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Chapter LX: Section 2

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SUMMARY OF THE ANGLO-PORTUGUESE LOSSES AT
BADAJOS, 1812.

ASSAULT.

_British Loss._

Killed. Wounded.
Generals — 5
Staff 1 11
Officers. Soldiers.
Artillery 2 20
Engineers 5 5
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Total 7 25
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Light division.--_Line._

Officers. Soldiers. Total.
43d 18 329 347 } 670
52d 18 305 323 }
95th, 1st bat. 14 179 193
95th, 3d bat. 8 56 64
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Total 58 849 927
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Third division.

5th 4 41 45 }
45th 14 83 97 }
74th 7 47 54 }
77th 3 10 13 } 490
83d 8 62 70 }
88th 10 135 145 }
94th 2 154 173 }
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48 442 490
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Fourth division.

Officers. Soldiers. Total.
7th 17 163 180
23rd 17 134 151
27th 15 170 185
40th 16 124 140
48th 19 154 173
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84 745 829
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Fifth division.

1st 2 — 2
4th 17 213 230
9th — — —
30th 6 126 132
38th 5 37 42
44th 9 95 104
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39 471 510
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60th[3] 4 30 34
Brunswick Oels[3] 2 33 35

FOOTNOTE:

[3] These regiments were attached by companies to the third,
fourth, and fifth divisions.

Total British loss at the assault.

Officers. Sergeants. Soldiers. Total.
51 40 560 killed }
213 153 1983 wounded } 3022
— 1 21 missing }

Total Portuguese loss at the assault.

8 6 141 killed }
45 32 468 wounded } 730
— — 30 missing }
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Grand Total 317 232 3203 3752
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British loss during the whole siege.

Officers. Sergeants. Soldiers. Total.
60 45 715 killed }
251 178 2578 wounded } 3860
— 1 32 missing }

Portuguese loss during the whole siege.

12 6 137 killed }
55 38 687 wounded } 965
— — 30 missing }
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General Total 378 268 4179 4825
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