N.B.—The last-named eight battalions, afterwards joined by one from Loison’s Division, were formed into the 4th Division of the 2nd Corps.
The whole corps cavalry of the 8th Corps was composed of provisional regiments, which were dissolved, and sent to join their units.
The 8th Corps on Oct. 10 had a gross total of 25,730 men, of whom 2,137 were detached, and 3,523 in hospital.
RESERVE.
| (1) Independent Reserve Division (General Dessolles): |
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12th Léger, three batts. 43rd of the Line, three batts. 51st of the Line, three batts. 55th of the Line, three batts. |
| (2) Guards of the King of Spain (General Saligny): |
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Four battalions of Infantry. One regiment of Cavalry. (Two regiments, mainly Spanish deserters, were added in January.) |
The total is confused in the return of Oct. 10 with that of the Imperial Guard, and includes also some regiments left in garrison in the north, e.g. the 118th of the Line; including these the Reserve amounted to 13,000 men.
RESERVE OF CAVALRY.
| Division of Dragoons, Latour-Maubourg: |
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Brigades Oldenbourg, Perreimond, Digeon. 1st, 2nd, 4th, 14th, 20th, and 26th Dragoons. |
| The gross total of the division on Oct. 10 was 3,695 sabres. |
| Division of Dragoons, Milhaud: |
| The 12th, 16th, and 21st Dragoons. |
| (The 5th and 9th Dragoons, originally belonging to this division, were transferred to Lefebvre and Lasalle respectively.) |
| The gross total of the division on Oct. 10 was 2,940 sabres, probably including one of the transferred regiments. |
| Division of Dragoons, Lahoussaye: |
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Brigades D’Avenay and Marisy. (On D’Avenay being transferred
to an independent provisional brigade, Caulaincourt replaces him.) 17th, 18th, 19th, and 27th Dragoons. |
| The gross total of this division on Oct. 10 was 2,020 sabres. |
| Division of Dragoons, Lorges: |
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Brigades Vialannes and Fournier. 13th, 15th, 22nd, and 25th Dragoons. |
| The gross total of this division on Oct. 10 was 3,101 sabres. |
| Division of Dragoons, Millet (Kellermann after Jan. 1809): |
| 3rd, 6th, 10th, and 11th Dragoons. |
| The gross total of this division on Oct. 10 was 2,903 sabres. |
| Division of Light Cavalry, Franceschi: |
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Brigades Debelle and Girardin (?). 8th Dragoons. 22nd Chasseurs à Cheval. ‘Supplementary Regiment’ of Chasseurs à Cheval. Hanoverian Chevaux-Légers. |
| The Provisional Chasseurs were dissolved in Jan. 1809, and replaced by the 1st Hussars. The 22nd belonged to the original corps-cavalry of Soult. |
| The numbers of this division (which had not yet been put together on October 10) seem unobtainable, save that the 1st Hussars was 712 strong. Probably Franceschi’s total would be about 2,400 sabres. |
IMPERIAL GUARD.
Infantry: