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THE SHIPPING PROBLEM
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| Officers, Men, and Non-Combatants | 35,087 |
| Horses and pack animals | 10,121 |
| Carriages„„ | 1,736 |
Multiplying 260,047 tons by 6 we obtain 1,560,282 tons, as against my estimate of 1,440,000 for Germany's six Army Corps; and my readers will remember that a German Army Corps [41,000 men], is considerably larger than an English one [35,087 men], being in the proportion of nearly six to five.
Second Estimate
Four hundred and fifty-seven thousand one hundred and twelve tons would be required for an army consisting of:
| Men | Horses | Carriages | ||
| Army Corps | 35,087 | 10,121 | 1,736 | |
| Cavalry Division | 6,700 | 6,677 | 454 | |
| Troops for Lines of Communication | 11,959 | 3,278 | 401 | |
| Total | 531746 | 20,076 | 2,591 | =457,112 tons |
And Furse remarks that the provision of suitable ships for the transport of this force
