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line regiment 3,105, a reserve regiment 2,075, aggregate, on the war footing. 

 The light infantry and rifle battalions of the guard have each 1,050, the 

 light infantry and rifle divisions 527 aggregate. 



A general of infantry or cavalry {pi. 19, upper^^. 1,) usually commands 

 the army corps and army division, one lieutenant general the division, one 

 major general the brigade, one colonel the regiment, one lieutenant colonel 

 or major the battalion. The general staflf consists of 1 general, 37 staff*- 

 oflicers {fig. 2), 15 captains, and 3 lieutenants. Of the adjutants {fig. 3), 

 two are assigned to each prince-royal, to each general commanding, to each 

 division, and one to every brigade ; the rest of the adjutants are selected 

 from the regiments to which they are attached. 



The general's uniform (j^^. 1) is blue, with red, richly embroidered collar 

 and cuflEs, two rows of yellow buttons, and an aiguillette on the right 

 shoulder. The undress uniform has no embroidery ; only one row of 

 buttons, and epaulettes with bouillons. Pantaloons grey, with red stripes, 

 and edgings. Black and silver sash, with long tassels. Hat with white, 

 and black plumes. The uniform of the general stafl" {fig. 2) is blue, with 

 crimson collar and cuffs, with silver lace (gold for the war ministry), dark 

 blue epaulettes, with silver crescent, buttons white. Hat with white and 

 black plumes. The uniform of the adjutants {fig. 3) is dark blue, with 

 green collar and cuffs, with light gold embroidery ; yellow buttons, blue 

 epaulettes, with gold crescent. Hat with white and black plumes. The 

 rank of officers generally is distinguished by the epaulette. All wear silver 

 sashes, with long silver and black tassels (the hussars buckled sashes 

 without tassels), silver and black sword-knots, the cavalry with a leather 

 strap. The epaulettes are of cloth, the color according to the army- 

 division (white, red, yellow, or light blue), with silver or gilt crescent 

 bound with black and silver galloon, and lined with red. Staff" officers have 

 silver fringe on the epaulette ; adjutants general and king's aide-de-camp, 

 silver epaulettes ; the lieutenant general, one star ; the general of infantry 

 two on epaulette or aiguillette ; the field marshal, two embroidered gold 

 bars ; the colonel and captain have two small silver stars on the epaulette ; 

 the lieutenant colonel and first lieutenant have one ; the major and second 

 lieutenant none. Hussar officers have, instead of epaulettes, silver shoulder- 

 knots, twisted for the staflT oflficers, plain for the others, with stars upon 

 them, according to rank. The non-commissioned officers have lace round 

 the collar and cuflfs (the bombardiers of artillery only round the cuflfs), and 

 black and white woollen sabre-knots (the sergeant-major, troop-sergeant, 

 chief artificer (laboratory sergeant), and ensign, silver). 



The color of the infantry uniform is dark blue ; of the light infantry and 

 rifle divisions green. The dress, a short frock-coat, reaching nearly to the 

 knee, with one row of buttons and blue standing collar, a red flap on both 

 sides in front, and red cuflfs, with a flap, which, as well as the shoulder-strap, 

 varies with the color of the army corps and division. The pantaloons are 

 grey, with red edgings, in summer white. The head-covering is a helmet 

 (casque) of leather, plated with brass, terminating above in a point, in 

 which openings are arranged to permit the evaporation from the head to 



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