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A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809

Note 188 — SECTION IV: CHAPTER II

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The force consisted of:—

Infantry. Cavalry. Artillery.

(1) Division embarked at Cork:

20th Light Dragoons (only 180 with horses) 394

Artillery 226

5th Regiment (1st batt.) 990

9th Regiment (1st batt.) 833

36th Regiment 591

38th Regiment (1st batt.) 957

40th Regiment (1st batt.) 926

45th Regiment (1st batt.) 670

60th Rifles (5th batt.) 936

71st Regiment(1st batt.) 903

91st Regiment(1st batt.) 917

95th Rifles (2nd batt., four companies) 400

8,123

(2) Spencer’s troops from Andalusia:

Artillery 245

6th Regiment (1st batt.) 946

29th Regiment 806

32nd Regiment (1st batt.) 874

50th Regiment (1st batt.) 948

82nd Regiment (1st batt.) 929

4,503 394 471

A total of 12,626 infantry, 394 cavalry, 471 artillery = 13,491; adding forty-five men of the Staff Corps we get 13,536.

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