THE FRENCH ARMY AT FUENTES DE OÑORO,
MAY 3-5, 1811
A. ARMY OF PORTUGAL, STATE OF MAY 1st
| Officers. | Men. | Total. | |
| 2nd Corps. Reynier. | |||
| Division Merle: | |||
| Brigade Sarrut: | |||
| 2nd Léger (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 55 | 1,812 | |
| 36th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 55 | 1,595 | |
| 4th Léger (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 61 | 1,313 | |
| 171 | 4,720 | 4,891 | |
| Division Heudelet: | |||
| Brigade Godard: | |||
| 17th Léger (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 58 | 1,166 | |
| 70th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 52 | 1,026 | |
| Brigade Arnaud: | |||
| 31st Léger (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 55 | 1,528 | |
| 47th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 60 | 1,546 | |
| 225 | 5,266 | 5,491 | |
| Cavalry Brigade: | |||
| 1st Hussars | 9 | 94 | |
| 22nd Chasseurs | 27 | 336 | |
| 8th Dragoons | 13 | 203 | |
| 49 | 633 | 682 | |
| For Artillery, Sappers, Train, &c., see Total of Army. | |||
| Total of Corps | 11,064 | ||
| 6th Corps. Loison. | |||
| Division Marchand: | |||
| Brigade Maucune: | |||
| 6th Léger (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 43 | 1,202 | |
| 69th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 54 | 1,537 | |
| Brigade Chemineau: | |||
| 39th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 53 | 1,286 | |
| 76th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 64 | 1,633 | |
| 214 | 5,658 | 5,872 | |
| Division Mermet: | |||
| Brigade Ménard: | |||
| 25th Léger (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 67 | 1,800 | |
| 27th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 57 | 1,763 | |
| Brigade Taupin: | |||
| 50th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 57 | 1,356 | |
| 59th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) | 53 | 1,549 | |
| 234 | 6,468 | 6,702 | |
| Division Ferey: | |||
| 26th Ligne (4th, 5th, 6th batts.) | 57 | 958 | |
| Légion du Midi (1 batt.) | 16 | 369 | |
| Légion Hanovrienne (1 batt.) | 19 | 412 | |
| 66th Ligne (4th, 5th, 6th batts.) | 63 | 1,307 | |
| 82nd Ligne (4th, 6th batts.[787]) | 44 | 987 | |
| 199 | 4,033 | 4,232 | |
| Light Cavalry Brigade Lamotte: | |||
| 3rd Hussars | 12 | 152 | |
| 15th Chasseurs | 13 | 157 | |
| 25 | 309 | 334 | |
| For Artillery, Sappers, Train, &c., see Total of Army. | |||
| Total of Corps | 17,140 | ||
| 8th Corps. Junot. | |||
| [Clausel’s Division absent, guarding Communications.] | |||
| Solignac’s Division: | |||
| 15th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.[788]) | 55 | 1,206 | |
| 86th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) | 60 | 1,440 | |
| 65th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.[788]) | 51 | 1,512 | |
| Régiment Irlandais (1 batt.) | 18 | 372 | |
| 184 | 4,530 | 4,714 | |
| For Artillery, Sappers, Train, &c., see Total of Army. | |||
| 9th Corps. Drouet. | |||
| Claparéde’s Division: | |||
| 54th Ligne (1 batt.) | 14 | 270 | |
| 21st Léger (1 batt.) | 16 | 613 | |
| 28th Léger (1 batt.) | 17 | 457 | |
| 40th Ligne (1 batt.) | 19 | 500 | |
| 63rd Ligne (1 batt.) | 19 | 499 | |
| 88th Ligne (1 batt.) | 18 | 635 | |
| 64th Ligne (1 batt.) | 20 | 563 | |
| 100th Ligne (1 batt.) | 15 | 499 | |
| 103rd Ligne (1 batt.) | 18 | 524 | |
| 156 | 4,560 | 4,716 | |
| Conroux’s Division: | |||
| 16th Léger (1 batt.) | 16 | 593 | |
| 9th Léger (1 batt.) | 21 | 739 | |
| 27th Léger (1 batt.) | 19 | 648 | |
| 8th Ligne (1 batt.) | 17 | 599 | |
| 24th Ligne (1 batt.) | 17 | 625 | |
| 45th Ligne (1 batt.) | 18 | 427 | |
| 94th Ligne (1 batt.) | 18 | 678 | |
| 95th Ligne (1 batt.) | 20 | 594 | |
| 96th Ligne (1 batt.) | 18 | 521 | |
| 164 | 5,424 | 5,588 | |
| Fournier’s Cavalry Brigade: | |||
| 7th Chasseurs | 12 | 270 | |
| 13th Chasseurs | 20 | 250 | |
| 20th Chasseurs | 16 | 226 | |
| 48 | 746 | 794 | |
| For Artillery, Sappers, Train, &c., see Total of Army. | |||
| Total of Corps | 11,098 | ||
| Montbrun’s Reserve Cavalry: | |||
| Cavrois’s Brigade: | |||
| 3rd Dragoons | 12 | 81 | |
| 10th Dragoons | 12 | 126 | |
| 15th Dragoons | 11 | 219 | |
| Ornano’s Brigade: | |||
| 6th Dragoons | 21 | 305 | |
| 11th Dragoons | 11 | 167 | |
| 25th Dragoons | 22 | 200 | |
| 89 | 1,098 | ||
| Total Reserve | 1,187 | ||
| Artillery. | ||
| Twelve batteries with 31 officers and 931 men appear in the state of May 1 as totally destitute of horses, and were evidently left in cantonments. Five batteries were taken into the field, with 20 officers, 410 men, and 425 horses. | ||
| Engineers, Sappers, Train, Équipages Militaires. | ||
| The total strength of the Engineers and Sappers was | 34 officers, | 1,418 men. |
| Of the Train | 17 officers, | 1,175 men. |
| Of the Équipages Militaires | 6 officers, | 361 men. |
| How many of these were taken into the field it is impossible to say, but if we take the same proportion as in the artillery, viz. about 30 per cent., the total would be about 17 officers and 880 men. | ||
| Total Army of Portugal: | Officers. | Men. |
| 2nd Corps, infantry and cavalry | 445 | 10,619 |
| 6th Corps, infantry and cavalry | 672 | 16,468 |
| 8th Corps, infantry | 184 | 4,714 |
| 9th Corps, infantry and cavalry | 368 | 10,730 |
| Reserve Cavalry | 89 | 1,098 |
| Artillery | 20 | 410 |
| Sappers, Train, &c. | 17 | 880 |
| Total | 1,795 | 44,919 |
B. ARMY OF THE NORTH, MARSHAL BESSIÈRES
| Officers. | Men. | ||
| Lepic’s Brigade of Guard-Cavalry: | |||
| Lancers | 30 | 340 | |
| Chasseurs | 13 | 222 | |
| Mamelukes | 10 | 69 | |
| Grenadiers à cheval | 12 | 185 | |
| 65 | 816 | ||
| Wathier’s Light Cavalry Brigade: | |||
| 11th Chasseurs | 11 | 220 | |
| 12th Chasseurs | 9 | 172 | |
| 24th Chasseurs | 7 | 193 | |
| 5th Hussars | 7 | 165 | |
| 34 | 750 | ||
| One battery of Artillery | 3 | 70 | |
| Officers. | Men. | Of all Ranks. | |
| Total Army of the North | 102 | 1,636 | |
| Total Army of Portugal | 1,795 | 44,919 | |
| General Total | 1,897 | 46,555 | 48,452 |
N.B.—In Koch’s Life of Masséna there is a table purporting to be the strength of the Army of Portugal at Fuentes, and making it out to be only about 40,000, excluding gunners, engineers, train, &c., or presumably under 42,000 with them. This is not the May 1st return of the Imperial muster-roll at the Archives Nationales, and I do not know what authority it has. The figures given above are those of the official return.