Chapter XLVIII: Section I: State of the French Army Called the First Part of the

ARMY OF SPAIN, DATED OCT. 1, 1808.

Head-quarters, Vittoria.

King Joseph, commander-in-chief.

General Jourdan, major-general. General Belliard, chief of the staff.
Recapitulation, extracted from the imperial states, signed by the
prince of Neufchatel.

Officers included, present under arms.
Men. Horses.
Division imperial guard, commanded by gen. Dorsenne 2423 786
Do. reserve cavalry, imperial gendarmes, }
and other troops } Gen. Saligny 5417 944
Corps of marshal Bessieres 15,595 2923
Do. marshal Ney 13,756 2417
Do. marshal Moncey 16,636 } 22,640 3132
Garrison of Pampeluna 6004 }

Garrisons of Vittoria, Bilbao, St. Sebastian,}
Tolosa, Montdragon, Salinas, Bergara, } Gen.
Villa Real, Yrun, and other places of less } Lagrange 8479 1458
note }

{ Gen. Drouet }
Troops disposeable at Bayonne and the { commanding } 20,005 5196
vicinity, or in march upon that { 11th military }
place { division. }

Do. employed as moveable columns in the }
defence of the frontier from Bayonne } 6042 261
to Belgarde }

In Catalonia, gen. Duhesme 10,142 1638
Fort of Fernando Figueras, gen. Reille 4027 557
Division of gen. Chabot 1434 --
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Total 110,660 19,312
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Note.--At this period the Spaniards and the military agents always asserted that the French had only from 35 to 45,000 men of all weapons.

STATE OF THE FRENCH ARMY, CALLED “THE SECOND PART OF THE ARMY OF SPAIN,” OCTOBER 1, 1808.

This army, composed of the troops coming from the grand army and from Italy, was by an imperial decree, dated 7th September, divided into six corps and a reserve.

Present under arms.
Men. Horses.
1st corps, marshal Victor, duke of Belluno 29,547 5552
5th Do. Mortier, duke of Treviso 24,405 3495
6th Do. destined for Ney, duke of Elchingen 22,694 3945
Infantry of the viceroy of Spain’s guards 1213 ...
Cavalry ditto 456 551
1st division of dragoons 3695 3994
2d ditto 2940 3069
3d ditto 2020 2238
4th ditto 3101 3316
5th ditto 2903 3068
Division of general Sebastiani 5808 185
5th regiment of dragoons 556 531
German division 6067 381
Polish ditto 6818 ...
Dutch brigade 2280 751
Westphalian light horse 522 559
General Souham’s division 7259 ...
Ditto Pino’s ditto 6803 ...
24th regiment of dragoons 664 731
Regiment of royal Italian chasseurs 560 512
Regiment of Napoleon’s dragoons 500 474
Artillery and engineers in march for Perpignan 1706 1430
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Total of 2d part 132,530 34,786
Total of 1st part 110,660 19,312
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243,190 54,098
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Grand total 243,190 men and 54,098 horses.