The army had at the same time 9,213 men in hospital, and 2,628 men detached, who are not counted in the above total.
N.B.—Wellington, as it will be noted on page 451, says that he had only 29,000 British sabres and bayonets ready to take the offensive at this date. This appears to be an under-estimate; but it must be remembered that he (according to his custom) only counts rank and file, omitting officers. Moreover, the two battalions not brigaded, 2/58th and 2/88th, forming the garrison of the Lisbon forts, the gunners (about 200) in the forts, and the Train (as non-combatant) are also omitted in his calculation, so that 29,000 is not far out.
II. PORTUGUESE TROOPS (effective, without sick or detached)
From a Return of Oct. 29, 1810
| Officers & Men Present. | |
| Infantry of the Line: | |
| 1st Brigade (Pack): 1st and 16th Line, 4th Caçadores | 2,267 |
| 2nd Brigade[659] (Fonseca): 2nd and 14th Line | 2,414 |
| 3rd Brigade[660] (Spry): 3rd and 15th Line | 2,163 |
| 4th Brigade[659] (Arch. Campbell): 4th and 10th Line | 2,407 |
| 5th Brigade (A. Campbell): 6th and 18th Line and 6th Caçadores | 2,442 |
| 6th Brigade (Coleman): 7th and 19th Line, and 2nd Caçadores | 2,196 |
| 7th Brigade[661] (Baron Eben): 8th Line, 1st and 2nd Lusitanian Legion | 2,083 |
| 8th Brigade[662] (Sutton, vice Champlemond): 9th and 21st Line | 1,961 |
| 9th Brigade[663] (Collins, vice Harvey): 11th and 23rd Line | 2,535 |
| 1st and 3rd Caçadores, attached to Light Division | 964 |
| 12th Line[664], attached to Lecor’s Militia Division | 1,213 |
| Total Regular Infantry | 22,645 |
| Regular Cavalry (Fane’s Division): | |
| 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th Regiments | 1,193 |
| Regular Artillery (9 batteries) | 701 |
| Total Regulars of all Arms | 24,539 |
N.B.—The Portuguese regulars had, over and above these 24,539 officers and men present with the colours, 3,011 men sick and detached.
| Officers & Men Present. | |
| Militia and Embodied Ordenança: | |
| (1) Lecor’s Division (Alhandra Forts): Regiments of Santarem, Idanha, Castello Branco, Covilhão, and Feira. [12th Line, counted above, was also attached][665] | 2,616 |
| (2) At Bucellas Forts: Regiments of Lisbon (Termo), Thomar, Torres Vedras | 1,907 |
| (3) In the Forts facing Sobral: Atiradores Nacionaes (embodied Ordenança), 2 batts. | 761 |
| (4) In Torres Vedras Forts; Regiments of Lisbon (E.), Lisbon (W.), Setubal, Alcaçer do Sul | 2,231 |
| (5) At Mafra Forts: Regiment of Vizeu | 691 |
| Militia Artillery [composed of cadres from the regular artillery filled with Volunteers from the Militia and embodied Ordenança] | 2,886 |
| Total Militia, &c. | 11,092 |
The Militia and embodied Ordenança had, over and above these 11,092 officers and men present with the colours, 1,267 sick and detached.
Dépôt Troops:
The dépôts of the Line and Militia contained, on Oct. 29, 6,470 more or less trained recruits, who had not yet joined their corps, but all did so before Dec. 1, and 530 sick. I have on page 434 reckoned the amount of these available on Oct. 15 at 3,000 men. Besides these 6,470 men there was at Peniche, outside the lines and in Masséna’s rear, a general dépôt of recruits, containing several thousand men who were not yet trained. Of these no account, of course, is taken here.
III. SPANISH TROOPS WITHIN THE LINES
| Officers & Men Present. | |
| Vanguard Division of the Army of Estremadura (La Carrera): | |
| Principe (2 batts.), 1st and 2nd of Catalonia (1 batt. each), Vittoria (1 batt.)—about | 2,500 |
| [N.B.-One battalion of Principe, and Volunteers of Gerona, belonging to this division, remained behind at Badajoz.] | |
| 2nd Division (Charles O’Donnell): | |
| Zamora (2 batts.), Rey (2 batts.), Toledo (2 batts.), Hibernia (2 batts.), Princesa (2 batts.), 2nd of Seville (1 batt.)—about | 5,500 |
| [N.B.-Fernando VII, Voluntarios de Navarra, and Tiradores de Castilla, belonging to this division, remained behind in Estremadura, at Badajoz and elsewhere.] | |
| Total | 8,000 |