Talavera de la Reina
28th July 1809

British Order of Battle

by Mike Oliver


C.i.C. Lt. Gen. Sir Arthur Wellesley

1st Division Lt. Gen Sherbrooke 5964

    H. Campbell's Brigade: 2045
      1st batt. Coldstream Guards 970
      1st batt. 3rd Guards 1019
      5/60th (1 company) 56

    Langwerth's Brigade: 1388

      1st Line batt. K.G.L. 604
      2nd Line batt. K.G.L. 678
      Light Companies K.G.L 106

    Low's Brigade: 1167

      5th Line batt. K.G. L. 610
      7th Line batt. K.G. L. 557

    Cameron's Brigade: 1364

      1/61st Foot 778
      2/83rd Foot 535
      5/60th (1 company) 51

2nd Division Lt. Gen. Sir R. Hill 3905

    Tilson's Brigade: 1891
      1/3rd Foot 746
      2/48th Foot 567
      2/66th Foot 526
      5/60th (1 company) 52

    R. Stewart's Brigade: 2014

      29th Foot 598
      1/48th Foot 807
      1st batt. of Detachments 609

3rd Division Lt. Gen. Mackenzie

    Mackenzie's Brigade: 2276
      2/24th Foot 787
      2/31st Foot 733
      1/45st Foot 756

    Donkin's Brigade: 1471

      2/87th Foot 599
      1/88th Foot 599
      5/60th (5 companies) 273

4th Division Lt. Gen. Campbell 2960

    A. Campbell's Brigade: 1032
      2/7th Foot 431
      2/53rd Foot 537
      5/60th (1 company) 64

    Kemmis's Brigade: 1928

      1/40th Foot 745
      97th Foot 502
      2nd batt. of Detachments 625
      5/60th (1 company) 56

CAVALRY

1st Division Lt. Gen. Payne 2969

    Fane's Brigade: 1070
      3rd Dragoon Guards 525
      4th Dragoons 545

    Cotton's Brigade: 989

      14th Light Dragoons 464
      10th Light Dragoons 525

    Anson's Brigade: 910

      23rd Light Dragoons 459
      1st Light Dragoons K.G.L. 451

ARTILLERY

British

    3 batteries:
    7th Co.. 7th Btn. R.A. (Lawson) 6 x 3pdr + 1 How
    16th Co., 7th Btn. R.A. (Sillery) 5 x 6pdr + 1 How.
    2nd Co.. 1st Btn. R.A. (Elliot) 5 x 6pdr + 1 How.

KGL

    2 Batteries:
    2nd Co. (Rettberg, vice Tieling) 5 x 6pdr + 1 How
    4th Co. (Heisse) 5 x 6pdr + 1 How.

Army Total: 20,641

Talavera de la Reina 28th July 1809


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