Interesting dotal The Manchu army which in-China in 1601 consisted of four Dodios, distinguished by the colours of their banners, yellow, white, red, and blue. Later on four new divisions were formed, which received banners of the same colour, but with blue or red borders respectively. Besides these eight Manchu divisions, thor wore also engaged in the oumpaiga Mongolian and Mary troops, who in 1644-1647 in divided into eight bauners exch.
Ta each Of those (24) banners, forming the elomouts are represented. not known, only Each Manchurian is divided into five, and each Mongolian bauner into two, brigades, and these again into an indefinite number of companies. 'The organisation is a territorial one, except in the case of the troops in and around Pekiny, the Tsin-li, and the Tchu-fang, who are employed' on garrison duty throughout the whole Empire. The Tsin-14, in 1,165 companies, numbered about 105,000 mon, and the chu companies, 00 lit rights and duties. During the time when th nob actually called out for war they may engage in civil pursuits, and this, in addition to the unwarlike character of the nation, explains why thoro is so little martial spirit to be found among them. Each banner is under one general, two lieutenant-generals, and besides has its own special officers. The commander-in-chief of a province has to rely upon himself entirely, and the formation and drilling of the troops are left to him. Thus it has possible for Li Hung. chang and Tao Tsung-tang to arm and organize their troops in Kuropean style, so that while their corps, numbering 70,000 and 40,000 men respectively, are armed with breechloaders (mostly Remiugton), and Krupp guns, and. while their forts also are provided with German artillery, the remai carry bows, spears, awards, cases matchlocks. The mi according to provinces, and it m1a'7,077 officers, The higher geadon are total strength of 651,677 men, 80 generals,
chiefly occupied by civil officers, and all Sisary authorities are placed under the territorial civil authority The fleet consists of 59 ships of various constructions, parily built in England-partly armed with Armstrong and Vavadsour gans. Among these ships there are 47 gun-boats, of which 9 are armed with 9-ton guns, 6 with 7-ton, 2 with 26-ton, 4 with 35-ton, and 2 with 88-ton guus,—Japan Weekly Mail.
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