XII
THE FRENCH ARMY OF SPAIN
IN NOVEMBER, 1808.
N.B.—The distribution of the regiments is that of November. The detailed strength of the corps, however, comes from an October return, and there had been several changes at the end of that month.
1st Corps. Marshal Victor, Duke of Belluno.
| 1st Division (Ruffin): |
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9th Léger, three batts. 24th of the Line, three batts. 96th of the Line, four batts. |
| 2nd Division (Lapisse): |
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16th Léger, three batts. 8th of the Line, three batts. 45th of the Line, three batts. 54th of the Line, three batts. |
| 3rd Division (Villatte): |
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27th Léger, three batts. 63rd of the Line, three batts. 94th of the Line, three batts. 95th of the Line, three batts. |
| Corps Cavalry (Brigade Beaumont): |
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2nd Hussars. 26th Chasseurs. |
The gross total of this corps on Oct. 10 was 33,937 men, of whom 2,201 were detached, and 2,939 in hospital. The 4th Hussars, originally belonging to this corps, was transferred to the 3rd Corps by November.
2nd Corps. Marshal Bessières: after Nov. 9, Marshal Soult.
| 1st Division (Mouton, afterwards Merle): | ||
| 2nd Léger, three batts. 4th Léger, three batts. 15th of the Line, three batts. 36th of the Line, three batts. [Garde de Paris, one batt.] | ||
| 2nd Division (Merle, afterwards Mermet): | ||
| 31st Léger, three batts. 47th of the Line, two batts. 70th of the Line, one batt. 86th of the Line, one batt. | ||
| 1st Supply. Regt. of the Legions of Reserve 2nd ditto | } | = 122nd of the Line, four batts. |
| 2nd Swiss Regiment, one batt. 3rd Swiss Regiment, one batt. | ||
| 3rd Division (Bonnet): | ||
| 13th Prov. Regt. 14th Prov. Regt. | } | = 119th of the Line, four batts. |
| 17th Prov. Regt. 18th Prov. Regt. | } | = 120th of the Line, four batts. |
| Corps Cavalry (Division Lasalle): | ||
| 9th Dragoons (transferred from Milhaud). 10th Chasseurs. 22nd Chasseurs. | ||
Lasalle, with the 9th Dragoons and 10th Chasseurs, was detached after Gamonal (Nov. 10) and replaced by Franceschi’s division. The corps received in January a reinforcement of twenty-two battalions from the dissolved 8th Corps, which formed two new divisions under Delaborde and Heudelet.