APPENDIX IV. DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRITISH CONTINGENT IN FRANCE, APRIL 10, 1816.
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CAVALRY.
Head-quarters. Stations. No. of Officers. No. of Men. No. of Horses.
1st Brigade Cassel 1st Dragoon Gds. Frevent and adjacents 30 458 438
2nd ” ” Avesnes and adjacents 22 437 420
2nd Dragoons Bailleul 26 431 579
4222nd Brigade Samer 7th Hussars Etaples and 14 detachments 25 459 430
12th Lt. Dragoons Fruges and 9 detachments 30 499 433
18th Hussars Deserves and 9 detachments 24 468 426
R. H. Artillery Samer and 4 detachments 4 170 189
3rd ” Cassel 11th Lt. Dragoons Wormhout and 4 detachments 28 462 405
15th Hussars Bourbourg and vicinity 24 496 437
13th Lt. Dragoons Hazebrouck and 7 detachments 27 394 398
R. H. Artillery Samer 4 164 171
INFANTRY.
First Division (Head-quarters, Cambrai):—
1st Brigade Cambrai Grenadier Gds. Cambrai 27 1259 75
Coldstream Gds. Cambrai 11 257 29
Marcoing 5 231 9
Gouzeacourt 4 226 9
Gonnelieu 1 3 3
Villers Glishain 3 116 5
Honnecourt 2 117 5
Villers Ploich and Beaugaart 3 116 10
Banteau and Bantouzelle 2 113 3
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Total Coldstream Guards 31 1179 73
7th ” St. Leger 43rd Regiment Bapaume and 10 detachments 43 1079 69
7th ” Amblainsville and 13 detachments 37 933 54
23rd ” Hamelincourt and 13 detachments 39 722 52
Commissariat Sapignies, Farreuil, Bapaume 3 90 126
8th ” Beaumez 27th Regiment Bugny and 14 detachments 44 988 67
40th ” Havincourt and 8 detachments 26 653 48
1st Battalion Rifle Brigade Bourlon and 5 detachments 30 503 57
Commissariat Bugny 1 30 46
Divisional R. Artillery Bapaume 8 216 90
” Commissariat ” 1 10 17
423Second Division (Head-quarters, St. Pol):—
3rd Brigade St. Pol 3rd Regiment Croix and 15 detachments 35 1013 50
39th ” Bethincourt and 18 detachments 43 968 62
91st ” St. Pol and 18 detachments 43 992 61
Commissariat Vallum, Bailleul, Maisnil 2 90 140
4th ” ” 4th Regiment Fauquembourg and 15 detachments 29 814 52
52nd ” Upen de Aval and 24 detachments 39 1003 70
79th ” Wizernes and 16 detachments 37 671 42
Commissariat Clety, Dohen 2 52 80
6th ” Lillers 6th Regiment Lillers and 6 detachments 35 843 38
29th ” Chocques and 5 detachments 31 861 59
71st ” Norrein Fonte and 18 detachments 35 864 62
Commissariat Bourcq, St. Hilaire 1 40 74
Royal Sappers and Miners Well, Pernes, Floringham 8 101 63
Divisional R. Artillery Lillers, St. Pol, Lillers Barbent 15 258 285
” Commissariat Le Parcq 2 34 49
” R. Waggon Train Aubigny and 1 detachment 4 76 104
Third Division (Head-quarters, Valenciennes):—
2nd Brigade Valenciennes 3rd Battn. Royals Valenciennes 36 1132 49
57th Regiment ” 43 705 30
2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade Les Celles and 2 detachments 29 553 40
5th ” ” 5th Regiment Valenciennes 37 1152 49
9th ” St. Amand 40 1032 36
21st ” Valenciennes 42 1004 43
9th ” ” 81st ” ” 37 1076 40
88th ” ” 34 1113 56
Royal Artillery ” and St. Amand 13 376 304
” Waggon Train Raillencourt and 3 detachments 15 166 255
” Staff Corps Proville and 1 detachment 11 168 ..
Commissariat Waggon Train St. Pol, Valenciennes, Sancourt, Oissy, and 10 detachments 48 1343 1810
Note.—Several of the detachments were commanded by Non-commissioned officers only.[477]
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