Salamanca order of battle

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The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812 during the Peninsular War.

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Allied Army

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army: Lt Gen the Earl of Wellington (local General)

Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Army: Marshal William C. Beresford (w)

Lt Col William H. De Lancey, Deputy Quartermaster-General (acting as Quartermaster-General)

Lt Col Sir John May, Adjutant-General (Royal Artillery) (w)

Lt Col R. Lawrence Dundas

Lt Col Henry Sturgeon

Lt Col John Waters

Maj George Scovell

Mr. John Bisset, Commissary-General

Dr. James McGrigor, Surgeon-General

Brig Gen Don Miguel R. de Álava y Esquivel, Spanish Liaison officer

Brig Gen Don Joseph O'Lawlor, Spanish Liaison officer

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

First Division
     Maj Gen Henry Campbell

Fermor's Brigade

Col Thomas W. Fermor

Wheatley's Brigade

Maj Gen William Wheatley

Lowe's Brigade

Maj Gen Baron Lowe (or von Löw)

Third Division
     Maj Gen Edward Pakenham

Wallace's Brigade

Lt Col Alexander Wallace

  • 1st Battalion, 45th Foot: Lt Col Forbes (w), Maj Greenwell (w)
  • 74th Foot
  • 1st Battalion, 88th Foot: Maj Murphy (k)
  • 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (3 companies): Lt Col Williams (w), Maj Galiffe (w)
J. Campbell's Brigade

Lt Col James Campbell (w)

Power's Portuguese Brigade (8th Brigade)

Col Manley Power

Fourth Division
     Lt Gen Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (w)

W. Anson's Brigade

Maj Gen William Anson

Ellis' Brigade

Lt Col Henry W. Ellis

Stubbs' Portuguese Brigade (9th Brigade)

Col George Stubbs

  • 11th and 23rd Line, 7th Caçadores

Fifth Division
     Lt Gen James Leith (w)
Maj Gen William H. Pringle

Greville's Brigade

Lt Col James Greville

  • 3rd Battalion, 1st Foot: Lt Col Barnes (w)
  • 1st Battalion, 9th Foot
  • 1st Battalion, 38th Foot: Lt Col Miles (w)
  • 2nd Battalion, 38th Foot
  • Brunswick Oels (1 company)
Pringle's Brigade

Maj Gen William H. Pringle

  • 1st Battalion, 4th Foot
  • 2nd Battalion, 4th Foot
  • 2nd Battalion, 30th Foot
  • 2nd Battalion, 44th Foot: Lt Col Barlow (k)
  • Brunswick Oels (1 company)
Spry's Portuguese Brigade (3rd Brigade)

Brig Gen William F. Spry

  • 3rd and 15th Line, 8th Caçadores

Sixth Division
     Maj Gen Sir Henry Clinton

Hulse's Brigade

Maj Gen Richard Hulse

  • 1st Battalion, 11th Foot: Lt Col Cuyler (w), Major McGregor (w)
  • 2nd Battalion, 53rd Foot: Lt Col Bingham (w)
  • 1st Battalion, 61st Foot
  • 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
Hinde's Brigade

Col Samuel Hinde

Rezende's Portuguese Brigade (7th Brigade)

Brig Gen Conde de Rezende

  • 8th and 12th Line, 9th Caçadores

Seventh Division
     Maj Gen John Hope

Halkett's Brigade

Col Colin Halkett

  • 1st Light Battalion, King's German Legion
  • 2nd Light Battalion, King's German Legion
  • Brunswick Oels (7 companies)
De Bernewitz's Brigade

Maj Gen J.H. de Bernewitz (or von Bernewitz)

Collins' Portuguese Brigade (6th Brigade)

Col Collins

  • 7th and 19th Line, 2nd Caçadores

Light Division
     Maj Gen Charles Baron von Alten

Barnard's Brigade

Lt Col Andrew Barnard

  • 1st Battalion, 43rd Foot
  • parts of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 95th Foot (4 companies)
  • 1st Caçadores
Vandeleur's Brigade

Maj Gen John O. Vandeleur

  • 1st Battalion, 52nd Foot
  • 1st Battalion, 95th Foot (8 companies)
  • 3rd Caçadores

Independent Units

Pack's Brigade (1st Brigade)

Brig Gen Denis Pack

  • 1st and 16th Line, 4th Caçadores
Bradford's Brigade (10th Brigade)

Brig Gen Thomas Bradford

  • 13th and 24th Line, 5th Caçadores
Spanish Division

Maj Gen Carlos de Espana

  • 2nd Battalion, 1st Princesa
  • Tiradores de Castilla
  • Cazadores de Castilla
  • 1st Battalion, 2nd Jaén
  • 3rd Battalion, 1st Seville
  • one battery of 6-pounders

Cavalry
Lt Gen Sir John Stapleton Cotton (w)

Le Marchant's Brigade

Maj Gen John Gaspard Le Marchant (k)
Col William Ponsonby

G. Anson's Brigade

Maj Gen George Anson

von Alten's Brigade

Maj Gen Victor von Alten (w)

Bock's Brigade

Maj Gen Baron Bock

  • 1st Dragoons, King's German Legion
  • 2nd Dragoons, King's German Legion
D'Urban's Portuguese Brigade

Brig Gen Benjamin D'Urban

  • 1st Portuguese Dragoons
  • 11th Portuguese Dragoons
Julian Sanchez's Brigade

Col Julian Sanchez

  • 1st Lanceros Castilla
  • 2nd Lanceros Castilla
  • two 4-pounders cannons

Other

Artillery (54 guns)

Lt Col Hoylet Framingham

French Army

Marshal Auguste de Marmont, Commander-in-Chief (w)
GD Jean Pierre François Bonet (w)
GD Bertrand Clausel (w)

Chief of Artillery: GB Louis Tirlet

DivisionBrigadeRegiments and Others

1st Division
     GB Maximilien Sebastien Foy

Brigade Chemineau
  • 6th Leger, two battalions
  • 69th Ligne, two battalions
Brigade Desgraviers-Berthelot

GB Francois-Ganivet Desgraviers-Berthelot (mw)

  • 39th Ligne, two battalions
  • 76th Ligne, two battalions

2nd Division
     GD Bertrand Clausel

Brigade Berlier
  • 25th Leger, three battalions
  • 27th Ligne, two battalions
Brigade Barbot
  • 50th Ligne, three battalions
  • 59th Ligne, two battalions

3rd Division
     GD Claude François Ferey (k)

Brigade Menne
  • 31st Leger, two battalions
  • 26th Ligne, two battalions
2nd Brigade
  • 47th Ligne, three battalions
  • 70th Ligne, two battalions

4th Division
GD Jacques Thomas Sarrut

Brigade Fririon
  • 2nd Leger, three battalions
  • 36th Ligne, three battalions
2nd Brigade
  • 4th Leger, three battalions
  • 130th Ligne (absent)

5th Division
     GD Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune

Brigade Arnaud
  • 15th Ligne, three battalions
  • 66th Ligne, two battalions
Brigade Montfort
  • 82nd Ligne, two battalions
  • 86th Linge, two battalions

6th Division
     GD Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand

Brigade Taupin
  • 17th Leger, two battalions
  • 65th Ligne, three battalions
2nd Brigade

7th Division
     GB Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières (k)

Brigade Bonté
  • 1st Ligne, three battalions
  • 62nd Ligne, two battalions
2nd Brigade
  • 101st Ligne, three battalions
  • 23rd Leger (absent)

8th Division
GD Jean Pierre François Bonet

Brigade Gautier
  • 118th Ligne, three battalions
  • 119th Ligne, three battalions
2nd Brigade
  • 120th Ligne, three battalions
  • 122nd Ligne, three battalions

Cavalry

Light Cavalry Division


     GB Jean-Baptiste T. Curto

  • 3rd Hussars, two squadrons
  • 22nd Chasseurs, two squadrons
  • 26th Chasseurs, two squadrons
  • 28th Chasseurs, one squadron
  • 13th Chasseurs, five squadrons
  • 14th Chasseurs, four squadrons
Dragoon Division


     GB Pierre François Xavier Boyer

  • 6th Dragoons, two squadrons
  • 11th Dragoons, two squadrons
  • 15th Dragoons, two squadrons
  • 25th Dragoons, two squadrons

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