The Military Gymnastic School at Vincennes, 265 Remarks on French Military Education, 273 II. PRUSSIA. OUTLINE OF MILITARY SYSTEM AND MILITARY EDUCATION, 275 I. Outline of Military System, 281 II. Historical View of Military Education, 284 III. Present System of Military Education and Promotion, 293 IV. Examinations; General and Professional for a Commission, 297 1. Preliminary or Ensign’s Examination, 297 2. Officers’ Examination, 302 V. Military Schools preparatory to the Officers’ Examination, 310 1. The Cadet Schools, or Cadet Houses, 310 2. The Division Schools, 321 3. The United Artillery and Engineers’ School, 325 VI. The School for Staff Officers at Berlin, 330 VII. Elementary Military Schools for Non-commissioned Officers, 329 1. Military Orphan Houses, 339 Orphan-House at Potsdam, 340 Orphan-House at Annaburg, 345 2. The School Division or Non-commissioned Officers’ School, 348 3. Regimental Schools, 350 4. The Noble-School at Liegnitz, 350 VIII. Remarks on the System of Military Education in Prussia, 351 APPENDIX, 351 The Artillery and Engineer School at Berlin, 353 The Staff School at Berlin, 395 III. AUSTRIA. MILITARY SYSTEM AND INSTRUCTION 409-464 I. Schools of non-commissioned officers 411 II. School for officers 429 III. Special Military Schools 436 IV. Staff School at Vienna 447 V. Reorganization of Military Schools in 1868 453 VI. Cavalry Brigade School for officers 463 IV. BAVARIA, SAXONY, HOLLAND. MILITARY SYSTEM AND SCHOOLS OF BAVARIA 465-480 I. Cadet Corps--War School--Artillery, Engineers, and Staff Schools 467 II. MILITARY ACADEMY AT DRESDEN 471 III. MILITARY ACADEMY AT BREDA 477 V. ITALY.