VII. ELEMENTARY MILITARY SCHOOLS FOR NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS... 1. Military Orphan-Houses,.... A. Military Orphan-House at Potsdam,.. B. Military Orphan-House at Annaburg,.. 2. The School Division, or Non-Commissioned Officers' School,. 3. Regimental Schools,. 4. The Noble-School at Liegnitz......... PAGE. 336 336 337 342 345 347 348 VIII. GENERAL REMARKS ON THE SYSTEM OF MILITARY EDUCATION IN PRUSSIA................ 348 APPENDIX,.. THE ARTILLERY AND ENGINEERS' SCHOOL AT BERLIN,.. Object and Course of Study,.. Staff and Authorities,.. Superior Authorities, or Curatorium, Executive Authorities,.... Course of Instruction,.. A. General Course,. B. Instruction in Detail,. Financial Matters,....... PROGRAMMES OF PRINCIPAL SUBJECTS TAUGHT,. 351 351 351 351 352 352 357 357 358 365 367 1. Artillery,... ........ 367 Preliminary Instruction:-a. Mathematics; b. Physics; c. Chemistry; d. Tac 1. Organization of Artillery Service,.. 2. Artillery regarded as an Arm,..... 3. Artillery in Technical and Administrative point of view,.. 4. Progress and Literature of Artillery,...... D. General Distribution of Time for each Cœtus,.. 2. GENERAL AND SPECIAL ENGineering in the First and Second Cœtus,.... 373 A. First Cœtus,...... a. In Field Fortification; b. in Permanent Fortification,. B. Second Cœtus,.... The Applied Arts in Attack and Defense, &c., ......... 2. Theory of Constructions, Materials, Modes of Building,.. 4. HYDRAULIC CONSTRUCTION IN THE THIRD CETUS,... 5. TACTICS. Construction of Cannon,.. 6. MATHEMATICS,....... 373 373 374 374 375 375 375 377 377 378 378 380 A. First Cœtus-Arithmetic, Algebra, Plane Geometry, Plane Trigonometry...... 31 368 368 368 368 ... 308 368 36 369 369 369 369 369 369 370 370 370 371 371 PAGE. 7. PRACTICAL ARTILLERY EXERCISES,.. 384 1. First Cœtus,... 385 A. Visits--a. Foundry and the Boring-Machine; b. Examination of Ordnance, Tracing Batteries; Placing Ordnance ; Ordnance Carriages and Wagons; Sieges, 378 3. First and Second Cœtus,.... Proof of Powder; Artillery Practice; Laboratory,................ 4. Third Cœtus,...... 388 389 390 Visit to and practice in Workshops; Iron Foundry; Boring-Machine,........ 390 8. PRACTICAL EXERCISES IN FORTIFICATION,................................. THE WAR OR STAFF SCHOOL AT BERLIN,............. 1. Objects and Plan; 2. Instruction; 3. Professors and Students,... REVISED EDITION-1872. I. PRUSSIAN STAFF IN 1869..... 1. Peace establishment. 2. War establishment.. Staff at head-quarters of each army corps..... General Staff at Berlin-Sectional work.. II. PRUSSIAN MILITARY EDUCATION IN 1869. 1. Changes since 1856...... 392 395 .... 397 399 399 399 400 403 403 2. General education more and more the basis of professional studies.. 6. General management of all military education vested in a single officer.. Its place supplied by personal knowledge of each individual. 10. Great care bestowed on the methods of instruction......... 406 406 HI. AUSTRIA. MILITARY SYSTEM AND INSTRUCTION IN AUSTRIA. I. OUTLINE OF MILITARY SYSTEM.. Mode of recruiting-period of service.. Officers-non-commissioned-commissioned... Training-payment II. SYSTEM OF MILITARY EDUCATION... Center of Administration-Fourth Section of War Department.. Annual appropriations in 1856, and 1871..... Imperial Institutions of Military Education.. A. Schools for non-commissioned Officers. 1. Lower Military Houses....... 2. Upper Military Houses.... 3. School Companies and School Squadrons.. B. Schools for Officers.. 1. Cadet Institutions....... 2. Military Academies.... Neustadt Academy for Infantry and Cavalry... 3. Marine Academy...... 409 409 409 410 410 410 410 411, 464 410 411 420 422 424 426 429 429 431 433 434 435 AUSTRIA-Continued C. Special Military Schools..... 1. Normal School for Military Teachers... 2. United Higher Course for Artillery and Engineers. 3. Staff and Adjutant School... Supreme Control of each class of Schools.... III. PECULIARITIES OF AUSRTIAN MILITARY EDUCATION IN 1856.. IV. STAFF SCHOOL AT VIENNA.... 1. General Staff of Austrian Army........ 2. Admission-Specimens of questions put.. 3. Subjects and Course of Instruction 4. Austrian Staff in 1868.... V. REORGANIZATION OF MILITARY EDUCATION IN 1868. IV. BAVARIA, SAXONY, HOLLAND, &c. MILITARY SYSTEM AND SCHOOLS IN BAVARIA, I. MILITARY SYSTEM...... II. MILITARY EDUCATION.. 1. Cadet Corps.. 2. War School. 3. Artillery and Engineer School.. 4. Staff Academy....... MILITARY INSTRUCTION IN SAXONY... ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY AT DRESDEN... MILITARY SYSTEM AND EDUCATION IN HOLLAND.. I. Military System...... II. Military Education....... 1. Military Academy at Breda....... 2. Naval Academy and Navigation Schools... V. ITALY. MILITARY SYSTEM AND SCHOOLS IN ITALY... I. MILITARY SYSTEM IN KINGDOM OF ITALY.... 1. Military Academy at Turin..... 2. Artillery and Engineer School.. 3. Staff School and Staff Corps... 4. Regimental Schools. 5. School of Artillery at the Arsenal.. II. MODIFICATIONS SINCE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF ITALY.... VI. RUSSIA 436 436 436 437 439 441 453 447 447 448 449 462 453 463 465 467 468 468 461 471 472 471 471 475 475 476 477 478 479 481 483 483 486 489 492 494 498 499 Army Schools, Regimental Libraries and Reading-rooms.. 540 2. Examinations for Commissions and Promotions. (1.) Examination for Direct Commissions.. (2.) Public School Education as preparatory for Examination.... 546 Regulations in 1869.. (3.) Examinations for Promotions.. (4.) Results of Examinations.. 541 541 544 550 555 III. ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY FOR THE SCIENTIFIC CORPS AT WOOLWICH 585 1. Historical Notice... 2. Regulations for Admission.. Open Competition to the Artillery and Engineers established.. 3. Course of Study..... 4. School Preparation for Woolwich Examinations... IV. ROYAL SCHOOL OF MILITARY ENGINEERING AT CHATHAM. 1. Origin and Object of the Institution... 2. Organization for Instruction..... 3. Nature and Length of Practical Courses... 585 586 588 589 590 591 592 595 595 595 596 596 599 600 601 601 601 601 (1.) Survey Course-Astronomical Observations. (3.) Field-work Course.. Modeling in Sand.. Siege Works... Works of Defence. Mining... 1. Survey Class at Aldershot.. 2. Advanced Class of Artillery Officers at Woolwich.. 1. Staff College at Sandhurst. Admissions-Course of Instruction. 2. Examinations for Staff Appointments.. VII, SCHOOLS OF MUSKETRY AND RIFLE Corps. 2. Rifle Corps-Volunteer Force and Practice.. |