Un Bataillon du 2nd Zouaves Colonel Gambier 1143 hommes Deux Bataillons du 99th de Ligne Colonel L'Hériller 1544 hommes Le 1st Bataillon de Chasseurs à Pied Commandant Mangin 720 hommes" 1st Batterie du 9th d'Artillerie Capitaine Bernard 203 hommes 6th Compagnie du Génie 2nd Régiment Capitaine Barillon 158 hommes 2nd Escadron du 2nd Chasseurs d'Afrique Capitaine de Foucault 173 hommes Un Escadron du Train des équipages 269 hommes Troupes d'Administration et Infirmiers 216 hommes Etat-Major et Intendance 48 hommes Total 4,474 hommes Et 616 chevaux et mulets Le général de Lorencez, accompagné de son état-major et du sous-intendant chef des services administratifs, partit de Cherbourg le 28 janvier. Il arriva à Vera-Cruz le 6 mars. [ In the ship "Forfait" it had 44 men and 3 horses onboard. ] La brigade de renfort était alors complétement arrivée au Mexique, à l'exception de 650 zouaves, embarqués sur le "Fontenoy", qu'une avarie avait arrêté à Cadix. [ This ship carried the 2nd Zouaves and Infirmiers or Medical Orderlies total of 1,268 men and 30 horses onboard. ] Le premier bâtiment, le "Canada", avait mouillé à Vera-Cruz, le 12 mars [ It carried the 1st Batt. of Chasseurs.] ; l'"Asmodée, le 17 [ Onboard were the 6th Company of Génie and some Train ]; le "Darien" [ Carred men of the 99th Line Infantry and some Train, total 523 men and 5 horses. ], le "Finistére" [ Carried 2nd Squadron Chasseurs d'Afrique and some Train, total 250 men and 380 horses and mules. ] et le "Turenne" [ Carried 10 Companies of the 99th Inf., plus some Train, total 1,139 men and 20 horses. ] , le 23 et le 24; l'"Amazone" [ Carried Various troops, Artillery and Administration, total 373 men and 466 horses and mules. ], le 29 mars Other ships used to transport material were the; "Cacique" [ Set of from Toulon on the 9 Feb.], "Tanger" [ Set of from Algier on the 7 Feb.], "Labrador" [ Departed from Toulon on the 7th Feb. ], "Seine" [ This ship carried General Douay with various troops totalling 311 men with 120 horses, set of from Toulon on the 24th March. ], "Iphygénie" [ Carried a detachment of 120 Marines from Brest.], "Abondance" [ Also from Brest but carrying material, both of these ships set of on the 24th April.] Back to Table of Contents: Booklet No. 8, Mexico 1861-67 Back to El Dorado List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by The South and Central Military Historians Society This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com