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WELLINGTON’S ARMY AT SALAMANCA.
STRENGTH AND LOSSES

N.B.—Strength by the morning state of July 15, 1812. Losses of the British by the return annexed to Wellington’s dispatch: those of the Portuguese from the official returns at Lisbon. The fighting strength on July 22, owing to losses at Castrejon and Castrillo, and to weary men falling out during the retreat, may have been perhaps 1,000 less.

I. BRITISH TROOPS

Losses.

Strength. Killed. Wounded. Missing
Men. Total
Loss.

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

Cavalry (Stapleton Cotton):

Le Marchant’s
Brigade 3rd Dragoons 17 322 339 1 6 — 11 2 20

4th Dragoons 22 336 358 — 7 1 21 — 29

5th Dragoon Guards 22 313 325 — 9 2 42 3 56

G. Anson’s
Brigade 11th Light Dragoons 30 361 391 — — — — — —

12th Light Dragoons 19 321 340 1 2 — 2 — 5

16th Light Dragoons 14 259 273 — — — — — —

V. Alten’s
Brigade 14th Light Dragoons 23 324 347 — 1 — 2 — 3

1st Hussars K.G.L. 23 324 347 — 2 5 16 — 21

Bock’s
Brigade 1st Dragoons K.G.L. 25 339 364 — — — — — —

2nd Dragoons K.G.L. 23 384 407 — — — — — —

Total British Cavalry 218 3,335 3,543 2 27 8 94 5 136

Infantry.

1st Division (H. Campbell):

Fermor’s
Brigade 1st Coldstream Guards 26 928 954 — 7 1 22 8 38

1st Third Guards 23 938 961 — 1 1 20 2 24

1 comp. 5/60th Foot 1 56 57 — — — — — —

Wheatley’s
Brigade 2/24th Foot 23 398 421 — — — 5 — 5

1/42nd Foot 40 1,039 1,079 — — — 3 — 3

2/58th Foot 31 369 400 — — — 3 1 4

1/79th Foot 40 634 674 — — — 1 3 4

1 comp. 5/60th 1 53 54 — — — — — —

Löwe’s
Brigade 1st Line Battalion K.G.L. 26 615 641 — 1 — 8 — 9

2nd Line Battalion K.G.L. 26 601 627 — 1 2 40 4 47

5th Line Battalion K.G.L. 30 525 555 — 1 1 17 — 19

Total 1st Division 267 6,156 6,423 — 11 5 119 18 158

3rd Division (Pakenham):

Wallace’s
Brigade 1/45th Foot 26 416 442 — 5 5 45 — 55

74th Foot 23 420 443 — 3 2 40 4 49

1/88th Foot 21 642 663 2 11 4 110 8 135

3 comps. 5/60th Foot 11 243 254 — 6 3 24 3 36

J. Campbell’s
Brigade 1/5th Foot 32 870 902 — 10 6 110 — 126

2/5th Foot 19 289 308 — 1 2 21 — 24

2/83rd Foot 24 295 319 — 2 2 30 — 34

94th Foot 24 323 347 1 3 3 21 — 28

Total 3rd Division 180 3,498 3,678 3 41 27 401 15 487

4th Division (Lowry Cole):

W. Anson’s
Brigade 3/27th Foot 19 614 633 — — 1 7 — 8

1/40th Foot 24 558 582 — 12 5 115 — 132

1 comp. 5/60th 2 44 46 — — — — — —

Ellis’s
Brigade 1/7th Foot 24 471 495 1 19 10 165 — 195

1/23rd Foot 19 427 446 1 9 6 90 — 106

1/48th Foot 22 404 426 — 9 10 60 — 79

1 comp. Brunswick Oels 1 53 54 — — — — — —

Total 4th Division 111 2,571 2,682 2 49 32 437 — 520

5th Division (Leith):

Greville’s
Brigade 3/1st Foot 32 729 761 — 23 8 129 — 160

1/9th Foot 31 635 666 — 3 1 42 — 46

1/38th Foot 36 764 800 2 14 12 115 — 143

2/38th Foot 20 281 301 — 9 2 40 1 52

1 comp. Brunswick Oels 2 76 78 — — — — — —

Pringle’s
Brigade 1/4th Foot 36 421 457 — — 1 17 — 18

2/4th Foot 27 627 654 — 2 — 23 6 31

2/30th Foot 20 329 349 — 3 1 22 1 27

2/44th Foot 20 231 251 2 4 — 23 — 29

1 comp. Brunswick Oels 3 66 69 — — — — — —

Total 5th Division 227 4,159 4,386 4 58 25 411 8 506

6th Division (Clinton):

Hulse’s
Brigade 1/11th Foot 31 485 516 1 44 14 281 — 340

2/53rd Foot 25 316 341 — 26 11 105 — 142

1/61st Foot 29 517 546 5 39 19 303 — 366

1 comp. 5/60th 2 59 61 — — — — — —

Hinde’s
Brigade 2nd Foot 27 381 408 1 13 6 77 12 109

1/32nd Foot 33 576 609 2 15 9 111 — 137

1/36 Foot 29 400 429 4 16 5 74 — 99

Total 6th Division 176 2,734 2,910 13 153 64 951 12 1,193

7th Division (Hope):

Halkett’s
Brigade 1st Light Batt. K.G.L. 25 544 569 — — 2 7 — 9

2nd Light Batt. K.G.L. 21 473 494 1 5 1 9 — 16

Brunswick Oels (9 companies) 23 573 596 — 4 2 42 1 49

De Bernewitz’s
Brigade 51st Foot 27 280 307 — — — 2 — 2

68th Foot 21 317 338 1 3 2 14 — 20

Chasseurs
Britanniques 27 686 713 — 5 — 10 14 29

Total 7th Division 144 2,873 3,017 2 17 7 84 15 125

Light Division (Chas. Alten):

Barnard’s
Brigade 1/43rd Foot 30 718 748 — — 1 15 — 16

Detachments 2/95th and 3/95th Rifles 19 373 392 — — — 5 — 5

Vandeleur’s
Brigade 1/52nd Foot 28 771 799 — — — 2 — 2

8 comps. 1/95th 27 515 542 — — — 2 2 4

Total Light Division 104 2,377 2,481 — — 1 24 2 27

Royal Horse Artillery (troops of Ross, Macdonald, and Bull, and drivers) 18 403 421 — 1 — 2 — 3

Field Artillery (companies of Lawson, Gardiner, Greene, Douglas, May, and drivers) 35 650 685 — 1 — 4 — 5

King’s German Legion Artillery (battery of Sympher) 5 75 80 — 2 — 4 — 6

Artillery Total 58 1,128 1,186 — 4 — 10 — 14

Engineers 12 9 21 — — — — — —

Staff Corps 5 81 86 — — — — — —

Wagon Train 24 115 139 — — — — — —

BRITISH TOTAL

Infantry 1,209 24,368 25,577 24 329 159 2,387 69 2,968

Cavalry 218 3,335 3,553 2 27 8 94 5 136

Artillery 58 1,128 1,186 — 4 — 10 — 14

Engineers 12 9 21 — — — — — —

Staff Corps 5 81 86 — — — — — —

Train 24 115 139 — — — — — —

General Staff ? ? ? 2 — 9 — — 11

Total 1,526 29,036 30,562 28 360 176 2,491 74 3,129

II. PORTUGUESE TROOPS

Cavalry:

D’Urban’s Brigade: 1st and 11th Dragoons (12th Dragoons absent) 32 450 482 2 5 2 18 10 37

Infantry:

Power’s Brigade, 3rd Division: 9th and 21st Line, 12th Caçadores 90 2,107 2,197 1 29 9 23 14 76

Stubbs’s Brigade, 4th Division: 11th and 23rd Line, 7th Caçadores 137 2,417 2,554 3 177 18 267 11 476

Spry’s Brigade, 5th Division: 3rd and 15th Line, 8th Caçadores 156 2,149 2,305 3 45 4 64 7 123

Rezende’s Brigade, 6th Division: 8th and 12th Line, 9th Caçadores 134 2,497 2,631 8 113 10 336 20 487

Collins’s Brigade, 7th Division: 7th and 19th Line, 2nd Caçadores 132 2,036 2,168 — 5 1 10 1 17

Pack’s Independent Brigade: 1st and 16th Line, 4th Caçadores 85 2,520 2,605 5 97 15 242 17 376

Bradford’s Independent Brigade: 13th and 14th Line, 5th Caçadores 112 1,782 1,894 — 8 — 3 6 17

Attached to Light Division: 1st and 3rd Caçadores 30 1,037 1,067 — 5 — 12 — 17

Artillery:

Arriaga’s battery 4 110 114 — — — 1 — 1

Total 912 17,105 18,017 22 484 59 976 86 1,627

III. SPANISH TROOPS

Carlos de España’s Division: 2nd of Princesa, Tiradores de Castilla, 2nd of Jaen, 3rd of 1st Seville, Caçadores de Castilla, Lanceros de Castilla 160 3,200 3,360 — 2 — 4 — 6

GENERAL TOTAL

British 1,526 29,036 30,562 28 360 176 2,491 74 3,129

Portuguese 912 17,105 18,017 22 484 59 976 86 1,627

Spanish 160 3,200 3,360 — 2 — 4 — 6