Soult's Last Stand
Toulouse 1814

Order of Battle: Soult

by Leon Parte, France

Right Wing

under the command of General Beresford

4th Division (Cole). 5,363

Anson's Brigade
3/27th Foot, 1/40th Foot, 1/48th Foot 2nd Provisional (2nd (Queen’s) & 2/53rd Foot)

Ross's Brigade
1/7th Foot, 1/20th Foot, 1/23rd Foot Artillery. 1 Battery

    Anson and Ross = 3,539

Vasconcellos's Portuguese 1,824
11th Line, 23rd Line, 7th Cacadores

6th Division (Clinton): 5,693

Pack's Brigade
1/42nd Foot, 1/79th Foot, 1/91st Foot

Lambert's Brigade
1/11th Foot, 1/36th Foot, 1/61st Foot Artillery. 1 Battery

    Pack and Lambert = 3,803

Douglas's Portuguese . 1,890
8th Line, 12th Line 9th Cacadores

Centre

commanded by General Piction

3rd Division (Brisbane for Picton): 4,566

Brisbane's Brigade
1/45th Foot, 1/74th Foot, 1/88th Foot 5/60th Foot

Keane's Brigade
1/5th Foot, 2/83rd Foot, 2/87th Foot 94th Foot

    Brisbane and Kean = 3,157

Power's Portuguese 1,409
9th Line, 21st Line, 11th Cacadores

Light Division: (General Charles Alten)

British of Lt. Div 2,799
1/52nd Foot, 1/95th Foot, 3/95th Foot 1/43rd Foot, 2/95th Foot

Portuguese of Lt Div. 1,476
17th Line, 1st Cacadores, 3rd Cacadores Artillery. Bean's Battery

Left Wing

Commanded by Hill

2nd Division (W. Stewart): 6940

Byng's Brigade
1/3rd Foot, 2/31st Foot, 1/66th Foot

Barnes's Brigade
1/50th Foot, 1/71st Foot, 1/92nd Foot

O'Callaghan's Brigade
1/28th Foot, 2/34th Foot, 1/39th Foot

    Byng, Barnes, and O'Callaghan = 4,838

Harding's Portuguese Brigade 2,102
6th Line, 18th Line, 6th Cacadores

Artillery:
Maxwell's British Foot Battery Michael's Portuguese Foot Battery

Morillo's Division 2,001

Unknown Spanish units

Le Cor's Division: 3952

Buchan's Brigade
10th Line, 10th Cacadores

Almeida's Brigade
2nd Line, 14th Line

Artillery.
Da Silva's Battery

Spanish Corps

commanded by Don Manuel Freire:
Freire's personal escort ½ squadron Hussars of Cantabria.

Marcilla's Division 3,959

(Details of Spanish troops are difficult to locate but this division contained the Tiradores de Cantabria, which performed exceptionally well when Marcilla was ambushed by Darmagnac. Its commander, Colonel Leonardo de Sicilia, who was killed was mentioned in Dispatches by Wellington)

Espeleta's Division 3,576

Brigade : Vigo

Brigade : Carillo

Artillery:
Arriaga's Reserve Battery 4 x 18pdr Sappers, etc. 381 Total Infantry 40,706

Cavalry

commanded by General Stappleton Cotton

C. Manners' Brigade 1,426
5th Dragoon Guards, 3rd Dragoons 4th Dragoons

Bülow's Brigade 701
1st Dragoons K.G.L., 2nd Dragoons K.G.L.

Fane's Brigade 816
13th Light Dragoons, 14th Light Dragoons

Vivian's Brigade (commanded by von Grüben of 1 KGL Hussars) 939
1st Hussars K.G.L., 18th Hussars

Somerset's Brigade 1,717
7th Hussars, 10th Hussars 15th Hussars

Clifton's Brigade 891
3rd Dragoon Guards, 1st (Royals) Dragoons Total Cavalry 6,490

Notes on Artillery:

I have named batteries where possible, but have been unable to locate allocations and distribution. Wellington had in excess of 50 guns in the battle. The artillery was commanded by Colonel Dickson (48 canons, 2 mortars, 2 Howitzers, and Rocket Brigade)

In addition, Beresford's command (4th and 6thDivisions) had available: - Daniel's KGL Battery and Brandreth's British Foot Battery. He was also later reinforced by Gardiner's Horse Artillery troop. Preto's Battery (6 field pieces) reinforced Le Cor

Soult's Last Stand Toulouse 1814

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