Organization: How Armies are Formed for WarFoster, Hubert
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Organization: How Armies are Formed for War
Foster, Hubert
Armies -- Organization
MOUNTED INFANTRY: Company and Battalion | | | | | | |
identical with Cavalry Squadron | | | | | | |
and Regiment. | | | | | | |
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ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES: See details | | | | | | |
under head of each in following | | | | | | |
Chapters, IX and X. | | | | | | |
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STRENGTH OF UNITS OF FIGHTING TROOPS
The following figures are in round numbers, and show officers,
men, and horses belonging to the unit. They do _not_ include those
attached--namely: Medical and Veterinary Officers, Armourer Sergeants,
men of the Medical Corps, and the 2nd Line Transport provided by the
Army Service Corps.
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|Officers.| Men.| Horses.|
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CAVALRY: Squadron | 6 | 155 | 170 |
Regiment | 23 | 510 | 560 |
ARTILLERY: H.A. Battery | 5 | 195 | 220 |
Field Battery | 5 | 195 | 170 |
Howitzer Battery | 5 | 180 | 150 |
Heavy Battery | 5 | 160 | 110 |
H.A. Brigade | 17 | 650 | 770[A] |
Field Brigade | 23 | 910 | 900[A] |
Field Brigade Ammunition | | | |
Column | 5 | 300 | 270 |
Divisional Ammunition Column | 18 | 780 | 990 |
ENGINEERS: Field Troop | 3 | 80 | 80 |
Field Company | 6 | 150 | 70 |
Bridging Train | 5 | 230 | 330 |
INFANTRY: Company | 3 | 120 | 2 |
Battalion | 28 | 980 | 50 |
MOUNTED INFANTRY: Company | 6 | 155 | 170 |
Battalion | 23 | 510 | 560 |
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[A] With Ammunition Column.
COMPOSITION OF HEAD-QUARTERS
The following tables give the number of officers in the several
Head-Quarters comprised in the Force.
GENERAL HEAD-QUARTERS
Commander-in-Chief and Personal Staff 6
General Staff 11
A.G. and Q.M.G.’s Staffs 8
Heads of Administrative Services 15
Other officers 15
Other ranks nearly 200
ARMY HEAD-QUARTERS
Similarly composed, but with fewer officers.
HEAD-QUARTERS OF THE LINES OF COMMUNICATION
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