28 REVIEW— STATE OF THE FRENCH CAVALRY, &c. 
bles and the state of the horse in other countries. In Great Bri- 
tain, although several of the barracks had been constructed 
in haste, every horse had his separate rack and manger, and 
plenty of room for rest, and his average period of service was 
twelve years. 
“ In the whole of Germany proper means had been employed to 
ameliorate the condition of the horse, and to lengthen his service. 
4 ‘ In Baden, Wurtemburg, Bavaria, and Hanover, it was rare 
that glanders or farcy was seen ; and many of the horses were 
20 and 25 years old, yet fit for active service. 
“ In the regiment of Light Horse in the garrison of Darmstadt 
not a single horse had died of farcy or glanders for eight years. 
“ In Prussia the results were no less conclusive in favour of 
well -constructed barracks than they were in Lombardy, Sardinia, 
and, in fact, in almost every cavalry depot. 
“ A table of the general mortality in this regiment, and that 
of a regiment of French cavalry, was obtained. It is curious 
and valuable : — 
The Hesse-Darmstadt Regi- 
ment of Light-Horse. 
Year. 
Effective 
Strength. 
Contagious 
Diseases. 
j Epizootic. 
Glanders. 
Farcy. 
Accidents, 
&c. 
Total. 
1831 
544 
3 
3 
1832 
| 544 
10 
# . 
, # 
, # 
1 
11 
1833 
! 544 
3 
3 
1834 
544 
6 
6 
1835 
544 
8 
2 
10 
1836 
617 
6 
20 
# 9 
26 
1837 
617 
4 
1 
5 
1838 
i 
6 
1 
7 
4571 
1 
44 
20 
5 
117 
The French Regiment of 
Cavalry. 
Effective 
Strength. 
Contagious 
Diseases. 
Epizootic. 
Glanders. 
Farcy. 
Accidents, 
&c. 
Total. 
600 
29 
47 
7 
o 
85 
600 
28 
43 
11 
3 
85 
550 
12 
50 
9 
71 
525 
12 
27 
2 
2 
43 
525 
8 
20 
1 
4 
33 
500 
9 
19 
# # 
2 
30 
480 
13 
18 
2 
4 
37 
460 
6 
10 
• • 
• • 
16 
4210 
117 
234 
32 
17 
400 
This relation of actual facts is curious, and most interesting. 
We shall probably return to this subject at no very distant period, 
and hope in the mean time that the Marquis Oudinot will con- 
