208 MILITARY COMMISSION TO EUROPE. 



since they serve as depots for the corresponding regiments of landwehr of the 1st levy as well 

 as for those of the line. One hundred and twenty-five men and horses helong to the line regi- 

 ment ; the remaining 75 are for the landwehr. 



The war strength of these different kinds of cavalry amounts to 440 squadrons — 2,400 officers 

 and ahout 65,000 men and horses ; this is exclusive of the landsturm. 



The cavalry of the standing army consists of 38 regiments, of which 6 belong to the guards, 

 32 to the line. 



The guard regiments are : 2 regiments of cuirassiers, 1 of dragoons, 2 of lancers, and 1 of 

 hussars. 



The line regiments are : 8 of cuirassiers, 4 of dragoons^ 8 of lancers, and 12 of hussars. 



Each regiment consists of 4 active squadrons. 



Each squadron of the line regiments is composed of: 



1 captain. 



1 first lieutenant. 



3 second lieutenants. 



1 orderly sergeant. 



1 ensign, a non-commissioned officer in the line of promotion. 



1 quartermaster, a sergeant. 



12 sergeants. 



3 trumpeters. 



127 privates, among whom are 20 corj)orals and re-enlisted soldiers — 145 men and horses, 

 exclusive of officers: 



The regimental staif consists of 1 colonel, 1 junior field officer, 1 adjutant, (a 2d lieutenant,) 

 2 supernumerary captains, 1 paymaster, 1 surgeon, from 2 to 3 assistant surgeons, 1 chief 

 trumpeter, 1 regimental clerk, 4 veterinaries with the rank of orderly sergeant. The super- 

 numerary captains are for the purpose of commanding the skeleton of the corresponding landwehr 

 regiment and the depot squadron, as well as for other detached service. 



The junior field officer commands the corresponding landwehr regiment, the captains and 

 adjutant of which are also taken from the line. The squadrons of the guard regiments are 

 stronger by 5 privates than those of the line. 



TACTICS AND INSTRUCTION. 



The riding drill is a separate work from the tactics proper ; it is so very similar to the Austrian 

 that it need not he explained in this report. 



The instruction on foot is embraced in the first 36 pages of the tactics, and includes the drill 

 of the recruit, the movements of the squadron and regiment, and the formations for parade, 



review, &c. 



The squadron is the unit of tactics, as well as of interior service. When mounted, it is formed 

 in two ranks, 1 pace apart, the rear rank covering their front rank men, and is divided into 4 

 platoons, numbered from right to left. 



In each jilatoon the men call off by twos for mounting and dismounting ; by threes for 

 manoeuvring. 



The officers, non-commissioned officers, &c., are posted as follows : 



The captain, 30 paces in front of the centre ; the 1st lieutenant commands the 3d platoon, 

 and is 2 paces in front of its centre ; the 2d lieutenant commands the 4th platoon ; the 3d lieu- 

 tenant is a file-closer, in rear of the centre ; the 4th lieutenant commands the 1st platoon ; the 

 5th lieutenant commands the 2d platoon. 



