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 {| class="table horizborder _valignb p235" THE FIELD FORCE AND GARRISON TROOPS ON PEACE AND WAR ESTABLISHMENTS. and Guns of Position.||{{ts|wnw|vmi}}|&ensp;All Ranks.&ensp;||{{ts||vmi}}|&ensp;Field,&ensp;Mountain,&ensp; and Guns of Position.
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 * rowspan=2|Detail||colspan=2 {{ts|bl}}|Peace.||colspan=2 {{ts|bld}}|War.
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 * {{ts|wnw|vmi}}|&ensp;All Ranks.&ensp;||{{ts||vmi}}|&ensp;Field,&ensp;Mountain,&ensp;
 * Field Force.|| || || ||
 * {{ts|al}}|Six brigades of light horse||&ensp;6,445||24||12,996||&ensp;36
 * {{ts|al}}|Three brigades of infantry||&ensp;7,377||36||14,733||&ensp;48
 * {{ts|al|it}}|Staff of three field companies of Engineers||&emsp;&emsp;&ensp;9||&hellip;||&emsp;&emsp;24||&ensp;&hellip;
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 * {{ts|btt1|bbt1}}|Total field force||13,831||60||27,753||&ensp;84
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 * {{ts|btt1|bbt1}}|Garrison Troops.|| || || ||
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 * {{ts|bbt1}}|Total garrison troops||11,752||&emsp;&emsp;26 ||11,752||&emsp;&emsp;26
 * Ordnance Department.|| || || ||
 * {{ts|al|it}}|For duty with both field force and garrison troops||&emsp;&ensp;117||&hellip;||&emsp;117||&hellip;
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 * {{ts|btt1|bbt1}}|Total field force and garrison troops||25,700||86||39,622||110
 * {{ts|al|it}}|Strength of reserve of officers, rifle clubs, cadets, etc., on May 1, 1904||38,654||&hellip;||38,654||&hellip;
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 * {{ts|btt1}}|Grand total|| 64,354|| 86|| 78,276||110
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 * {{ts|btt1|bbt1}}|Total field force and garrison troops||25,700||86||39,622||110
 * {{ts|al|it}}|Strength of reserve of officers, rifle clubs, cadets, etc., on May 1, 1904||38,654||&hellip;||38,654||&hellip;
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 * {{ts|btt1}}|Grand total|| 64,354|| 86|| 78,276||110
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£609,400, when the organization is carried into effect in its entirety.

It is obviously impracticable to carry out successfully and economically any military organization suited to rapid expansion and mobilization in time of national emergency unless the units of the various arms are