They raised troop-levels to 35,000 men and brought heavy artillery over from Spain.

On the 5th reinforcements from the Rhine raised his forces at Cassel to 45,800 men.

These corps raise the effective strength of the standing army to 365,000 men.

His successor Westmoreland raised the levels to 500,000 men by 1968.

In November, two more companies were added to the regiment, raising the total strength to 1,800 men in twelve companies.

Gallic and Ligurian troops soon raised his army back to 40,000 men.

This raised the numbers of the underfed and malaria-ridden garrison to nearly 30,000 men.

This expensive initiative did succeed in raising the strength of the regiment to 345 men.

By this time, Winning's division joined him to raise his total strength to 22,000 men.

In 1838, Congress raised the standing strength of the Army to 12,539 men and the need for housing for them ballooned overnight.