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frontier troops number 50,000 men, in war 80,000, and when all the 

 serviceable are called out, 214,000 men. They are armed with bayonet- 

 muskets and sabres ; the uniform is brown with cuffs of all colors ; belts 

 black ; buttons yellow and white ; pantaloons as in the Hungarian regi- 

 ments {jig. 1, an officer ; ^^. 7, a private). 4. Of Jagers : consisting of 

 1 Tyrolese Jager regiment of 24 companies in 4 battalions. The company 

 has 4 officers, 20 sergeant-majors, 12 sergeants, 12 lance corporals, and 184 

 men ; in all (with the staff), 5459 men. Also 12 Jager battalions, in peace 

 of 1278, in war, of 1490 men. Arms : the first and second rank, smooth- 

 bore jagers and sabres ; the third rank, rifles with sword bayonets {pi. 21, 

 upper j^^. 8, an officer and private). Uniform : pike-grey, with green collar 

 and cuffs and yellow buttons ; pike-grey pantaloons ; round Corsican hat 

 with upturned brim ; black belts ; boots and gaiters. 



The cavalry consists : 1. Of 6 Cuirassier regiments, of 3 divisions each 

 of 2 squadrons 165 strong. In war, a cuirassier regiment consists of 1294 

 men, with 1283 service horses. Arms : long straight sword (Pallasch), 

 two pistols, black-lacquered half-cuirass. Uniform white, with colored 

 collar-flaps and cuffs, deep blue pantaloons, helmet black. German saddle 

 with cover of white lamb's-wool, bound with red ; red shabrack with yellow 

 binding (gold lace for officers). 2. Of 6 Dragoon regiments, strength as 

 above. Arms : sabre, long carbine, two pistols. Uniform the same as cuiras- 

 siers, only without cuirass. 3. Of 7 regiments of Light Horse of 4 divisions 

 and 8 squadrons, containing in peace 184, in war 208 men, whence the 

 regiment numbers in peace 1518, and in war 2044 men, with 1972 horses. 

 Arms as above, only short carbines and rifles. Uniform : 4 regiments 

 white ; 3 green, otherwise same as the dragoons. 4. Of 12 Hussar regi- 

 ments, whose strength and arms are in all respects the same as for the 

 light horse. Uniform for 3 regiments, dark blue ; for 2, deep blue ; for 

 3, light blue ; for 4, dark green. Pelisse, pantaloons, and dolmans of the 

 same color ; only for the green hussars the pantaloons are dark red. Top 

 boots with turned-down, falling tops (Zischmen). For common service 

 the hussars wear blackish grey pantaloons and common boots. Shakos 

 for 5 regiments black, for 7 colored, with black and yellow plumes. 

 5. Of 4 Ulan regiments : formation as in the light horse ; arms the same 

 also, and in addition, a lance with black and yellow pennon. Uniform 

 green with red ; shakos yellow, green, red, and white, with yellow cap cord, 

 and horse-hair plume. Officers have full golden epaulettes and golden 

 cap cord. 



The artillery consists : 1. Of the bombardier corps, 5 companies, 2082 

 men. School for the artillery officers. 2. Five field-artillery regiments 

 of 4 battalions, 3663 men ; they man in the field the 3-, 6-, 12-, and 

 18-pounder batteries. Each battery has four guns and two 7- or 18-pounder 

 howitzers ; the field-artillery man also the cavalry batteries, which consist 

 of six 6-pounders. Most of the gunners and matrosses can drive also. The 

 field-artillery can man 200 batteries. 3. Of the rocket or firework corps, 

 containing 4 companies or 766 men, which in war can be still further 

 increased. It mans 16 congreve-rocket batteries of 6 stands each. 4. Of 

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