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A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 5, Oct. 1811-Aug. 31, 1812

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The volume offers a detailed narrative of a concentrated year of campaigning in the Iberian Peninsula, recounting sieges, pitched engagements, and extended maneuvers while examining how operational choices, communication, and local irregular warfare shaped outcomes. It interleaves topographical analysis of key battlefields, contemporary dispatches and decoded cipher material, and commentary on the decisions and coordination among opposing commanders. Drawn from archival documents, campaign diaries, and on-the-ground study, the text balances tactical description with strategic context and includes maps, illustrations, and specialized appendices.

XII

BRITISH LOSSES AT THE COMBATS OF CASTREJON AND CASTRILLO[789], JULY 18, 1812

  Officers. Men. Missing
Men.
Total.
  Killed. Wounded. Killed. Wounded.
G. Anson’s Brigade:
11th Lt. Dragoons 2 3 10 15
12th Lt. Dragoons 1 5 11 1 18
16th Lt. Dragoons
V. Alten’s Brigade:
1st Hussars K.G.L. 4 7 45 4 60
14th Lt. Dragoons 3 14 49 9 75
Bock’s Brigade:
1st Dragoons K.G.L. 1 1
2nd Dragoons K.G.L. 5 1 1 7
Le Marchant’s Brigade:
3rd Dragoons 1 9 10
4th Division.
W. Anson’s Brigade:
3/27th Foot 2 1 11 58 72
1/40th Foot 1 8 59 1 69
Ellis’s Brigade:
1/7th Foot 1 1 14 3 19
1/23rd Foot 2 2 4
1/48th Foot 5 1 6
5th Division.
Greville’s Brigade:
3/1st 2 2
Detached Companies
of 5/60th
1 2 3
Horse Artillery 1 2 2 5
German Artillery 2 2
Portuguese 1 6 33 90 27 157
Total 3 21 89 361 51 525