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Chapter 34

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BRITISH AND PORTUGUESE LOSSES AT FUENTES DE OÑORO

FIRST DAY, MAY 3rd, 1811

Killed. Wounded. Missing.

Offs. Men. Offs. Men. Offs. Men. Total.

1st Division. Spencer:

Nightingale’s Brigade

24th Foot, 2nd batt. — — — 2 — — 2

42nd Foot, 2nd batt. — 1 1 6 — 1 9

79th Foot, 1st batt. 1 4 2 18 — — 25

Howard’s Brigade

30th Foot, 1st batt. — — 2 3 — — 5

71st Foot, 1st batt. 1 7 5 33 — 6 52

92nd Foot, 1st batt. — — 1 9 — — 10

3/95th Foot, 1 comp. — — 1 9 — — 10

Löwe’s Brigade

1st Line batt. K.G.L. — — — 4 — — 4

2nd Line batt. K.G.L. — — — 4 — — 4

5th Line batt. K.G.L. — — — 4 — — 4

7th Line batt. K.G.L. — — — 3 — — 3

Light comps. K.G.L. — 3 — 8 — — 11

Divisional Total 2 15 12 103 — 7 139

3rd Division. Picton:

Mackinnon’s Brigade

45th Foot, 1st batt. — — — — — 2 2

74th Foot, 1st batt. — 1 — 9 — — 10

88th Foot, 1st batt. — — — 5 — — 5

5/60th Foot, 3 comps. — 3 2 9 — 8 22

Colville’s Brigade

5th Foot, 2nd batt. — — — 4 — — 4

83rd Foot, 2nd batt. — — — 9 — 3 12

88th Foot, 2nd batt. — — — 6 — — 6

94th Foot, 2nd batt. — — — 3 — — 3

Divisional Total — 4 2 45 — 13 64

Cavalry:

Slade’s Brigade

1st Dragoons — — — — — — —

14th Light Dragoons — 1 — 1 — 1 3

Arentschildt’s Brigade

16th Light Dragoons — — — — — — —

1st Hussars K.G.L. — — 1 4 — — 5

British General Total 2 20 15 153 — 21 211

Portuguese loss
(nearly all in 6th Caçadores
of Ashworth’s Brigade) — 14 6 27 — 1 48

General Total of Allied Loss 2 34 21 180 — 22 259