Although both brigades were seriously undermanned and under-equipped, they formed a considerable force by contemporary standards.
en.wikipedia.org The first expedition of 3,000 was woefully undermanned, but the second, numbering 100,000 besieged the capital, bringing them into submission after negotiations.
en.wikipedia.org The army suffered from a critical shortage of key personnel, and many of its fighting units were undermanned.
en.wikipedia.org Volunteers tried to press home service troops into active service to assist and augment the undermanned troops overseas.
en.wikipedia.org Causes include inexperienced prosecutors, inexperienced police officers, poor processing procedures, poor tracking procedures, incomplete reports, missing evidence and an undermanned police force.
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