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 DEFENCE

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France

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Tunis

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3,374 (347)

2,374

Unclassed amidst

the troops.

1,973 (1,728)

195

772 (550)

, 3(t4

114 (110)

70

2,859 (2,388)

569

Arm,]/ Corps:

Infantry

336,006 (12,300)

7,029

36,052 (866)

371

8,8-23 (256)

537

380,881 (13,422)

7,637

Administrative.

11,860 (-)

—

3,527 (-)

—

519 (-)

15,906 (-)

Cavalry

66,681 (3,489)

59,085

7,597 (365)

'7,660

1,853 (86)

1,097

76,131 (3,940)

68,442

Artillery.

78,090

35,444

2,583

1,418

854

473 1 81,527

37,335

(3,94S)

(49)

(17)

(4,014;

Engineers.

12,219 (484)

1,021

867 (13)

300

340 (4)

140

13,420 (501)

1,461

Train.

8,527

5,428

2,175

-1,901

716

658

11,418

7,987

Total Army Corps

(361)

(38)

1 ,

(13)

(412)

513,383

108,007

52,801

11, (150

13,105

3,205 579,289

122,862

Total Active Army

(20,582)

(1,331)

(376)

(22,289)

522,919

114,195

53,950

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12,236

13,312

3,352 590,181

129,783

(26,142)

(2,164)

(556)

(28,862)

Gendarmerie.

21,546

10,807

1,172

902

143

101; 22,861

11,810

(624)

(31)

(4)

(659)

Garde Republicaine

3,050

740

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—

3,050

740

Grand Total.

(83)

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547,515

125,742

55,122

I3.i:-J8

13,455^

3,453; 016,092

142,333

(26,849)

(2.195)

(r,60)

(29,604)

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Deducting vacancies, sick and absent, the total ctFective for 189& is 540,582 for the Active Army, and. 25, 647 for the Gendarmerie and Gairde Republicaine.

The number of men liable to militaiy service is estimated as follows-: — active army and its reserve, 2,350,000; temtorial army, 900,000; territorial reserve, 1,100,000; total, 4,350,000 men, of Avhom about 2,500,000 would be available.

Navy.

The French navy is under the supreme direction of the Minister of Marine, who is assisted by a Chief of the Staff. The fiuictions of the last-named officer, who is a vice-admiral, were enlarged in 1898. Under the Minister he has charge of all the work of the dei)artmciit having reference to the building, maintenance, commissiuning, and mobilization of the fleet, and particularly of all that concerns preparations for war. He is chief of the Military Cabinet, while the Civil Cabinet, devoted to acbuinistrative work, is directly under the Minister. There are two sub-chiefs of the staff, of whom one is in charge of various sections, and the other of the work of the ^lilitary Cabinet. The central administration also embraces the directorates of personnel, materiel, and artillery, the inspectorate of works, the finance depart- ment, the services of submarine defences, hydrography, and other .special branches. lu addition to these are the Superior Council of the Xavy, and the