bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə ɹᵻdˈʌkʃən, ðɪ ˈɑːɹmi kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv tˈɛn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˈɪnfəntɹi ænd sˈɪks,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ kˈævəlɹi, nˌɑːt ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ðə ɹˈɛdʒɪmənt lˌæ kɔːɹˈoʊnə, ðɪ ˈɜːbən ɡˈɑːɹd ɪn mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ sˈɪɾi, pjˈuːblə ænd vˌɛɹəkɹˈuːz, ænd ðə kˈʌmpəniz ʌv ˌælvɐɹˈɑːdoʊ ænd tˈiːlˈækətˌælpæn.
Before the reduction, the army consisted of 10,000 infantry and 6,000 cavalry, not including the regiment La Corona, the urban guard in Mexico City, Puebla and Veracruz, and the companies of Alvarado and Tlacotalpan.