French Contingent
Mustered at Bayonne 14 May 1762, then moved forward through Spain to Valladolid. Took part in the investment of Almeida 08/08/62, advanced on Castelo Branco 20/08/62, withdrew to Sarzedas and finally mustered at Caceres 27/11/62.
C in C Lt Gen. Beauvau
2nd in C Maj Gen. D'Egmont
2 btns Montmorin 2 btns Cambis
2 btns Royal Vaisseaux
2 btns Artois
2 btns D'Aumont
1 btn La Sarre
1 btn Royal Cantabre
Note: Each battalion took with it into the field two light 'Swedish' 4 pounder battalion guns.
Spanish Invasion Army
CinC Marquis de Sarria
Lt Gen. Conde d'Aranda
Lt Gen. Conde de Maceda
Lt Gen. Zucallo
Lt Gen. Don Antonio Maria Bucareli
Maj Gen. Irumberi de Kalanca
Infantry (78 btns)
Albuquerque
5 btns Gardias Espana
Brozas
5 btns Gardias Valones
San Vicente
4 btns Granados Provincialli
2 btns Ultonia
Algarobillas
2 btns Saboya
2 btns Victoria
Valencia
2 btns Corona
2 btns Navarra
2 btns Sevilla
2 btns Lombardy
Badajos
2 btns Castilla
2 btns Zamora
2 btns Asturias
Alcantara
2 btns Galicia
2 btns Brabante
2 btns Milicias
Zarsa
2 btns Milicias
2 btns Africa
2 btns Murcia
2 btns Irlanda
Almeidas
2 btns Granada
2 btns Reding
1 btn Aragon
2 btns Milicias
Fuente Conceptione
1 btn Aragon
2 btns Espana
1 btn Milicias
Chaves
2 btns Dunant
Herrera
2 Light btns
Salorino
2 Light btns
Cavalry (38 sqns)
Membrie
4 sqns Light Cavalry
Merida
3 sqns Carabineros del Rey
3 sqns Gardias del Corps
Valencia de Alcantara
2 sqns Principe
Albuquerque
2 sqns Sevilla
San Vicente
2 sqns Algarve
Montiso
2 sqns Reyna
2 sqns Numancia
Malpartida
2 sqns Sagunto
La Matas
1 sqn Milan
Villa del Rey
1 sqn Milan
2 sqns Lusitania
Las Seavas
2 sqns Flanders
Alcantara
2 sqns Estremadura
Badajoz
2 sqns Borbon
2 sqns Calatrava
2 sqns Alcantara
Arroya del Puerto
2 sqns Farnesio
The Portugal Campaign 1762
- France and Spain Invade
Battle of The Alvito: 1 October 1762
Order of Battle: Anglo-Portuguese
Order of Battle: French and Spanish
Campaign Map (Jumbo: extremely slow: 351K)
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