Estado Militar de Espana
Data from 1800 and 1815

Cuerpos de Milicias: Provinciales de Infantería

Compiled by Terry D. Hooker and A.W. Haarmann


Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Mexico
1800
Commander; Coronel Joachîn Benito de Medina Torres
Teniente Coronel; Miguel de Otero
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Coronel Tomas Rodriguez Viedma

1815
Commander; Coronel Veterano Juan de Noriega
Teniente Coronel Veterano; Francisco Carminati
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Josef Maldonado
Consists of 2 battalions, with 5 companies in each, including grenadiers. These Milicia Regiments had a peace time strength of 825 men and 1,350 men when on a war footing.
1800 & 1815; Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792. “ casaca azul, chupa y calzon blanco, vuelta, solapa y collarin encarnado, boton dorado y un galoncito estrecho en el collarin.”

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Tlaxcala [Tlaxcala]
1800
Commander; Coronel Lorenzo Angulo y Guardamino
Teniente Coronel; [blank]
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Pedro Antonio de Quevedo

1815
Commander; Coronel Lorenzo Angulo y Guardamino
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Miguel Paz y Pimentel
Consists of 2 battalions, with 5 companies in each, including grenadiers.
1800 & 1815; Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Puebla
1800
Commander; Coronel Joachîn Gutierrez de los Rois
Teniente Coronel; Coronel Mariano Diez de Bonilla
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Juan Antonio Lopez

1815
Commander; Coronel / el Brigadier Joachîn Gutierrez de los Rios
Teniente Coronel; [blank]
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Pedro Mayoli
Consists of 2 battalions, with 5 companies in each, including grenadiers.
1800 & 1815; Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Córdoba, Orizava y Xalapa [Tres Villas]
1800
Commander; Coronel Joseph Manuel de Cavallos
Teniente Coronel; Marcos Gonzalez
Sargento Mayor; Vicente Llorente

1815
Commander; Coronel / el Brigadier Joaquin del Castillo y Bustamente
Teniente Coronel; Coronel Cristobal Ordonez
Sargento Mayor; [blank]
Consists of 2 battalions, of 5 companies in each, including grenadiers.
1800 & 1815; Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Batallon de Milicia de Infanteria de Guadalaxara
1815
Commander; Teniente Coronel Josef Antonio Davalos
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Pablo Azcaraga
Consists of a battalion of 5 companies, 500 men, including grenadiers.
Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792. [see first paragraph]

Batallon de Milicia de Infanteria de Oaxaca

Commander; Teniente Coronel Manuel del Solar Campero
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Josef Galvan
Consists of a battalion of 5 companies, 500 men, including grenadiers.
Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Companias de Milicia de Pardos y Morenos de Veracruz
1800 & 1815:
Commander; Sargento Mayor de la Plaza
Created in 1760, each company is to have 105 men.
Uniform; “casaca, chupa y calzon de lienzo blanco, buelta y collarin verde de la primera, y azul la segunda, con boton blanco.”

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Tlaxcala [Toluca]
1815
Commander; Coronel / Brigadier Pedro Celestino Negrete
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Teniente Coronel de Infanteria Juan Felipe Alba
Consists of 2 battalions, with 5 companies in each, including grenadiers.
Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Batallon suelto de Milicia de Infanteria de Mextitlan
1815
Commander; Teniente Coronel Venterano Antonio Lopez
Ayudante Veterano con funciones de Sargento Mayor; Capitan Juan Galopen
Created in 1810.
Militia uniform as prescribed in the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Batallon suelto de Milicia de Infanteria de Tulancingo
1815
Commander; Coronel de Dragones Josef Antonio Andrade
Ayudante Veterano con funciones de Sargento Mayor; Capitan Juan Alcala del Olmo
Created in 1810.
Militia uniform as prescribed in the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Tlaxcala [Celaya]
1815
Commander; [blank]
Teniente Coronel; [blank]
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Teniente Coronel Josef Alonso
Consists of 2 battalions, with 5 companies in each, including grenadiers. Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Tlaxcala [Guanaxuato]
1800
Single Battalion strength.
1815
Commander; Coronel Conde de Casa Rue
Sargento Mayor Veterano; Saturnina Samaniego
Consists of 2 battalions, with 5 companies in each, including grenadiers.
Militia uniform as prescribed by the Royal Order of 1st Jan. 1792.

Batallon (suelto ?) de Milicia de Infanteria Ligero de Mexico [Ligero de Mexico]
1815
Commander; Coronel Bernardo Orta
Ayudante Veterano con funciones de Sargento Mayor; [blank]
Created in 1810
Militia uniform as prescribed by the Real Orden [Royal Order] of 1st Enero [January] 1792: “casaca azul, chupa y calzon blanco, buelta, solapa y collarin encarnado, boton dorado, y un galon estrecho en el collarin.”

Regimiento de Milicia de Infantería de Valladolid
No data.

Batallon de Milicia de Infantería de Veracruz
No data.

Estado Militar de Espana Data from 1800 and 1815

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