Battle of Monterrey, Mexico 21

September 1846 Order of Battle

by J.L. Meige Amezaga


US Army

Commander in Chief U.S. Forces: General Z.Taylor.

1st Division Commander General Twiggs

    2nd Regiment of Dragoons Lt.Col.May.

    Artillery Battery, with 3 pieces of 6 and 1 of 12 pounders.

    3rd Brigade

      Artillery Battery, Captain Bragg.
      3rd Infantry Regiment, Major Lear.
      4th Infantry Regiment, Lt.Col. Garland.
      Volunteer Company of Columbia, Captain Shiver.

    4th Brigade

      1st Infantry Regiment, Lt.Col. Staniford.
      Battalion of Maryland, Lt.Col. Watson.

2nd Division Commander General Worth

    1st Brigade
      Artillery Battery, Captain Duncan.
      Artillery Battalion, Lt.Col. Childs
      8th Infantry Regiment, Lt.Col. Belknapp.

    2nd Brigade

      Artillery Battery, Captain Taylor.
      5th Infantry Regiment, Colonel Smith.
      7th Infantry Regiment, -- - -
      Volunteer Company of Louisiana, Captain Blanchard.

    Other Troops attached to the Division

      Artillery Battery from the 1st Artillery Regiment, with 2 pieces of 24 pounders and 1 mortar of 10 pulgadas.

VOLUNTEERS

    DIVISION OF CAMPAIGN Commander Major General Butler.
      1st Brigade, Commander General Hammer.
        2nd Regiment of Kentucky, - -
        1st Regiment of Ohio, Colonel Abercrombie.

        2nd Brigade, Commander General J.A.Quitnan.

          1st Regiment of Tennessee, Colonel Campbell.
          Regiment of Mississippi, Colonel Davis.

    DIVISION OF TEXAS Commander Major General Pinckney Henderson

      1st Mounted Regiment, Colonel Hays.
      2nd Mounted Regiment, Johnson

TOTAL: 6,700 troops with 19 pieces of Artillery.

MEXICAN ARMY OF THE NORTH

Commander in Chief General P. Ampudia Major General,
General graduado Colonel J.Garcia Conde
Commander of Engineers, Captain L. Robles
Commander of Artillery, General graduado Colonel T. Requena

1st Brigade of Infantry, General graduado Colonel S. Ramirez.

    3rd Light Regiment Colonel N. Enciso
    4th Light Regiment 1st Adjutant P. Serrato
    Active Battalion of Aguascalientes 1st Adjutant J. Ferro

2nd Brigade of Infantry, General graduado Colonel F. Mejia

    2nd Light Regiment Colonel J.M. Carrasco
    6th Infantry Regiment Commander of Battalion J. Espindola
    10th Infantry Regiment Commander of Battalion M. Montero
    Active Battalion of Queretaro Commander of Battalion J.M. Herrera.

Rest of Mexican Army next ED--TH

SOURCE: La Intervencion Norte Americana By Leopoldo Martinez Caraza.

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