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Organisation.
being stationed at the capital, is organized and administered
in a special manner. The present strength of the brigade is:—
Swedish officer
.
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i*
Polish officer
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i*
Persian officers
.
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126
Persian ranks
.
2,142
Horses
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L.
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225
33. The Central Brigade consists of a brigade headquarters,
an infantry regiment of three battalions, a cavalry regiment of
five squadrons, an artillery regiment of five batteries and a
Non-Commissioned Officers’ school.
The brigade headquarters consists of 1 *Swedish Com
mandant, 12 Persian officers and 10 Persian other ranks. It
is located in the Maidan-i-Tupkhaneh. The staff is divided
into a general and an Intendance branch. The former deals
with questions of personnel, organization and training, the latter
with pay, accounts and supplies of all kinds, including arms
and clothing.
The infantry regiment consists, of three battalions, each of
four companies, with a total of 50 officers including 1 aspirant
and 1,263 other ranks. No. 9 company is regarded as an
engineer company. The 1st battalion is at Rasht attached
to the Cossack division, the other two are at Tehran.
The Cavalry regiment is divided into two divisions, each
of two squadrons. In addition there is a reserve squadron.
Total strength 28 officers, including two aspirants, 379 other
ranks and 152 horses.
The artillery regiment is divided into two divisions, the
first of which contains two field and the second three mountain
batteries. Total strength 31 officers of which 5 are aspirants,
353 other ranks and 70 horses.
The Non-Commissioned Officers’ school is in charge of a
^Polish officer with three Persian instructors to assist him.
There are 50 pupils and an inclusive budget of 500 tumans per
month is allowed for the school. Entrance to the school is by
voluntary enlistment as the conscripts in the brigade have
neither the intelligence nor the education to enable them to
profit by the course at the school.
There is a band consisting of 3 officers and 55 other ranks for
the whole brigade, attached to the infantry regiment.
*See note at end of article.