Note 27 — HISTORICAL RECORD
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Effective strength of the British forces in Spain at the time of the battle of Almanza, from the weekly return dated 22nd of April, 1707.
AT THE BATTLE
Men.
Harvey's Horse, now 2nd Dragoon Guards227
Carpenter's Dragoons, now 3rd Light Dragoons}292
Essex's ditto, now 4th Light Dragoons
Killegrew's ditto, now 8th Hussars51
Pearce's ditto, disbanded273
Peterborough's ditto, ditto303
Guiscard's ditto, ditto228
Foot Guards400
Portmore's, now 2nd Foot462
Southwell's, 6th ditto505
Stewart's, 9th ditto467
Hill's, 11th ditto472
Blood's, 17th ditto461
Mordaunt's, 28th ditto532
Wade's, 33rd ditto458
Gore's, 35th ditto616
Alnutts', 36th ditto412
Montjoy's, disbanded508
Macartney's, ditto494
Bretton's, ditto428
John Caulfield's, ditto470
Lord Mark Kerr's, ditto419
Count Nassau's, ditto422
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Total8910
In Garrison and Quarters.
Royal Dragoons, at Culera302
Royal Fusiliers,}at Girone1200
Two Battalions Marines,
Hotham's,}at Alicant1200
Sybourg's,
Blossett's,}
One Battalion Marines,
Eliott's,}at Gibraltar800
Watkin's,
Detachments at Denia200
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Total3702