The Talavera Campaign of 1809

List of Forces (Order of Battle)

By John Salmon, UK


I have followed Weller for the following listing of the contending forces at Talavera.

British Army under Wellesley: Total: 20,641

1st Division, John Cope Sherbooke: 5,964

    Henry Fred Campbell's Brigade: 2045
      1st Coldstream
      1/3rd Guards
      1 Co. 5/60th
    Alan Cameron's Brigade: 1364
      1/61st
      2 53rd
      1 Co. 5/60th
    Ernst E.K. von Langwerth's Brigade: 1388
      1st and 2nd Line Batts. and Light Co's. KGL
    Sigismund von Lowe's Brigade: 1167
      5th and 7th Line Batt. K.G.L

2nd Division, Rowland Hill: 3905

    Christopher Tilson's Brigade: 1891
      1/3rd
      2/48th
      2/66th
      1 Co. 5/60th
    Richard Stewart's Brigade: 2014
      29th
      1/48th
      1st Batt. Detach.

3rd Division, Alexander Mackenzie: 3747

    Alexander Mackenzie's Brigade: 2276
      2/24th
      2/31st
      1/45th
    Donkin's Brigade: 1471
      2/87th
      1/88th
      5 Cos 5/60th

4th Division, Alexander Campbell: 2960 Alexander Campbell's Brigade: 1032

    2/7th
    2/53rd
    1 Co. 5/60th
James Kemmis's Brigade: 1928
    1/40th
    9th
    2nd Batt. Detachments
    1 Co. 5/60th

Cavalry, William Payne: 2969

    Henry Fane's Heavy Brigade: 1070
      3rd Dragoon Guards
      4th Dragoons
    Stapleton Cotton's Light Brigade: 989
      14th L.D.
      16th L.D.
    George Anson's Light Brigade: 910
      23rd L.D.
      1st L.D.
      K.G.L.

Artillery, Engineers, Staff Corps: 1096

    Three British Batteries under Lawson, Sillery and Elliot: 681
    Two German Batteries under Rettberg and Heyse: 330

Spanish Army Under Cuesta: Total: 34800

    Six Infantry Divisions (41 Battalions) 28000
    Two Cavalry Divisions 6000
    Artillery (30 guns) 800

French Army under Joseph and Jourdan: Total: 46138

Victor's 1st Corps: 19310

    Rulfin's Division (9 Batts.): 5286 Lapisse's Division (12 Batts.): 6862 Villate's Division (12 Batts.): 6135 Cavalry, etc.: 1027

Sebastiani's 4th Corps: 15456

    Sebastiani's Division (12 Batts.): 8118 Valence's Division (2 Batts.): 1600 Laval's Division (9 Batts.): 4537 Cavalry, etc.: 1201 Infantry from Madrid (9 Batts.): 5137 Reserve Cavalry, etc.: 6335 Artillery (80 guns) Personnel included in division totals


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