VI
THE FIRST FRENCH ‘ARMY OF SPAIN’
1. ‘1st CORPS OF OBSERVATION OF THE GIRONDE’ [ARMY OF PORTUGAL].
Commander, General Junot. Chief of the Staff, General Thiébault.
| Men. | |
| 1st Division, General Delaborde (Brigades Avril and Brennier): | |
| 15th of the Line (3rd batt.), 1,033; 47th ditto (2nd batt.), 1,210; 70th ditto (1st and 2nd batts.), 2,299; 86th ditto (1st and 2nd batts.), 2,116; 4th Swiss (1st batt.), 1,190. | |
| Total, seven battalions | 7,848 |
| 2nd Division, General Loison (Brigades Charlot and Thomières): | |
| 2nd Léger (3rd batt.), 1,255; 4th ditto (3rd batt.), 1,196; 12th ditto (3rd batt.), 1,302; 15th ditto (3rd batt.), 1,314; 32nd of the Line (3rd batt.), 1,265; 58th ditto (3rd batt.), 1,394; 2nd Swiss (2nd batt.), 755. | |
| Total, seven battalions | 8,481 |
| 3rd Division, General Travot (Brigades Graindorge and Fusier): | |
| 31st Léger (3rd batt.), 653; 32nd ditto (3rd batt.) 983; 26th of the Line (3rd batt.), 537; 66th ditto (3rd and 4th batts.), 1,004; 82nd ditto (3rd batt.), 861; Légion du Midi (1st batt.), 797; Hanoverian Legion, 703. | |
| Total, eight battalions | 5,538 |
| Cavalry Division, General Kellermann (Brigades Margaron and Maurin): | |
| 26th Chasseurs, 244; 1st Dragoons, 261; 3rd ditto, 236; 4th ditto, 262; 5th ditto, 249; 9th ditto, 257; 15th ditto, 245. | |
| Total, seven squadrons | 1,754 |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 1,297 |
| Total of the Corps (twenty-two battalions, seven squadrons) | 24,918 |
2. ‘2nd CORPS OF OBSERVATION OF THE GIRONDE.’
Commander, General Dupont. Chief of the Staff, General Legendre.
| Men. | |
| 1st Division, General Barbou (Brigades Pannetier and Chabert): | |
| Garde de Paris (2nd batts. of 1st and 2nd Regiments), 1,454; 3rd Legion of Reserve (1st and 2nd batts.), 2,057; 4th ditto (1st, 2nd, and 3rd batts.), 3,084; Marines of the Guard, 532; 4th Swiss (2nd batt.), 709. | |
| Total, nine battalions | 7,836 |
| 2nd Division, General Vedel (Brigades Poinsot and Cassagne): | |
| 1st Legion of Reserve (three batts.), 3,011; 5th ditto (three batts.), 2,695; 3rd Swiss (1st batt.), 1,178. | |
| Total, seven battalions | 6,884 |
| 3rd Division, General Frere (Brigades Laval and Rostolland): | |
| 15th Léger (2nd batt.), 1,160; 2nd Legion of Reserve (three batts.), 2,870; 2nd Swiss (1st batt.), 1,174. | |
| Total, five battalions | 5,204 |
| Cavalry Division, General Frésia (Brigades Rigaud and Dupré): | |
| 1st Provisional Cuirassiers, 778; 2nd ditto, 681; 1st Provisional Chasseurs, 556; 2nd ditto, 662; 6th Provisional Dragoons, 623. | |
| Total, fifteen squadrons | 3,300 |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 1,204 |
| Total of the Corps (twenty-one battalions, fifteen squadrons) | 24,428 |
3. ‘CORPS OF OBSERVATION OF THE OCEAN COAST.’
Commander, Marshal Moncey. Chief of the Staff, General Harispe.
| Men. | |
| 1st Division, General Musnier (Brigades Brun and Isemburg): | |
| 1st Provisional Regiment of Infantry (four batts.), 2,088; 2nd ditto, 2,183; 3rd ditto, 2,118; 4th ditto, 2,232; Westphalian battalion, 1,078. | |
| Total, seventeen battalions | 9,699 |
| 2nd Division, General Gobert (Brigades Lefranc and Dufour): | |
| 5th Provisional Regiment (four batts.), 2,095; 6th ditto, 1,851; 7th ditto, 1,872; 8th ditto, 1,921; Irish Legion, 654. | |
| Total, seventeen battalions | 8,393 |
| 3rd Division, General Morlot (Brigades Bujet and Lefebvre): | |
| 9th Provisional Regiment (four batts.), 2,448; 10th ditto, 2,146; 11th ditto, 2,062; Prussian battalion, 493. | |
| Total, thirteen battalions | 7,149 |
| Cavalry Division, General Grouchy (Brigades Privé and Wathier): | |
| 1st Provisional Dragoons, 660; 2nd ditto, 872; 1st Provisional Hussars, 597; 2nd ditto, 721. | |
| Total, twelve squadrons | 2,850 |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 1,250 |
| Total of the Corps (forty-seven battalions, twelve squadrons) | 29,341 |
4. ‘CORPS OF OBSERVATION OF THE PYRENEES.’
Commander, Marshal Bessières. Chief of the Staff, General Lefebvre-Desnouettes.
| Men. | |
| 1st Division, General Merle (Brigades Darmagnac and Gaulois): | |
| 47th of the Line (1st batt.), 1,235; 86th ditto (two companies), 231; 3rd Swiss (2nd batt.), 721; 1st Régiment de Marche (two batts.), 965; 1st Supplementary Regiment of the Legions of Reserve (two batts.), 2,096. | |
| Total, six and a quarter battalions | 5,248 |
| 2nd Division, General Verdier (Brigades Sabathier and Ducos): | |
| 17th Provisional Regiment (four batts.), 2,110; 18th ditto, 1,928; 13th ditto, 2,185; 14th ditto, 2,295. | |
| Total, sixteen battalions | 8,518 |
| Cavalry Division, General Lasalle: | |
| 10th Chasseurs, 469; 22nd ditto, 460; Escadron de Marche of Cuirassiers, 153. | |
| Total, seven squadrons | 1,082 |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 408 |
Detached troops belonging to the Corps of Bessières.
| (1) Garrison of Pampeluna, General D’Agoult: | |
| 15th of the Line (4th batt.), 435; 47th ditto (3rd batt.), 297; 70th ditto (3rd batt.), 488; 5th Escadron de Marche of Cuirassiers, 329; Artillery, 63 | 1,612 |
| (2) Garrison of San Sebastian, General Thouvenot: | |
| 2nd Supplementary Regiment of the Legions of Reserve (4th batt.), 890; Dépôt Battalion, 1,240; Cavalry Dépôt, 60; Artillery, 28 | 2,218 |
| Total of the Corps (twenty-seven and a quarter battalions, nine squadrons) | 19,086 |
5. ‘CORPS OF OBSERVATION OF THE EASTERN PYRENEES.’
Commander, General Duhesme. Chief of the Staff, Colonel Fabre.
| Men. | |
| 1st Division, General Chabran (Brigades Goulas and Nicolas). | |
| 2nd of the Line (3rd batt.), 610; 7th ditto (1st and 2nd batts.), 1,785; 16th ditto (3rd batt.), 789; 37th ditto (3rd batt.), 656; 56th ditto (4th batt.), 833; 93rd ditto (3rd batt.), 792; 2nd Swiss (3rd batt.), 580. | |
| Total, eight battalions | 6,045 |
| 2nd Division, General Lecchi (Brigades Milosewitz and ?): | |
| 2nd Italian Line (2nd batt.), 740; 4th ditto (3rd batt.), 587; 5th ditto (2nd batt.), 806; Royal Vélites (1st batt.), 519; 1st Neapolitan Line (1st and 2nd batts.), 1,944. | |
| Total, six battalions | 4,596 |
| Cavalry Brigade, General Bessières: | |
| 3rd Provisional Cuirassiers, 409; 3rd Provisional Chasseurs, 416 | 825 |
| Cavalry Brigade, General Schwartz: | |
| Italian Chasseurs of the Prince Royal, 504; 2nd Neapolitan Chasseurs, 388 | 892 |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 356 |
| Total of the Corps (fourteen battalions, nine squadrons) | 12,714 |
6. IMPERIAL GUARD.
Commander, General Dorsenne.
| Men. | |
| 1st Fusiliers (three batts.), 1,570; 2nd ditto, 1,499; Marines of the Guard [detached to Dupont’s Corps]. | |
| Total, six battalions | 3,069 |
| Dragoons, 252; Chasseurs and Mamelukes, 321; Gendarmes d’élite, 304; Polish Light Horse, 737; Guard of the Duke of Berg, 148 | 1,762 |
| Artillery, &c. | 1,581 |
| Total (six battalions, nine squadrons) | 6,412 |
7. TROOPS WHICH ENTERED SPAIN AFTER THE OUTBREAK OF THE WAR, IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST.
| Men. | |
| Division Mouton (Brigades Rey and Reynaud): | |
| 2nd Léger (1st and 2nd batts.); 4th ditto (1st, 2nd, and 4th batts.); 12th ditto (1st and 2nd batts.); 15th of the Line (1st and 2nd batts.); Garde de Paris (one batt.) | 5,100 |
| Brigade of General Bazancourt: | |
| 14th of the Line (1st and 2nd batts.), 1,488; 44th ditto (1st and 2nd batts.), 1,614 | 3,102 |
| Polish Brigade (Colonel Chlopiski): | |
| 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of the Vistula (each of two batts.) | 3,951 |
| Four Bataillons de Marche (Nos. 4, 5, 6, 7) | 2,281 |
| Division of General Reille at Perpignan [for details see p. 320] | 8,370 |
| Division of General Chabot (‘Reserve of Perpignan’) | 2,667 |
| Portuguese Troops, before Saragossa (two batts.) | 553 |
| National Guards of the Pyrenees, before Saragossa (two batts.) | 971 |
| General Dépôt at Bayonne | 7,659 |
| Battalions, companies, and smaller drafts sent to join their corps in June-August | 8,687 |
| Escadrons de Marche, Polish Lancers, Cavalry of the Imperial Guard | 3,911 |
| Artillery, drafts | 851 |
| Engineers, ditto | 101 |
| Total | 48,204 |
GENERAL TOTAL.
| Men. | |
| Junot’s Corps | 24,918 |
| Dupont’s Corps | 24,428 |
| Moncey’s Corps | 29,341 |
| Bessières’ Corps | 19,086 |
| Duhesme’s Corps | 12,714 |
| Imperial Guard | 6,412 |
| Troops which entered Spain in June, July, and August |
48,204 |
| 165,103 |
N.B.—The organization and the greater part of the figures come from the table at the end of vol. iv of Foy’s history of the Peninsular War. But a few corrections are made where more detailed information is available, especially in the seventh section, where Foy is incomplete (e.g. he omits one of Mouton’s brigades).