A Tour in Sweden in 1838: Comprising Observations on the Moral, Political, and Economical State of the Swedish Nation |
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Page 55
... officer called one of the soldiers out of the ranks , it appeared to me without turn or selection , and the whole com- pany taking off their caps at once , this man re- peated the Lord's Prayer , after which they all sung a hymn very ...
... officer called one of the soldiers out of the ranks , it appeared to me without turn or selection , and the whole com- pany taking off their caps at once , this man re- peated the Lord's Prayer , after which they all sung a hymn very ...
Page 58
... officers . The regimental officers received also dwellings and crown lands according to their ranks , to subsist upon 58 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
... officers . The regimental officers received also dwellings and crown lands according to their ranks , to subsist upon 58 OBSERVATIONS IN SWEDEN .
Page 59
... officers only have estates to The seamen of the navy are supported live upon . along the coast upon the same principle , in little farms . Cavalry horses are also provided and sup- ported by the farmers of a certain extent of land , the ...
... officers only have estates to The seamen of the navy are supported live upon . along the coast upon the same principle , in little farms . Cavalry horses are also provided and sup- ported by the farmers of a certain extent of land , the ...
Page 63
... officers of the higher rank to the men of this power . The peace establishment of France is reckoned 310,000 men with 448 general officers , or 1 for every 742 soldiers ; of Austria , 272,000 men and 364 gene- rals , or 1 to 747 men ...
... officers of the higher rank to the men of this power . The peace establishment of France is reckoned 310,000 men with 448 general officers , or 1 for every 742 soldiers ; of Austria , 272,000 men and 364 gene- rals , or 1 to 747 men ...
Page 86
... officers , by means of these secret associations , of this mass of power , ready to explode at the touch of any political fanatic — and this mighty mass is , all over the Continent , in similar contact with the soldiery . The ...
... officers , by means of these secret associations , of this mass of power , ready to explode at the touch of any political fanatic — and this mighty mass is , all over the Continent , in similar contact with the soldiery . The ...
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