A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 2, Jan.-Sep. 1809 Papyras Classics

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Chapter 44

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VENEGAS’S ARMY OF LA MANCHA
FROM A RETURN OF JUNE 16, 1809.

1st Division, Brigadier-General Pedro Giron [afterwards Brigadier-General T. Lacy]:

Burgos (two batts.), 1,085, Cuenca, 869, 1st of Loxa, 703, Alcala, 629, 1st of España, 548, 1st of Seville, 593 Total 4,427

2nd Division, Brigadier-General Gaspar Vigodet:

Corona (two batts.), 1,130, Ronda, 1,096, Ordenes Militares (two batts.), 836, Alcazar, 825, 1st of Guadix, 522, Ciudad Real, 258 Total 4,667

3rd Division, Major-General Pedro Grimarest [afterwards Brigadier-General P. Giron]:

2nd of Jaen, 985, Ecija, 902, 2nd of Cordova, 849, Baylen (two batts.), 1,121, 1st Walloon Guards, 663, Alpujarras, 579, Velez-Malaga, 445 Total 5,544

4th Division, Brigadier-General Francisco Castejon:

5th of Seville, 535, 1st of Malaga, 743, 2nd Spanish Guards, 953, Jerez, 650, 2nd of Loxa, 510, Bujalance, 469, 3rd of Cordova, 422 Total 4,282

5th Division, Major-General T. Zerain:

2nd of España (two batts.), 1,064, 1st of Cordova (three batts.), 2,044, Provincial of Seville, 887 Total 3,995

Cavalry:

Montesa, 349, Reina, 183, Granada, 322, España, 287, Farnesio, 404, Santiago, 295, Alcantara, 343, Principe, 324, Granaderos de Fernando VII, 527, Dragones de la Reina, 180, Cazadores de Cordova, 169 Total 3,384

Artillery: 35 guns; sappers, five companies, about 1,100 in all.

Total, 27,399, including sick and men on detachment.