for all purposes, the equipment of 

 the troops, supplies of ammunition, and the administration of the military hospitals, under the 

 commissary general. 



6. The subsistence department. 



7. The dejjartment of the military colonies. 



8. The medical department. 



9. The judge advocates' department. 



Under the direction of the war ministry the military authorities of the different provinces 

 administer their military affairs; the commands of the infantry, cavalry, and independent corps, 

 are under the war ministry. 



THE ARMY. 



This is divided into the main army of operations, reserves, garrison troops, irregular troops, 

 gendarmery, model regiments, and military schools. 



THE MAIN ARMY OF OPERATIONS. 



This is composed of troops who have not completed their first term of service. 



THE GENERAL STAFF 



is divided into the general staff proper and the topographical corps. The chief of the general 

 staff is at the head of this administration, and under him achief of the topographical corps. 



The strength of the general staff proper is 17 general officers, 32 colonels, 48 lieutenant 

 colonels, 62 captains, and 78 lieutenants. 



It is subdivided into the grand general staff and that of the troops. 



The first consists of 9 general officers, 36 field and company officers, and is divided into three 

 sections : 



1. The affairs of the personnel of the general staff. 



2. The distribution of troops, including military operations and foreign armies. 



3. Scientific section, including historical matters. 



The office of the chief of general staff is for the administration. 



The general staff of the troops is as follows : in each army corps, 1 general as chief of staff, 

 2 field and several company officers; in each division, 2 officers. 



The military colonies, reserve troops, and garrison troops, have special general staffs of their 

 own. 



TOPOGRAPHICAL CORPS. 



This consists of 1 general as chief, 2 generals, 15 field officers, 91 captains and lieutenants, 

 and 8 companies of different strength, but amounting to 456 sergeants and privates in all. The 

 officers take rank with those of the general staff. 



The corps is subdivided into the topographical depot, the topographical companies and the 

 officers serving on the staff with armies, &c. 



