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The forage cap has no vizor. 



The clothing is of excellent material, and is well made ; it is made up in the regiments. 



A short frock-coat is worn by all the cavalry. 



Coat and pants are lined throughout. 



The pants are re-enforced with black leather, and are split about 6" from the bottom, along 

 the outer seam, the slit fastening with hooks and eyes ; straps of leather are sewed to the pants. 



Boots are worn under the pants ; steel spurs are permanently attached to the boots. 



The overcoat has a large I'oUing collar, and no cape ; it is of a dark grey color, nearly black. 



The stock is of bombazine, lined with linen ; it has a flaj) in front, and fastens by means of 

 a buckle. 



The buttons are plain. 



Shirts, socks, and cloth mittens are issued. 



HORSES. 



There is a central commission at Berlin charged with the regulation of the purchase of horses. 



For this purpose, the monarchy is divided into three districts : 1st, the country east of the 

 Vistula ; 2d, that from the Vistula to the Elbe ; 3d, the Rhenish provinces. 



There is a sub-commission for each of these districts, and several remount depots. 



The horses are purchased between the ages of 3 and 7, the preference being given to young 

 horses, which remain at the remount depots until they are 4J years old. 



The horse is supposed to give 9 years' service, on the average ; therefore, each regiment is 

 annually supplied with remount horses to the number of one-ninth of its total strength. 



As an instance of the price of horses, it may be mentioned that in 1854, in the province of 

 Pomerania, 733 horses were offered to the sub-commission, 311 of which were purchased; the 

 average price paid was $85, the highest price $137. 



Prussia is not now obliged to import horses for the army. 



The horses are branded with the initials of the name and the number of the regiment to which 

 they belong, also with the sign of the province where purchased. 



The horses are generally good, but by no means extraordinary. 



The minimum height of horses for the garde du corps, is 16 hands. 



cuirassiers, is 15 hands 2 inches. 



light guard and lancers, is. 15 hands ^ inch. 



dragoons and hussars, is 14 hands 3/g inches. 



The minimum height of artillery draught horses, is 16 hands. 



saddle horses, is 14 hands 3j'v inches. 



From 2 to 4 spare horses are allowed each squadron. 



Every lieutenant of cavalry receives a public horse once in 5 years ; if he rides the same horse 

 for that time, it becomes his private property at the expiration of the period, unless he is pro- 

 moted to a captaincy in the interim. 



If he does not avail himself of this privilege for 5 years, he receives a compensation of from 

 $100 to $110 at the expiration of that time. 



If he loses his public horse in time of war, he receives a new one, and is credited for the time 

 he rode the first. 



It is the duty of the colonels to see that the officers are properly mounted. 



In time of war, or in case of pressing necessity, the laws allow the government to seize the 



