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The R oya l Arsenal
, or
Tøihuus
s
is situate
on the south side o f C hristiansborg, adjoining P ro -
viantgaarden.
It w as b u ilt in
1604,
and contains
arra s for th e g re ater p a rt o f the arm y.
In the
a r m o r y , w hich is above
600
ft. in le n g th , are
m an y flags, arm s, and o th er tro p h ies o f th e earlier
w ars ; a n d , o f the late r v ic to rie s, a re two Saxon
b ra ss can n o n s, cap tu red at D y p p e l, A pril 13th.
1849,
besides o th er trop hies tak en during the S le s-
w ig -H o lstein W ar.
T o m ost o f the B arracks is attached an
E xer-
eise-yround
for the v ario u s divisions o f the A rm y,
th e larg est o f w hich is in G othersgade, w here th ere
is also an
Exercise-house.
T h e
Laboratory
for
th e A rtillery is in C hristianshavn a t the back o f
F red erik s Church.
T h e
Powder Magazines
are
p a rtly on C hristianshavn ra m p a rts , p a rtly on the
island o f Am ack.
The Depot o f Stores
for the
a rm y is in R igensgade.
T h e G arrison o f C openhagen consists of 4 4 1 8
tro o p s o f all a rm s:
Officers
269.
Non-comm issioned Officers . . 5 97.
M en .
B ands
3375.
177.
4418
.