by Mike Oliver
In position at commencement (All details from Oman) Lt. General Sir Arthur Wellesley KB 1ST DIVISION
1 Coldstream Guards 970 1/3rd Guards 1019 1 Co. 5/60th Foot 56 2nd Brigade - Brig. General A. Cameron
3rd Brigade - Brig. General E.E.K. Baron Langweth
4th Brigade - Brig. General S. Baron von Low
TOTAL: 5964 Sherbrooke was a Major General but was given the "local" rank of Lt. General. 2ND DIVISION
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
TOTAL: 3905 3RD DIVISION
2/24th Foot (Warwickshire) 787 2/31st Foot (Huntingdonshire) 733 1/45th Foot (Nottinghamshire) 756 2nd Brigade - Col. R.S. Donkin (Average)
TOTAL: 3747 4TH DIVISION
2/7th Foot (Royal Fusiliers) 431 2/53rd Foot (Shropshire) 537 1 Co. 5/60th Foot 64 2nd Brigade - Col. J. Kemmis (Fair)
TOTAL: 2960 Note Brigades were not officially numbered but were known by the name of their commanding General. CAVALRY
3rd (Prince of Wales) Dragoon Guards 525 4th (Queen's Own) Dragoons 545 2nd Brigade - Major General S. Cotton (Good)
3rd Brigade - Brig. General G. Anson (Good)
TOTAL: 2969 ARTILLERY
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 ReinforcementsDetached CorpsGeneral Brig. General Sir R.T. Wilson (Fair/Rash)Loyal Lusitarian Legion - Col. Mayne
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Casalegas 23rd July, 1809
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