REPORT 



PRUSSIAN CAVALRY. 



OKGANIZATION. 



The war establishment of the Prussian cayalry consists of the standing army, the landwehr 

 of the first levy, that of the second levy, the depot squadrons, and the landsturm. 



All able-bodied men, whatever their rank in life, are required to serve 5 years in the standing 

 army, from their 20th to their 25th year. Of these 5 years, the first 3 are passed with their 

 regiments ; during the last 2 they are permitted to return to their homes and compose the 

 reserve of the standing army, being liable to be called to join their regiments at any moment, 

 in the event of a war or other exigency. 



They then pass into the landwehr of the 1st levy for 7 years ; then, for 1 more, into the 

 landwehr of the 2d levy ; after which, they belong to the landsturm. 



The standing army performs garrison duty in time of peace. As a general rule, the regi- 

 ments are stationed in the districts where they are recruited, unless there are special political 

 reasons to the contrary. 



The landwehr of the 1st levy is at once called out, upon the commencement of a war, to rein- 

 force the standing army and co-ojierate with it ; its organization and composition are identical 

 with those of the latter, there being a regiment of landwehr cavalry to correspond to every one 

 of the cavalry of the line, and 2 landwehr regiments of the guard. In war, they are usually 

 brigaded together ; thus the 2d hussars of the line and the 2d hussars of the landwehr belong 

 to the same brigade. 



In peace, this levy is called out for drills and manoeuvres 2 weeks in each year ; at otli r 

 times merely a skeleton, consisting of 1 captain of the line, 2 non-commissioned officers, and 2 

 men, is kept at the depot magazine of each landwehr regiment, the complete clothing, arma- 

 ment, and equipment of the regiment being kejit in these magazines. 



The landwehr of the 2d levy is not quite so numerous as that of the 1st. It is called out 

 only in time of war, and is then employed in service in the interior, or, if necessary, to reinforce 

 the active army. 



The landsturm has no regular organization ; it is called out only to repel invasion, and consists 

 of all men less than 50 years old not in the army or landwehr. 



The depot squadrons are organized only in time of war. They consist of supernumeraries 

 from the reserve, men draughted from the landwehr, and recruits who are to be drilled 6 months 

 before joining their regiments. 



Every regiment of the cavalry of the standing army has one depot squadron in war ; those of 

 the guard are of the same strength as the active squadrons ; those of the line are 200 strong. 



