[763] They marched from Cabeza del Buey, on the borders of Andalusia and Estremadura, via Talarubia and Mazarambros to Herencia. ‘Journal of Regiment of Leon,’ in Clonard, vol. iv.
[764] There marched with Wellington—1st Division, 5,980 of all ranks; 5th Division, 4,726; 7th Division, 4,841; Pack and Bradford, 3,954; Bock and Ponsonby, 1,673; artillery, &c., about 500 = 21,674.
[765] There remained at Madrid, the Escurial, &c.—Arentschildt’s cavalry, 515; D’Urban’s Portuguese cavalry, 552; 3rd Division, 4,234; 4th Division, 4,548; Light Division, 3,462; artillery, about 350; Carlos de España’s Spaniards, about 3,000 = 16,661.
[766] Dispatches, ix. p. 375.
[767] General Mackinnon.
[768] Generals Craufurd and Vandeleur.
[769] Phillipon’s report to Clarke, drawn up on June 12, gives 273 instead of 317 for the loss in this sally (see Belmas, iv. p. 414).
[770] The 2/58th though properly belonging to the 5th Division, appears to have acted on this day with the 1st Division.
[771] The losses of the attached companies of Brunswick Oels are only to be found under its regimental total in 7th Division.
[772] This battalion only joined the division on the battle-morning.
[773] The losses of the attached companies of Brunswick Oels are only to be found under its regimental total in 7th Division.
[774] The 12th Dragoons were marching to the rear in charge of the baggage-train.
[775] Not including 2nd battalion, about 450 strong, at Astorga in garrison.
[776] In garrison at Astorga.
[777] Plus 1 killed and 5 wounded at the combat of the Guarena, July 18.
[778] Plus 2 killed 6 wounded at the Guarena.
[779] Plus 2 killed 1 wounded at the Guarena.
[780] Plus 5 wounded at the Guarena.
[781] Plus 1 killed 1 wounded at Castrejon.
[782] Plus 3 wounded at Castrejon.
[783] Plus 1 wounded on July 21, and 2 wounded at Garcia Hernandez, July 23.
[784] Plus 1 killed 1 wounded at the Guarena, July 18.
[785] Plus 4 wounded at the Guarena.
[786] Plus 1 general wounded July 16, died next day (Dembouski), and 1 general wounded and taken July 18 (at the Guarena), Carrié, and 1 officer wounded at Garcia Hernandez.
[787] And one odd company of its 3rd battalion, 61 of all ranks, while in the return of August 1, the 3rd battalion has 13 officers and 480 men.
[788] The 2/47th shows on July 15, 310 of all ranks, on August 1, 513.
[789] The fight at Castrillo is often called the ‘Combat of the Guarena’.
[790] This corps was organized in five ‘divisions,’ each of three companies.
[791] From 2/10th, 1/21st, 1/31st, 1/62nd, 1/75th, 3rd, 7th, and 8th K.G.L.
[792] Schwertfeger, i. pp. 480-1, says it was composed of the light companies of De Roll’s, Dillon’s, De Watteville’s (this is inaccurate, as De Watteville’s regiment had moved to Cadiz before the end of 1811), and the 3rd, 7th, and 8th K.G.L.
[793] 150 men were left behind from lack of room but sent later.
[794] 140 men were left behind from lack of room but sent later.
[795] A ‘division’ of the Calabrian Free Corps, 300 strong, was left behind for want of room, as well as the Sicilian Regiment de Presidi, 1,200 strong.
[796] In a letter to Lord Bathurst of December 9 Bentinck announces his intention to add to this force 2/27th Foot and 1st Anglo-Italians, who had been 28 officers and 823 men and 40 officers and 1,153 men respectively, in the ‘state’ of October 25, but are not present in the ‘state’ of December 10 (except for 288 men of 1st Anglo-Italians).
[797] This particular letter is not one of the Scovell file.
[798] Wellington wrongly guessed Plasencia: it was Aranjuez.
[799] Governor of La Mancha.
[800] Commanding cavalry on the Tagus.
[801] Marmont’s Chief-of-the-Staff.
[803] Commanding artillery of the Army of Portugal, on leave.
[804] Commanding artillery of the Army of the Centre.
[805] Now governor of Madrid.
[806] Governor of Segovia.
[808] Lefebure died of sickness in October, and the battery was commanded till next spring by Whinyates.
[809] Actually under command of 2nd Captain H. Baynes.
[810] Actually under command of 2nd Captain W. G. Power.
[811] Eligé was shot through the heart on the second day of the siege of the Salamanca forts. 2nd Captain W. Greene commanded the company at the battle of Salamanca.
[812] This company went to Cartagena from Cadiz at the end of January 1812, where it remained until the end of the war. Campbell was not with it, having command of an infantry regiment in the Spanish Army.
[813] From Gibraltar.
[814] Captain R.A., but now serving in the Portuguese Artillery, with the rank of Major.