Casalegas
23rd July, 1809

Orders of Battle: British

by Mike Oliver


In position at commencement (All details from Oman)

Lt. General Sir Arthur Wellesley KB

1ST DIVISION
Lt. General J.C. Sherbrooke (Average)

    1st Brigade - Brig. General H.F. Campbell
    1 Coldstream Guards 970
    1/3rd Guards 1019
    1 Co. 5/60th Foot 56

    2nd Brigade - Brig. General A. Cameron
    1/61st Foot (S. Gloucestershire) 778
    2/83rd Foot 535
    1 Co. 5/60th Foot 51

    3rd Brigade - Brig. General E.E.K. Baron Langweth
    1st Line King's German Legion 604
    2nd Line King's German Legion 678
    Light Companies KGL 106

    4th Brigade - Brig. General S. Baron von Low
    5th Line King's German Legion 610
    7th Line King's German Legion 557

    TOTAL: 5964

    Sherbrooke was a Major General but was given the "local" rank of Lt. General.

2ND DIVISION
Major General R. Hill

    1st Brigade - Major General C. Tilson
    1/3rd Foot (E. Kent - "Buffs") 746
    2.48th Foot (Northamptonshire) 567
    2/66th Foot (Berkshire) 526
    1 Co. 5/60th Foot 52

    2nd Brigade - Brig. General R. Stewart
    29th Foot (Worcestershire) 598
    1/48th Foot (Northamptonshire) 807
    1st Bn of Detachemnts 10

    TOTAL: 3905

3RD DIVISION
Major General A.R. McKenzie (Average)

    1st Brigade - Major General A.R. McKenzie
    2/24th Foot (Warwickshire) 787
    2/31st Foot (Huntingdonshire) 733
    1/45th Foot (Nottinghamshire) 756

    2nd Brigade - Col. R.S. Donkin (Average)
    2/87th Foot (Prince of Wales' Irish) 599
    1/88th Foot (Connaught Rangers) 599
    5 Cos. 5/60th Foot 273

    TOTAL: 3747

4TH DIVISION
Brig. General A. Campbell (Good)

    1st Brigade - Brig. General A. Campbell
    2/7th Foot (Royal Fusiliers) 431
    2/53rd Foot (Shropshire) 537
    1 Co. 5/60th Foot 64

    2nd Brigade - Col. J. Kemmis (Fair)
    1/40th Foot (2nd Somersetshire) 745
    97th Foot (Queen's Own) 502
    2nd Bn of Detachments 625
    1 Co. 5/60th Foot 64

    TOTAL: 2960

Note Brigades were not officially numbered but were known by the name of their commanding General.

CAVALRY
Lt. General W. Payne (Fair)

    1st Brigade - Brig. General H. Fane (Good)
    3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards 525
    4th (Queen's Own) Dragoons 545

    2nd Brigade - Major General S. Cotton (Good)
    14th (Duchess of York's Own) Lt. Drag. 464
    16th (Queen's Own) Lt. Dragoons 525

    3rd Brigade - Brig. General G. Anson (Good)
    23rd Light Dragoons 459
    1st Light Dragoons KGL 451

TOTAL: 2969

ARTILLERY

    2 Co, 1 Bn RA - Captain Elliot
    1 x Light 6pdr battery
    6 Co, 7 Bn RA - Captain Sillery
    1 x Light 6pdr battery
    7 Co, 7 Bn RA - Captain Lawson
    1 x 3pdr battery
    2 Co, KGL - Captain Rettberg
    1 x Heavy 6pdr battery 4 Co, KGL - Captain Heise
    1 x Light 6pdr battery

    Each battery comprises 5 cannon plus 1 Howitzer, except the 3pdr, which was all cannon.

    TOTAL: 1011

Potential Reinforcements

Detached Corps

General Brig. General Sir R.T. Wilson (Fair/Rash)

Loyal Lusitarian Legion - Col. Mayne
1st Battalion
Portuguese Regulars - 5o Cacadores (de Campomayer)

Cavalry
Loyal Lusitarian Legion (Light) (1 Sqn) [150 men]

Artillery
Loyal Lusitarian Legion Artillery (5 x 6pdrs)
TOTAL: 3630


Casalegas 23rd July, 1809


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