Battle of Valls

Order of Battle

by Leon Parte


St. Cyr's Forces from VII Corps

1st Division: Souham (5,500 25.02.09)

    1, 2 & 3/1st Legere 3 bns
    Provisional Regt (4/3rd Legere, 1 & 2/ 7th Ligne, 4/67th Ligne) 4 bns
    1, 2 & 3/42nd Ligne 3 bns

    Souham's Divisional Cavalry

      1/2/3 sqdns 24th Dragoons 3 sqdns 500

    Souham's Artillery

      2 foot batteries 12 guns 400

2nd Division: Chabran

    4/10th Legere 1 bn
    4/2nd Ligne 1 bn
    4/37th Ligne 1 bn
    4/56th Ligne 1 bn
    4/93rd Ligne 1 bn
    1/2nd Swiss 1 bn

Strength as of 1st Feb 1809 4,037

3rd Division: Chabot* (*Not at Valls)

    1 & 2/2nd Neapolitan Line 2 bns
    1/Chasseurs de Montagne 1 bn

Strength as of lst February 1809 1,633

5th Division: Pino

    1, 2 & 3/1st Italian Light Infantry 3 bns
    1, 2 & 3/2nd Italian Light Infantry 3 bns
    I & 2/4th Italian Line Infantry 2 bns
    1, 2 & 3/6th Italian Line Infantry 3 bns
    1/7th Italian Line Infantry 1 bn
    1/5th Italian Line Infantry 1 bn

Strength 25th February 1809 6,500

Pino's Divisional Cavalry

    1/2/3 sqdns Dragoons Napoleone 3 sqdns 400
    1/2/3 sqdns Chasseurs "Re" (Royale) 3 sqdns 400

Reding's Army

1st Division: Castro

    Reding's 2nd Swiss 1 bn 500
    2nd Granada Inf. 2 bns 1,860
    Santa Fe 2 bns 2,300
    1st Antequera 1 bn 1,100
    Baza Regiment 1 bn 800
    Total 6,560

2nd Division: Martis

    Spanish Guard Regt. 1 bn 150
    Walloon Guard Regt. 1 bn 280
    Soria Regt. 2 bns 1,000
    2nd Savoia Provisional Regt. 1 bn 800
    Provincial Grandaiers of Old Castile 2 bns 650
    Provincial Grenadiers of New Castile 2 bns 650
    Wimpfen's 1st Swiss Regiment 2 bns 1,140
    Majorca Militia 1 bn 350
    Total 5,020

Cavalry Brigade: Marquis of Castel d'Osrius

    Husares de Granada 450
    Husares Espaholes 250
    Total 700

Artillery

    2 foot batteries 8 guns 200
    1 coy of engineers 100

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