Chapter XXVIII: Appendix: III

_From the Duke of York to the Duke of Wellington._

“Horse Guards, November 9, 1815.

“MY LORD DUKE,

“Having received an intimation from His Majesty’s Government
that a contingent British force, consisting of 30,000 troops, shall be
maintained in France for a certain period after the definitive treaty
of peace, and the period having now arrived for carrying into effect
the organization of this force, and for removing the remainder of the
British army to this country, I have the Prince Regent’s commands to
acquaint your Grace that the following are the corps selected to
remain in France, according to this arrangement, under the command of
your Grace, viz.:—

CAVALRY. Present Recruits Total. strength. from England. 1st Dragoon Guards 392 58 450 2nd ” ” 418 32 450 3rd Dragoons 365 40 405 7th Hussars 357 93 450 11th Light Dragoons 387 63 450 12th ” ” 341 109 450 13th ” ” 343 70 413 15th Hussars 347 103 450 18th ” 386 64 450 Waggon Train Troops 600 .. 600

INFANTRY.

First Foot Guards, 3rd Battalion .. .. 1200 Coldstream Guards, 2nd Battalion 996 204 1200 1st Foot, 3rd Battalion .. .. 1000 3rd Foot, 1st ” 827 173 1000 4th ” ” ” 662 150 712 5th ” ” ” 1116 .. 1000 6th ” ” ” 781 69 850 7th ” ” ” 868 132 1000 9th ” ” ” 1051 .. 1000 21st ” ” ” 804 196 1000 23rd ” 671 29 700 27th ” ” ” .. .. 1000 29th ” 808 22 830 39th ” ” ” 842 108 950 40th ” ” ” 694 106 800 43rd ” ” ” 1044 .. 1000 52nd ” ” ” 987 13 1000 57th ” ” ” 601 149 750 71st ” ” ” 803 130 933 79th ” ” ” 692 80 772 81st ” ” ” .. .. 1000 88th ” ” ” 1130 .. 1000 91st ” ” ” 848 100 948 95th ” 1st ” (six companies) 577 .. 600 ” ” 2nd ” ” ” 534 .. 600 Staff Corps 302 .. 200 ——— Cavalry and Infantry .. .. 27,613 Artillery .. .. 2000 Officers and Non-commissioned officers .. .. 3300 ——— Total 32,913 ———

“With regard to the cavalry, the detachments of men from the depôts in
this country will be forwarded without delay; and your Grace will be
pleased to order a transfer of horses from the corps that are to
return to England to complete the regiments remaining in France to 420
horses each, leaving five dismounted men in each troop.

“Your Grace will order the 3rd Battalion of the First Guards to be
completed to 1,200 from the 2nd Battalion. The 2nd Battalion of the
Coldstream will be completed from the 1st Battalion in this country to
the same number.

“Your Grace will also be pleased to order the transfer of such
effectives as may be required from the 4th Battalion of the Royals,
3rd Battalion of the 27th, and 2nd Battalion of the 81st, to complete
the 3rd Battalion of the former and the 1st Battalions of the two
latter corps to 1,000 rank and file. The remaining transfers from the
2nd Battalions and depôts necessary to complete the corps in the
manner specified in the foregoing list will be forwarded from this
country without delay, and will probably reach their destination
before the final departure of the troops returning home; but until
their arrival, your Grace will keep such corps from among those
destined for England as may be necessary to keep the contingent
complete in the first instance.

“Having made this selection of the corps to remain in France as the
British contingent under your command, it remains for me to convey to
your Grace, the Prince Regent’s command that the following corps shall
be marched for embarkation to ,[475] under the charge of the Staff
that is not destined to remain in France, as soon as your Grace shall
have completed your arrangements.

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Footnote 475:

Blank in manuscript.

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R. and F.
1st Life Guards 233
2nd ” ” 191
Royal Horse Guards 302
3rd Dragoon Guards 310
1st Dragoons 293
2nd ” 298
6th ” 309
10th Hussars 448
16th Light Dragoons 390
23rd ” ” 384
Waggon Train 800
First Foot Guards, 2nd Battalion 720
Third ” ” ” ” 1139
1st Foot, 4th Battalion 500
12th ” 2nd ” 610
14th ” 3rd ” 593
16th ” 617
25th ” 2nd Battalion 426
27th ” 3rd ” 585
28th ” 497
30th ” 2nd Battalion 575
32nd ” 555
33rd ” 470
35th ” 2nd Battalion 575
36th Foot 416
37th ” 2nd Battalion 542
38th ” 654
41st ” 860
42nd ” 472
44th ” 2nd Battalion 737
51st ” 558
54th ” 547
58th ” 1st Battalion 630
59th ” 2nd ” 458
62nd ” ” ” 538
64th ” 508
69th ” 2nd Battalion 454
73rd ” ” ” 490
78th ” ” ” 327
81st ” ” ” 390
82nd ” 1st ” 825
90th ” 1st ” 820
92nd ” 526
95th ” 3rd Battalion 480
2nd Garrison Battalion 992
7th Veteran ” 670
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Total 24,714
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“I am further to acquaint your Grace that the Prince Regent has been
pleased to approve of Lieut.-General Lord Combermere to command the
cavalry and Lieut.-General Lord Hill the corps of infantry, under your
command; and upon the calculation that the corps of cavalry will
consist of three brigades, and that your Grace will find it expedient
to form the infantry, exclusive of the Guards, into three divisions
and eight brigades, the following are the Officers who it is proposed
to attach to these respective corps:—

Lieut.-General Sir Lowry Cole, G.C.B.
” ” Sir Henry Clinton, G.C.B.
” ” Sir Charles Colville, G.C.B.
Major-General Sir James Kempt, G.C.B.
” ” Sir Thomas Brisbane, K.C.B.
” ” Lord Edward Somerset, K.C.B.
(Cavalry).
” ” Sir Thomas Bradford, K.C.B.
” ” Sir John Lambert, K.C.B.
” ” Sir Manley Power, K.C.B.
” ” Sir C. Grant, K.C.B. (Cavalry).
” ” Sir P. Maitland (Guards).
” ” Sir John Keane, K.C.B.
” ” Sir Frederick Adam, K.C.B.
” ” Sir H. Vivian, K.C.B. (Cavalry).
Adjutant-General, Major-General Sir E. Barnes, K.C.B.
Quartermaster-General, Lieut.-General Sir George Murray, G.C.B.

“Your Grace will be pleased to make a selection of the Staff for the
Adjutant-General and Quartermaster-General’s Departments, as well as
the Medical, Commissariat, and Pay Departments, which you think
adequate to the service; and when your Grace shall have made your
selection of the members and the individuals, I request you will send
a list for the Prince Regent’s final approval.

“I am, my Lord Duke,
“Yours sincerely,
“FREDERICK.”[476]

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Footnote 476:

_Supplementary Despatches, etc., of the Duke of Wellington_ , xi. 228.

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