64 MILITARY COMMISSION TO EUROPE. 



The depot is subordinate to the grand general staff, and attends to the engraving and jorinting 

 of maps, manufiicture and repair of instruments, &c. It consists of G sections: 1, the office; 2, 

 topographical section; 3, astronomical section; 4, section of engraving and printing; 5, 

 mechanical section ; G, archives. 



There are attached to the depot 1 company (of 1 officer and 120 men) composed of mechanics, 

 and a topograj)hical school. 



Of the 8 companies, 1 is at the depot, as above, some employed in making surveys, the rest in 

 fractions at the headquarters of armies and corps. These companies are usually recruited from 

 among intelligent cantonists, (soldiers' sons,) taken at the age of 15. 



AIDES DE CAJIP. 



These do not form a separate corps ; they are of two kinds : those of the emperor, as above, and 

 those of the generals. 



The latter are of two classes, senior aides and personal aides. 



The senior aides are appointed by the emperor, and belong to the command ; they superintend 

 the service. The personal aides are selected by the generals, and accompany them when they 

 change commands. 



All aides are taken from among officers serving with troops, never from the general staff. 



On the staif of an army there are, under the inspector general, who is subordinate to the 

 chief of staff, 5 senior, and from 6 to 11 personal aides. 



On the staff of a corps, also under the inspector general of the corps, who is subordinate to 

 the chief of staff, there are 2 senior, and from 3 to 4 personal aides. 



On the staff of a division there are 1 senior and 2 personal aides. 



On the stall" of a brigade 1 personal aide. 



THE INFANTRY. 



This is divided into infontry of the line, light infantry, and rifles. The number of regiments 

 is as follows : 12 of the guard, 10 grenadier, 4 carbineer, 42 of the line, and 42 light. There 

 are also the following independent battalions : 1 Finland rifles of the guard, 1 of grenadier 

 rifles, and 7 rifles of the line. 



The different kinds of regiments just mentioned are numbered in separate series ; in addition 

 to its number, each has a name, generally that of some province or city. Many regiments bear 

 also the names of their proj^rietors, who are the grand dukes, native or foreign princes, distin- 

 guished generals, &c. Each regiment of the guard, grenadiers, and carbineers, consists of three 

 active battalions ; each regiment of the line and of light infantry has four active battalions. 

 Every battalion is composed of four companies. 



On the war establishment, every company consists of 4 officers, 20 sergeants, 8 musicians, 

 and, for the guards, grenadiers, and carbineers, 236 corporals and privates ; for other troops, 

 230 corporals and privates. 



The battalion staff consists of: 1 commandant of the battalion, 1 junior field officer, 1 

 adjutant, 1 ensign, and 1 sub-ensign, (both sergeants in the line of promotion,) 1 battalion chief 

 drummer, 1 battalion chief bugler ; in the rifle battalion there is no junior field officer or bat- 

 talion chief drummer, but there are 1 quartermaster and 1 paymaster. 



The staff of a regiment of the line, or light infantry, consists of: 1 colonel, 1 adjutant, 1 

 quartermaster, 1 paymaster, 1 band master, 40 musicians, 1 regimental chief drummer, 1 regi- 



