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to make any reduction in its numbers, or even to terminate its legal existence by a single vote.

According to the army estimates laid before the House of Commons in the session of 1870, the total force of the United Kingdom, during the year 1870— 71, is to consist of 115,037 men. This force is composed of the following regiments, depots, and training establishments : —

Non-commis-

sioned officers,

Branches of the Military Service

Officers

trumpeters,

Rank and

and

file

drummers

Officers on the General and Departmental

Staff

1,239

—

—

Regiments :

Royal horse artillery ....

78

138

1,834

Life guards and horse guards

81

192

1,029

Cavalry of the line. .

475

969

7.733

Royal artillery

»

661

1,550

12,866

Riding establishment

.

7

13

205

Royal engineers

393

564

3,879

Army Service Corps

.

8

386

1,801

Foot guards.

.

237

4S3

5,220

Infantry of the line

2,934

6,468

51,990

Army hospital corps

1

165

694

West India regiments

.

104

150

1,680

Colonial corps

Total

58

149

1,632

6,276

11,197

90,593

Depots of Indian Regiments :

27

54

513

Total

200

600

5,000

227

654

5,513

Recruiting and teaching Establishments:

Cavalry riding school ....

2

2

— ,

Infantry depots .....

5

9

—

Recruiting establishments

6

17

—

Instruction in gunnery and engineering. Total Training Schools and Factories:

10

57

62

23

85

62

Cadet company, Woolwich

10

20

9

Royal military college. Sandhurst.

17

30

1

Regimental schools and factories

32

281

7

Total

59

331

17

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