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A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813

Chapter 58: XVIII
By Charles Oman
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A detailed narrative of the 1812–1813 Peninsular campaigns covering the siege of Burgos, the retreat that followed, the campaign culminating at Vittoria and the subsequent Pyrenean battles. The author combines operational narrative with topographical description, orders of battle and brigade strengths, and contemporary dispatches, diaries and archival documents, supported by maps and illustrations. Strategic, logistical and leadership decisions are assessed alongside source commentary and occasional acknowledgment of limits where personal reconnaissance was unavailable.

XVIII

BRITISH LOSSES AT SORAUREN:
JULY 28

    Killed. Wounded. Missing.  
    Off. Men. Off. Men. Off. Men. Total.
2nd Division:
Byng’s Brigade:
1/3rd Foot   — — — 2 — — 2
1/57th Foot   — 2 2 59 — — 63
1st Provisional Batt.
(2/31st & 2/66th)		   — — 1 4 — — 5
Brigade Total   — 2 3 65 — — 70
3rd Division: no losses.
4th Division (Cole):
Anson’s Brigade:
3/27th Foot   2 41 9 195 — 7 254
1/40th Foot   1 19 4 105 — — 129
1/48th Foot   2 10 8 104 — 11 135
2nd Provisional Batt.
(2nd & 2/53rd)		   — 1 1 18 — — 20
Ross’s Brigade:
1/7th Foot   1 46 10 159 1 — 217
1/20th Foot   1 23 5 79 — — 108
1/23rd Foot   2 16 4 59 — — 81
1 company
Brunswick-Oels		   — 1 — 3 — 1 5
Divisional Total   9 157 41 722 1 19 949
6th Division (Pack):
Stirling’s Brigade:
1/42nd Foot   — 3 — 19 — — 22
1/79th Foot   — 4 1 30 — — 35
1/91st Foot   — 12 6 92 — 2 112
1 company 5/60th   — 1 — 4 — — 5
Lambert’s Brigade:
1/11th Foot   — 5 4 42 — — 51
1/32nd Foot   — — 1 23 — — 24
1/36th Foot   — — 2 16 — — 18
1/61st Foot   — 2 2 58 — — 62
Divisional Total   — 27 16 284 — 2 329
Artillery   — — — 6 — — 6
General Staff   2 — 2 — — — 4
Total British   11 186 62 1,077 1 21 1,358
Total Portuguese   3 160 45 850 — 44 1,102
General Total   14 346 107 2,034 1 65 2,460