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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877. Excerpt: ... step defence, and if they had had well disciplined troops available in Paris. On this point it remains to be stated that the particulars of the strength and composition of the army of Paris have varied, and no approximation to accuracy has been attained. The original garrison of Paris was in part reinforced by the addition of the 4th battalions of the field regiments. After the battle of Sedan there came from the north, from the neighbourhood of Mezieres, Vinoy's corps, strengthened by the'survivors of MacMahon's army and the garrison of the camp at Chalons, as well as probably about 100,000 men of the army of Lyons. Moreover, 20,000 labourers were formed into battalions. In the middle of September, some time before the investment, the strength of the army amounted to--Regulars 80,000 men. Parisian Garde Mobile and Garde Nationale. 100,000 men. Free Corps 10,000 men. Garde Mobile from other places... 60,000 men. Total. 250,000 men. Further levies from classes whose age did not exempt them from service, however, brought the army up to nearly double this strength, or 500,000 men. A Polish legion, composed of men belonging to that nationality, though not actually under that title, and an English-North-American legion placed themselves at the disposal of the committee of defence. The Polytechnic school furnished skirmishers, and the artillery for regular duty in the garrisons of bastions 86 and 87 of the enceinte. The Paris garde mobile and garde nationale were divided into four divisions, whose head-quarters were situated in the Palais Royal, the Conservatoire, the Elysee, and the Luxembourg Palace. The hap-hazard formation of this army, the lack of good military training and discipline, their ignorance of the mode of handling their arms, above all, the wan...
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