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

Note 442 — SECTION VII: CHAPTER III

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He had originally (see the table on p. 403)—

Galician troops (four divisions and two brigades) 23,313

The Asturian Division of Acevedo 7,633

La Romana’s troops from the Baltic (the infantry only) 5,294

Cavalry and artillery (400 and 1,000 respectively) 1,400

37,640

From this have to be deducted—

Losses in battle and by desertion 6,000

The cavalry, all the artillery save one battery, and two battalions guarding the same, all still to the rear towards Reynosa 2,400

Two battalions of regiment Del Rey with Malaspina, at Villarcayo 1,000

Part of the 4th Division, cut off and retreating on Santander 2,200

11,600

This leaves 26,040 available at Espinosa; the real figure was probably somewhat smaller.

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