Note 214 — SECTION IV: CHAPTER III

For clearness it may be worth while to give the dislocation of Junot’s army on the day of the battle of Vimiero, adding the force of each unit on July 15, the last available return.

Men. Station.

1st Division, Delaborde:—

Brigade Avril:

15th Line (3rd batt.) 1,086 At Saccavem and in Lisbon city.

47th Line (2nd batt.) 1,541 In forts south of the Tagus-mouth.

70th Line (1st and 2nd batts.) 2,358 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

Brigade Brennier:

86th Line (1st and 2nd batts.) 2,501 Field-army. Present at Vimiero (except four companies left at Elvas).

4th Swiss (1st batt.) 985 Six companies at Peniche. Two present at Vimiero.

2nd Division, Loison:—

Brigade Thomières:

‘1st Provisional Léger’—

2nd Léger (3rd batt.) 1,075 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

4th Léger (3rd batt.) 1,098 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

‘2nd Provisional Léger’—

12th Léger (3rd batt.) 1,253 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

15th Léger (3rd batt.) 1,305 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

Brigade Charlot:

32nd Line (3rd batt.) 1,034 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

58th Line (3rd batt.) 1,428 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

2nd Swiss (2nd batt.) 1,103 In garrison at Elvas.

3rd Division, Travot:—

Brigade Graindorge:

31st Léger (3rd batt.) 846 { Partly on the heights of Almada, partly guarding the Spanish prisoners at Lisbon.

32nd Léger (3rd batt.) 1,099

26th Line (3rd batt.) 517 At Belem.

66th Line (3rd and 4th batts.) 1,125 At Cascaes.

Brigade Fusier:

82nd Line (3rd batt.) 963 Field-army. Present at Vimiero.

Légion du Midi 842 At Fort San Julian.

1st Hanoverian Legion 804 At Santarem.

All the four cavalry regiments of Margaron’s division, 1,754 sabres, were present at Vimiero, save one troop of dragoons captured with Quesnel at Oporto.