Type No of Units Strength Avg Strength Peace
Establishment
%  War
Establishment
To bring to
war est.
Notes
Regular Cavalry Household Cavalry 3             1,320 440 440 100% 440               -  
Cavalry 28           16,030 573 589 97% 589             463 Plus 1 additional pax on 3rd Hussars Est.
Regular Artillery Horse Artillery (Light Arty) 30             5,054 168 228 74% 228          1,786
(1,320 guns manned) Field Artillery (Medium Arty) 79           13,114 166 277 60% 277          8,769
Garrison Artillery (Hvy Arty) 111           11,329 102 245 42% 245        15,866
Regular Infantry Foot Guards 7             6,313 902 899 100% 1073          1,198
Line and Light Infantry 121         104,146 861 928 93% 1079        26,390 Minus 23 Pax on Scots Fusiliers Est.
Highland Infantry 12           10,715 893 934 96% 1085          2,305
Rifles 8             6,807 851 928 92% 1079          1,825
Depot 23 928
Royal Engineers 40 coys, 4 survey coys and 2 trains 46             4,489 98 98 100% 98               19 Unknown figures on train coy est.
Total Regular Army         179,317        58,621
Militia Militia Infantry (130) and Artillery (29) 159         124,478 783 928 84% 1079        47,083
(Approx 2,320 guns) Yeomanry Cavalry 49           14,268 291 589 49% 589        14,593
Volunteers Honourable Artillery Company
Infantry (Rifles) 169         132,894 786 928 85% 1079        49,457
(Approx 2,784 guns) Artillery (Inc HAC) 58           26,289 453 640 71% 640        10,831 Est for Sheffield Arty Vols
Engineers 21             3,756 179 308 58% 308          2,712 Est for Bns
Total Reserves         301,685       124,676
Grand Total         481,002       183,297
War Establishment                                         664,299
Commissariat, Land Transport, Army Works, and Medical Staff Corps
Military Train 15 507
Royal Marines Artillery Companies (Btys) 16