THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION. 
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V. Temporary Arrangements. 
Art. 26. Whenever the numbers of the first class of the army, alluded 
to in Art. 1 of this decree, fall below 48,000 men, that article is annulled, 
and the term of service will be ; the first nine years in the active army, and 
the other two in the garrison corps. 
Art. 27. The decree laid down in the preceding is applicable to those 
soldiers of the 1st class, who on the 1st January, 1868, form part of the 
active army, be they either actually under arms or on unlimited leave. 
The transfer therefore of such classes from the active army into the 
garrison corps, will be regulated from time to time by the Minister of 
War. 
Art. 28. The present decree will come into force on the 1st January, 
1868. 
Art. 29. Such laws for the army as now exist, and not being contradicted 
by any of these, will still remain in force. 
Schedule A. 
Infantry .—Seventy-two regiments, four of which are grenadiers. Each 
regiment is composed of one head-quarters and three battalions ; each 
battalion is composed of four companies. 
Bersaglieri. —Eive regiments. Each regiment is composed of one head¬ 
quarters and nine battalions; each battalion of one head-quarters and four 
companies. 
Cavalry. —Twenty regiments. Each regiment is composed of one head¬ 
quarters and six squadrons. 
Artillery. —One regiment of pontoniers composed of one head-quarters 
and seven companies. 
Three regiments of garrison artillery, each composed of one head-quarters 
and sixteen companies. 
Eive regiments of field artillery, one composed of one head-quarters, two 
batteries of horse and fourteen of field artillery; and four composed of six¬ 
teen field artillery batteries. 
Bngineers .—The body of sappers is composed of one head-quarters and 
twenty-eight companies. 
Train. —The train is composed of one head-quarters and four brigades, 
each brigade being composed of four companies. 
Administrative. —The administrative body to be composed of one head¬ 
quarters and six companies. 
