17.94 |
| Non.-com. officers | | | | | | |
| and men | 11,068 | 148 | 669 | 101 | 918 | 8.29 |
| +--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+
| Total[1] | 11,447 | 166 | 717 | 103 | 986 | 8.43 |
+---------------------+--------+------+-------+-------+-----+-------------+

Table I. gives the number of men engaged, and also that of the killed
and wounded at each of four battles. Table III. shows for comparison the
relative number of killed and wounded in some former campaigns while
older forms of weapon were in use.

With regard to the numbers in Tables I. and II. it should be at once
said that they are only to be regarded as approximate, since they do not
exactly tally with those officially reported in the 'Times' at a later
date. Sources of error may, however, have crept into both, and as there
is little difference in the gross numbers, I have preferred to retain
the series compiled by Major Burtchaell, R.A.M.C., as Table II. contains
interesting information as to the proportionate number of men who died
during the first 48 hours, after being wounded.

TABLE II

SHOWING PROPORTION OF MORTALITY AMONGST MEN HIT, (_a_) ON THE FIELD,
(_b_) DURING THE FIRST FORTY-EIGHT HOURS

---------------------+-------+------+------+------+-------+----------------
|Number |Total | | Died | | Percentage
| of |number| |within| | mortality
-- |troops |of men|Killed|forty-| Total +-------+--------
|engaged| hit | |eight | |To men |To force
| | | |hours | | hit |employed
---------------------+-------+------+------+------+-------+-------+--------
_Belmont_: | | | | | | |
Officers | 297 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 2.02
Non.-com. officers | | | | | | |
and men | 8,396 | 265 | 55 | 8 | 63 | 23.77 | 0.75
+-------+------+------+------+-------+-------+--------
Total | 8,693 | 291 | 58 | 11 | 69 | 23.71 | 0.79
| | | | | | |
_Graspan_: | | | | | | |
Officers | 326 | 10 | 3 | 1