History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 1

by William Francis Patrick Napier

No. XX.

BRITISH ORDER OF BATTLE. RORIÇA, 17th AUG. 1808.

Extracted from the adjutant-general’s states.

				Regiments.
	┌		┌	5th	┐		┐
	│	1st brigade, maj.-gen. Hill,	┤	9th	├	2780	│
	│		└	38th	┘		│
Right	┤	3d ditto, maj.-gen. Nightingale,	┌	29th	┐	1722	├	7246
wing.	│		└	82d	┘		│
	│		┌	45th	┐		│
	│	5th ditto, C. Crawfurd,	┤	50th	├	2744	│
	└		└	91st	┘		┘
	┌	4th brigade, brig.-gen. Bowes,	┌	6th	┐	1829	┐
	│		└	32d	┘		│
	│		┌	36th	┐		│
Left	┤	2d ditto, maj.-gen. Ferguson,	┤	40th	├	2681	├	5846
wing.	│		└	71st	┘		│
	│	6th ditto (light),	┌	95th, 2d bn.	┐	1336	│
	└	brig.-gen. Fane,	└	60th, 5th, bn.	┘		┘
Artillery, 18 guns, 6 and 9 lbs.						660		660
Cavalry						240		240
								———
			Total British					13,992

			┌	Infantry of the line,		1000	┐
		Portuguese, col. Trant,	┤	Light Troops,		400	├	1,650
			└	Cavalry,		250	┘
								———
		Grand total, British and Portuguese, including sick men, &c. &c.						15,642

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