Salamanca order of battle
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The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812 during the Peninsular War.
Abbreviations used
[edit]Military rank
[edit]- Gen = General
- Lt Gen = Lieutenant-General
- Maj Gen = Major-General
- GD = général de division
- Brig Gen = Brigadier-General
- GB = général de brigade
- Col = Colonel
- Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel
- Maj = Major
- Capt = Captain
- Lt = Lieutenant
Other
[edit]- (w) = wounded
- (mw) = mortally wounded
- (k) = killed in action
- (c) = captured
Allied Army
[edit]Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army: Lt Gen the Earl of Wellington (local General)
Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Army: Marshal William C. Beresford (w)
Lt Col William H. De Lancey, Deputy Quartermaster-General (acting as Quartermaster-General)
Lt Col Sir John May, Adjutant-General (Royal Artillery) (w)
Lt Col R. Lawrence Dundas
Lt Col Henry Sturgeon
Lt Col John Waters
Maj George Scovell
Mr. John Bisset, Commissary-General
Dr. James McGrigor, Surgeon-General
Brig Gen Don Miguel R. de Álava y Esquivel, Spanish Liaison officer
Brig Gen Don Joseph O'Lawlor, Spanish Liaison officer
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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First Division | Fermor's Brigade Col Thomas W. Fermor |
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Wheatley's Brigade Maj Gen William Wheatley | ||
Lowe's Brigade Maj Gen Baron Lowe (or von Löw) |
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Third Division | Wallace's Brigade Lt Col Alexander Wallace | |
J. Campbell's Brigade Lt Col James Campbell (w) | ||
Power's Portuguese Brigade (8th Brigade) Col Manley Power |
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Fourth Division | W. Anson's Brigade Maj Gen William Anson | |
Ellis' Brigade Lt Col Henry W. Ellis |
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Stubbs' Portuguese Brigade (9th Brigade) Col George Stubbs |
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Fifth Division | Greville's Brigade Lt Col James Greville | |
Pringle's Brigade Maj Gen William H. Pringle | ||
Spry's Portuguese Brigade (3rd Brigade) Brig Gen William F. Spry |
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Sixth Division | Hulse's Brigade Maj Gen Richard Hulse | |
Hinde's Brigade Col Samuel Hinde | ||
Rezende's Portuguese Brigade (7th Brigade) Brig Gen Conde de Rezende |
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Seventh Division | Halkett's Brigade Col Colin Halkett |
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De Bernewitz's Brigade Maj Gen J.H. de Bernewitz (or von Bernewitz) | ||
Collins' Portuguese Brigade (6th Brigade) Col Collins |
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Light Division | Barnard's Brigade Lt Col Andrew Barnard | |
Vandeleur's Brigade Maj Gen John O. Vandeleur |
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Independent Units | Pack's Brigade (1st Brigade) Brig Gen Denis Pack |
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Bradford's Brigade (10th Brigade) Brig Gen Thomas Bradford |
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Spanish Division Maj Gen Carlos de Espana |
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Cavalry | Le Marchant's Brigade Maj Gen John Gaspard Le Marchant (k) |
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G. Anson's Brigade Maj Gen George Anson | ||
von Alten's Brigade Maj Gen Victor von Alten (w) |
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Bock's Brigade Maj Gen Baron Bock |
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D'Urban's Portuguese Brigade Brig Gen Benjamin D'Urban |
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Julian Sanchez's Brigade Col Julian Sanchez |
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Other | Artillery (54 guns) Lt Col Hoylet Framingham |
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French Army
[edit]Marshal Auguste de Marmont, Commander-in-Chief (w)
GD Jean Pierre François Bonet (w)
GD Bertrand Clausel (w)
Chief of Artillery: GB Louis Tirlet
Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
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1st Division | Brigade Chemineau |
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Brigade Desgraviers-Berthelot GB Francois-Ganivet Desgraviers-Berthelot (mw) |
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2nd Division | Brigade Berlier |
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Brigade Barbot |
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3rd Division | Brigade Menne |
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2nd Brigade |
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4th Division | Brigade Fririon |
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2nd Brigade |
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5th Division | Brigade Arnaud |
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Brigade Montfort |
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6th Division | Brigade Taupin |
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2nd Brigade |
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7th Division | Brigade Bonté |
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2nd Brigade |
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8th Division | Brigade Gautier |
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2nd Brigade |
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Cavalry | Light Cavalry Division
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Dragoon Division |
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Sources
[edit]- Muir, Rory. Salamanca 1812. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-300-08719-5.
- Fletcher, Ian. Men-at-Arms Campaign 48: Salamanca 1812. Great Britain: Osprey History, 1991. ISBN 1-84176-277-6.