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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.) 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.) 55 1,206

86th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 3rd batts.) 60 1,440

65th Ligne (1st, 2nd, 4th batts.) 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.