by Richard Partridge
map by Derek Stone
III Corps d'Armee (-) commanded by General de Division LouisGabriel Suchet Division Grandjean
14 Ligne (3 Bns) 1080 3 Regiment, Legion de la Vistule (2 Bns) 964 Division Musnier (+)
114 Ligne (3 Bns) 1627 1 Regiment, Legion de la Vistule (2 Bns) 1039 2nd Brigade
Attached: From Division Morlot; 121 Ligne (I Bn) 400 From Division Girard, (V Corps), battallion reunis of voltigeur company of 40 Ligne, and a battalion of 64 Ligne 450 Brigade Wathier (-)
13 Cuirassiers (2 Sqdns) 200 18 Pieces of Artillery, say 3 Compagnies a Pied, all with 6 x 6 pounders, i.e. ignore the howitzers. The 14 Ligne was without its voltigeur companies, having lost them during a punitive expedition on 19 May. The 114 and 115 Ligne were ex Regiments Provisoires,
formed into Ligne by a decree of 1 July 1808. They did not form
compagnies d'elite until March 1809, but clothing was so much in
arrears that if formed by the time of the battle, they were probably
indistinguishable from the fusiliers. The 121 Ligne was an ex-
Regiment Supplementaire originally formed in 1807, and converted
in January 1809; it probably had compagnies d'elite.
[5]
Army of the Right commanded by General Joaquin Blake
General Areizaga:
Marquis de Lazan:
General Roca
Bon Voluntarios de Zaragoza (V, Ln); Division Strength
3742 Cavalry, made up of detachments from Santiago (de
Linea), Olivencia (de Cazadores) and Espanoles (de Husares);
Strength 445
Artillery totalled nineteen guns formed in one battery; I would
suggest that they were organised in two, 6 gun and one 7 gun
companies all 8 pounder Foot. [6]
The codes shown against the infantry units above are: R = Pre
war Regular units, V = Volunteer units formed during the War; Ln
= Line or heavy infantry; L = Light infantry
Battle of Alcaniz 23 May, 1809
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