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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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