Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 December 1898 — Weights Carried by Soldiers. [ARTICLE]

Weights Carried by Soldiers.

The Russian soldier Is more heavily burdened than any other. A foot soldier in the army of the Czar carries over sixty-eight pounds. The weights borne by the foot soldiers of the other principal European nations are as follows: French, 62 pounds; British, 62 pounds; German, 61 pounds; Swiss, 59 pounds; Italian, 53 pounds; Austrian, sis pounds.