THE SPANISH FORCES AT THE SIEGE OF GERONA

The original garrison under the command of Alvarez consisted of the following units. The first column gives the strength on May 6, the second the number that remained on Dec. 11, 1809, the day of the surrender.

Regiment of Ultonia (three batts.)800250
Regiment of Borbon (three batts.)1,300360
Voluntarios de Barcelona, 2nd batt.1,125378
1st battalion of the Miqueletes of Vich600250
1st & 2nd batts. of the Miqueletes of Gerona1,120380
Squadron of San Narciso10850
Regular Artillery278140
Men of the 2nd batt. of the Miqueletes of Gerona drafted into the artillery240100
Sailors drafted into the artillery13090
Sappers2210
Total of the original garrison5,7232,008
Reinforcements received August 17:
Miquelete battalion of Cervera500320
Draft for the 1st battalion of Vich300200
Draft for the 2nd battalion of Gerona10050
Reinforcements brought in by Garcia Conde on Sept. 1:
Regiment of Baza (2 batts.)1,3681,074
1st and 2nd Miqueletes of Talarn900390
2nd Miqueletes of Vich300100
Picked companies of Santa Fé, Iliberia, Voluntarios de Tarragona180106
3,6482,240

Add 1,100 irregulars of the ‘Crusade.’ Losses unknown.

Of 9,371 men engaged first and last in the defence, only 4,248 survived.


II

THE FRENCH FORCES AT THE SIEGE OF GERONA

The following were the losses of the three divisions which conducted the siege of Gerona during its first three months, down to Sept. 15, 1809:—

(1) Reille’s Original Siege Corps: