Chapter XXIX: Appendix: IV

DISTRIBUTION OF THE BRITISH CONTINGENT IN
FRANCE, APRIL 10, 1816.

CAVALRY.

Head-quarters. Stations. No. of No. of No. of
Officers. Men. Horses.
1st Brigade Cassel 1st Dragoon Frevent and
Gds. adjacents 30 458 438
2nd ” ” Avesnes and
adjacents 22 437 420
2nd Dragoons Bailleul 26 431 579
2nd Brigade Samer 7th Hussars Etaples and 14
detachments 25 459 430
12th Lt. Fruges and 9
Dragoons detachments 30 499 433
18th Hussars Deserves and 9
detachments 24 468 426
R. H. Samer and 4
Artillery detachments 4 170 189
3rd ” Cassel 11th Lt. Wormhout and 4
Dragoons detachments 28 462 405
15th Hussars Bourbourg and
vicinity 24 496 437
13th Lt. Hazebrouck and
Dragoons 7
detachments 27 394 398
R. H. Samer
Artillery 4 164 171

INFANTRY.
FIRST DIVISION (Head-quarters, Cambrai):—

1st Brigade Cambrai Grenadier Gds. Cambrai 27 1259 75
Coldstream Gds. Cambrai 11 257 29
Marcoing 5 231 9
Gouzeacourt 4 226 9
Gonnelieu 1 3 3
Villers Glishain 3 116 5
Honnecourt 2 117 5
Villers Ploich and Beaugaart 3 116 10
Banteau and Bantouzelle 2 113 3
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Total Coldstream Guards 31 1179 73

7th ” St. Leger 43rd Regiment Bapaume and 10
detachments 43 1079 69
7th ” Amblainsville
and 13
detachments 37 933 54
23rd ” Hamelincourt
and 13
detachments 39 722 52
Commissariat Sapignies,
Farreuil,
Bapaume 3 90 126
8th ” Beaumez 27th Regiment Bugny and 14
detachments 44 988 67
40th ” Havincourt and
8
detachments 26 653 48
1st Battalion Bourlon and 5
Rifle Brigade detachments 30 503 57
Commissariat Bugny 1 30 46
Divisional R. Artillery Bapaume 8 216 90
” Commissariat ” 1 10 17

SECOND DIVISION (Head-quarters, St. Pol):—

3rd Brigade St. Pol 3rd Regiment Croix and 15
detachments 35 1013 50
39th ” Bethincourt
and 18
detachments 43 968 62
91st ” St. Pol and 18
detachments 43 992 61
Commissariat Vallum,
Bailleul,
Maisnil 2 90 140
4th ” ” 4th Regiment Fauquembourg
and 15
detachments 29 814 52
52nd ” Upen de Aval
and 24
detachments 39 1003 70
79th ” Wizernes and
16
detachments 37 671 42
Commissariat Clety, Dohen 2 52 80
6th ” Lillers 6th Regiment Lillers and 6
detachments 35 843 38
29th ” Chocques and 5
detachments 31 861 59
71st ” Norrein Fonte
and 18
detachments 35 864 62
Commissariat Bourcq, St.
Hilaire 1 40 74
Royal Sappers Well, Pernes,
and Miners Floringham 8 101 63
Divisional R. Artillery Lillers, St.
Pol, Lillers
Barbent 15 258 285
” Commissariat Le Parcq 2 34 49
” R. Waggon Train Aubigny and 1
detachment 4 76 104

THIRD DIVISION (Head-quarters, Valenciennes):—

2nd Brigade Valenciennes 3rd Battn. Valenciennes
Royals 36 1132 49
57th Regiment ” 43 705 30
2nd Battalion Les Celles and
Rifle Brigade 2
detachments 29 553 40
5th ” ” 5th Regiment Valenciennes 37 1152 49
9th ” St. Amand 40 1032 36
21st ” Valenciennes 42 1004 43
9th ” ” 81st ” ” 37 1076 40
88th ” ” 34 1113 56
Royal Artillery ” and St. Amand 13 376 304
” Waggon Train Raillencourt and 3
detachments 15 166 255
” Staff Corps Proville and 1 detachment 11 168 ..
Commissariat Waggon St. Pol, Valenciennes,
Train Sancourt, Oissy, and 10
detachments 48 1343 1810

_Note._—Several of the detachments were commanded by Non-commissioned officers only.[477]

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Footnote 477:

_Supplementary Despatches, etc._ , xi. 355.

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