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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
The French Directory reports that a standing army of 370,000 men must be maintained in peacetime, with expenses estimated at 100,000,000 livres for 170,000 men across infantry, cavalry, artillery, and other units.
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| Men. | Livres. | |
| Infantry | 100,000 | 35,000,000 |
| Horse | 40,000 | 30,000,000 |
| Artillery and engineers, | 16,000 | 20,000,000 |
| Gens d'armes | 6,000 | 6,000,000 |
| Veterans | 5,000 | 2,000,000 |
| Guards of the legislative body and the directory | 2,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Staff, commandants, and commissaries of war | 1,000 | 3,000,000 |
| Allowances | 1,000,000 | |
| Military police and infraction | 1,000,000 | |
| 170,000 | 100,000,000 |
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France
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standing army of 370,000 men estimated at 100,000,000 livres for 170,000 men.
Event Details
A message from the directory of France indicates that a standing army of 370,000 men must be maintained in times of profound peace, with the force and expense arranged per the provided estimate table.