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a round or cocked hat, and their jackets 

 embroidered, as chance or fancy may dictate, 

 with but little attention to general uniform. 



The soldiers' rations are fixed by law at a 

 pound of meat, a pound of bread, and four 

 ounces of rice per man per diem. 



The infantry is divided into battalions; 

 twenty-five of the line, and five of light troops, 

 all in eight companies. In each battalion of 

 the line is one company of light infantry, 

 one of grenadiers, and six of fusileers ; each 

 company consisting of one hundred soldiers, 

 and four officers. 



The cavalry is composed of twenty-four 

 squadrons, each of which consists of three 

 companies, with fifty men and three offi- 

 cers, for old tactics; and two companies, of 

 eighty men and four officers, for modern 

 discipline. The six squadrons forming the 



