Gen. Pierre Hugues Victoire Compte Merle

Brigade d' Armagnac (from Merle's Div)

47e Ligne (1er btn) 1000
3e Suisse (1 btn) 600
14e Rgt Provisoire (1 btn) 500 (from Ducos' Brigade)

Brigade Ducos (from Verdier's Div)

13e Rgt Provisoire (4 btn) 2000

Brigade Sabathier (from Verdier's Div)

17e Rgt Provisoire (4 btn) 2000
18e Rgt Provisoire (1 btn) 800

Artillerie

2 co. artillerie a pied (ea. 6x8pdr plus 2 how.)

DIVISION TOTAL: 6900

2e Division

Gen. Georges Mouton Compte de Lobau

Brigade Reynaud (from Verdier's Div)

4e Leger (3 btn) [1] 1800
15e Ligne (2 btn) [1] 1500

1 co. artillerie a pied (ea. 6x8pdr plus 2 how.)

DIVISION TOTAL: 3000

Detachment Imperial Guard

Col. Thiry

Infantry

1er Fusiliers (3 btns) [2] 1900

Cavalry

Gendarmes d' Elite [3] 300

Artillerie

1 and 1/2 co. artillerie a pied (ea. 10x8pdr plus 2 how.)

Brigade de la Cavalrie

Gen. Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle

Cavalry

10e Chasseurs a Cheval and 22e Chasseurs a Cheval: 850

Artillery and Train

32 guns in 4 and 1/2 co. artillerie a pied [4] Genie, train d' artillerie et sapeurs; total: 750

CORPS TOTAL: 11,800 Inf., 1150 Cav., 62 guns

French Commanders

Spanish Orbat

from Researching and Dragona Journal

Ejercito de Galicia: Teniemnte Gen. Joachin Blake

Division de Vanguardia

Infanteria

Rto de Zaragoza 700
2o Rto Ligero de Cataluna (1/2 btn) 400
Ligero de Gerona (1/2 btn) [fig. 1] 400
Granaderos (unidadas [8] del Ejercito (2 Bns.) 300

Caballeria

Rto de Montessa [9] (1 Escn.) 80
Rto Dragones de la Reina (1/2 Escn) 70

Artilleria

4o Rto de Artilleria (4 guns) 96
Artileria de Marina (2 guns) 50

Inginieros

Zapadores (1/2 co.) [fig. 3] 25

Total: (4 btns): Regulars: 1844, Recruits: 277: 2121

1a Division

Infanteria

Rto del Rey (2 btn) 700
Rto de Mallorca (1 btn) 1000
Rto de Hibernia (2 btn) 1200
Rto de Buesnos Aires (1 btn) 500
Ligero de Barbastro (1/2 btn) 550
Granaderos Provinciales (2 btn) 900
Milicia de Salamanca (1 btn) 266
Milicia de Mondonedo (1 btn) 624
Milicia de Tuy (1 btn) 580

Artilleria

4o Rto. de Artilleria (3 guns) 50
Artilleria de Marina (2 guns) 50

Inginieros

Zapadores (1 Cie.) (fig. 3) 50

TOTAL (11 1/2 Bns): Regulars: 5155, Recruits 1315: 6470

4a Division

Infanteria

Granaderos (unidades [10] de Ejercito) (2 btn) 300
Rto. del Principe (2 btn) 1600
Rto. de Toledo (2 btn) 1400
Rto. de Arogon (1 btn) 1068
Milicia de Santiago (1 btn) 800
Milicia de Lugo (1 btn) 500

Artilleria

4o Rto. de Artilleria (3 guns) 50
Artilleria de Marina (2 guns) 50

Inginieros

Zapadores (1 Cie.) (fig. 3) 50

TOTAL: Regulars: 3537, Recruits 2281: 5818

Guardia del Cuartel (HQ Guard)

Infanteria

Rto. Vol. de Navarra (1 btn) (fig. 4) 754
Guias (1 cia) 43

Artilleria

Artilleria a caballo (4 guns) (fig. 2) 50

Ejercito de Castilla

1a Division (No commander given)

Infanteria
Rto. de Covadonga (2 btn) 1500
1er Tercio do Leon (1 btn) 800
2er Terclo de Leon (1 btn) 800

Caballeria

Guardias de Corps (1 escn.) 100
Carabineros Reales (1 escn.) 160

2a Division (No commander given)

Infanteria
3er Tercio de Leon (1 btn) 800
Tercio de Alba de Tormes (1 btn) 600
Tercio de Valladodid (1 btn) 700
Tercio de Benavente (1 btn) 800

Caballeria

Rto. de la Reina (2 escn) 300

TOTAL: Total Artillery [11] 20 guns (Blake 15, Cuesta 5)

GRAND TOTAL BOTH ARMIES: 21,763

Spanish Uniforms

Illustrations from "Soldado de Espana" by Jose Maria Bueno, Almeda Ediciones, 1998

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