Chapter LIX: Section 1

SUMMARY OF THE FORCE OF THE ANGLO-PORTUGUESE ARMY AT DIFFERENT
PERIODS, EXCLUSIVE OF DRUMMERS AND ARTILLERY-MEN.

October 1, 1811.—Cavalry.

Present. Sick. Command. Prisoners. Total.
British 3571 1114 947 298 5930
Portuguese 1373 256 1140 — 2769
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Total Cavalry 4944 1370 2087 298 8699
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Infantry.

British 29530 17974 2663 1684 51851
Portuguese 23689 6009 1707 75 31480
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Total
Infantry 53219 23983 4370 1759 83331
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General Total, including serjeants, 58263 sabres and bayonets in the field.

January 8, 1812.—Cavalry.

British 4949 841 741 — 6531
Portuguese 613 43 275 — 391
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Total Cavalry 5562 884 1016 — 7462
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Infantry.

British 30222 11414 2827 — 14463
Portuguese 20455 4849 2360 51 27715
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Total
Infantry 50677 16263 5187 51 72178
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General Total, including sergeants, 56239 sabres and bayonets in the field.

Note. The abuses and desertions in the Portuguese cavalry had been so great that one division was suppressed.

April 5, 1812.—Cavalry.

Present. Sick. Command. Prisoners. Total.
British 4299 564 755 3 6048
Portuguese 347 9 492 — 808
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Total Cavalry 4646 573 1247 3 6896
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Infantry.

British 26897 11452 2779 2 40703
Portuguese 20224 5532 1507 18 27281
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Total
Infantry 47121 16984 4286 20 67984
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Sabres and bayonets 51767
Field artillery-men 1980
Gunners in the batteries 900
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General Total 54647
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Note. The heavy German cavalry were in the rear at Estremos, and two Portuguese regiments were in Abrantes.

TROOPS EMPLOYED AT THE SIEGE OF BADAJOS, APRIL, 1812.

British.

Light division 2679
Third division 2882
Fourth division 2579
Fifth division 2896
---- 11036

Portuguese.

Hamilton’s division 4685
Light division 858
Third division 976
Fourth division 2384
Fifth division 1845
---- 10748
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Total 21,784
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ALLIED COVERING CORPS IN APRIL, 1812.

Cavalry under general Hill.—Left Wing.

British 783
Portuguese 347
---- 1130

Infantry ditto.

British 6156
Portuguese 2385
---- 8541
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Total under general Hill 9671
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Cavalry under general Graham.—Right Wing.

British 3517
Portuguese —
---- 3517

Infantry ditto.

British 10154
Portuguese 5896
----- 16050
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Total under general Graham 19567
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General Total of the covering army, exclusive of the artillery-men and the heavy German cavalry, who remained in the rear at Estremos, 29238 sabres and bayonets.