Artillery—1 Corps of Horse Artillery, 3 regiments Field Artillery, altogether 42 batteries with 252 guns: and 4 regiments of Garrison Artillery. Engineers—3 Field Companies, 3 Fortress, 1 Railway and Telegraph Company, and 1 Instruction and Depôt Company. Besides the above there is a Colonial Army Depôt of three companies, and the Corps of Maréchaussée, which corresponds to the Gendarmerie in other States, 373 men. [Sidenote: +Strength of Army.+] The total strength of the Active Army approaches 64,000 men and 270 guns. The Colonial Army, recruited entirely by voluntary enlistment, comes to about 30,000 men. [Illustration: Infantry of the Schutterij.] In case a necessity should arise for reinforcing the Dutch Army, another body of men has been formed, called the “Schutterij,” of all Dutchmen between their 20th and 30th years not included in the Active Army or Militia. No great expectations can be formed of this body, for the members are only trained for forty to fifty hours annually. The Landsturm and Rifle Clubs are also destined to increase the strength of the Army in case of emergency. Since Holland has been declared a neutral State, and her energy is chiefly devoted to the furthering of her commercial and colonial interests, the chief duty of the Army will probably be confined to that of national defence. The numerous sluices and canals, which would offer numerous obstacles to an invading army, would be of great assistance in case of war. It has, in fact, already happened that the country has been saved by letting in the sea through the sluices and forming a general inundation. [Illustration: Officer of Horse Artillery. (Holland.)] BELGIUM. Belgium also is not one of the warlike States. She has, however, often served as a theatre of war for other nations, and her neutrality has not been always duly respected. She must therefore possess an Army, if only to watch her frontiers, and to prevent her total dependence on the will of other Powers. Her Army is, however, not numerous, and is considerably behindhand both in organisation and training. [Illustration: Officer of Grenadiers. (Belgium.)] [Sidenote: +Terms of Service.+] Conscripts are chosen by ballot at the yearly so-called “Appels,” but this is easily evaded by either paying a substitute, or by paying an exemption of £64, in consideration of which the Government provides a substitute of its own finding. [Sidenote: +Organisation.+] The Belgian Army is formed as follows: The Infantry numbers 4 Divisions, or 9 Brigades of 2 or 3 regiments each, _i.e.:_ 1 Regiment of Carbineers. 1 Regiment of Grenadiers. 3 Regiments of Rifles. 14 Regiments of Infantry of the Line. The Carbineer Regiment consists of 4 Active and 2 Depôt battalions; the remainder of 3 Active and 1 Depôt battalions, the latter being only skeleton battalions. This makes altogether 58 Active and 20 Depôt battalions.