Napoleonic
Spanish Militia Units
1809

Spain

List S2N

by Mark Bevis

1. Militia Units 1909

    Old Castille Grenadiers: 650 men
    New Castille Grenadiers: 650 men
    Andalucia Grenadiers: 522 men
    Galicia Grenadiers:
    43 Militia Infantry Regiments@ 6 coys, 574 men on average (max 600)
    17 Militia Infantry Battalions, typically 465, 818, 456, 614 or 825 men
    114 Militia Infantry Battalions@ vary from 227 - 1500 men
    6 Militia Infantry Battalions@ 292, 546, 566, 600 or 660 men
    3 more Militia Battalions, typically 579 men (July 1809+)
    6 more Militia Battalions (September 1809)
    4 more Militia Battalions (November 1809+)
    6 more Militia Battalions@ typically 1120-500-900 men (December 1809+)
    Cazadores of Ferdinand VII: cavalry
    Hussars of Aragon: cavalry
    Dalafox Hussars: cavalry
    Dragoons de la Reine: 213 men
    Lancers de Utreva & Xeres: 114 men
    Hussars San Narcissa: 100 men
    Volunteers of Madrid: 200 cavalrymen
    Cazadores of Toledo: 200 cavalrymen
    Castille Dragoons: cavalry (January 1809+)
    Grenada Hussars: 450 cavalry (Feb 1809+)
    Cazadores of Uerena: cavalry (March 1809+
    Imperial Cavalry of Toledo: (March 1809+)
    2 Grenadier Cavalry Regiments (July 1809+)
    2 Cazadores Cavalry Regiments (July 1809+)
    1 Hussar Regiment: (July 1809+)
    1 more Cazadore Cavalry Regimenjt: (October 1809+)
    1 Lancer Regiment (November 1809+)
    1 Volunteer Cavalry Regiment: (November 1809+)
    1 Tiradores Cavalry Regiment: (November 1809+)

2. Militia Units added 1810-1811

    1 Militia Infantry Battalion (November 1810+)
    4 Militia Infantry Battalions (October 1811+)
    Chasseur Cavalry Regiment (October 1811+)
    Cuena Cavalry Regiment (October 1811+)

3. Notes

a) See List S1N for details of the regular line and guard units that existed around this time.
b) All Militia cavalry units are light cavalry.


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