For all intents and purposes the march to Arroyo dos Molinos forms the last episode of the campaign of 1811. Its main interest was that it showed Wellington in offensive mood, ready to take advantage of the scattered condition of his enemy. It also made it clear that in Hill he had an executive officer of the highest merit—but this was known before to all who had studied the career of that much-loved and well-served general, for whom the 2nd Division would do anything. There was no more popular promotion during the whole war than that which made him a Knight of the Bath in reward for his little campaign.
December had now arrived—the fatal detachment of 15,000 of Marmont’s men to Valencia had been ordered by the Emperor. Wellington was ready for his long-projected blow at Ciudad Rodrigo. How sharply it was delivered will be told in another volume.
APPENDICES
I
THE FRENCH ARMY IN PORTUGAL, JAN. 1, 1811
[FROM A RETURN IN THE ARCHIVES NATIONALES, PARIS]
| Present under Arms. | ||||||
| Officers. | Men. | Detached. | Sick. | Total. | ||
| 2nd Corps. Reynier. At and about Santarem: | ||||||
| 1st Infantry Division, Merle | 154 | 4,214 | 150 | 1,549 | 6,067 | |
| 2nd Infantry Division, Heudelet | 196 | 5,522 | 451 | 2,616 | 8,785 | |
| Cavalry Brigade, Pierre Soult | 98 | 1,048 | 523 | 231 | 1,900 | |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 33 | 1,251 | 52 | 89 | 1,425 | |
| État-Major | 65 | — | — | — | 65 | |
| Corps Total | 546 | 12,035 | 1,176 | 4,485 | 18,242 | |
| 6th Corps. Ney. Head quarters, Thomar: | ||||||
| 1st Infantry Division, Marchand | 182 | 4,805 | 529 | 1,121 | 6,637 | |
| 2nd Infantry Division, Mermet | 212 | 6,040 | 743 | 1,077 | 8,072 | |
| 3rd Infantry Division, Loison | 174 | 4,415 | 1,037[778] | 3,291 | 8,917 | |
| Cavalry Brigade, Lamotte | 48 | 604 | 663 | 117 | 1,432 | |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 34 | 1,735 | 47 | 165 | 1,981 | |
| État-Major | 77 | — | — | — | 77 | |
| Corps Total | 727 | 17,599 | 3,019 | 5,771 | 27,116 | |
| 8th Corps. Junot. Head quarters, Torres Novas: | ||||||
| 1st Infantry Division, Clausel | 185 | 3,822 | 484 | 3,989 | 8,480 | |
| 2nd Infantry Division, Solignac | 236 | 4,761 | 1,958[779] | 3,537 | 10,492 | |
| Cavalry Brigade | 86 | 895 | 698 | 238 | 1,917 | |
| Artillery, Train, &c. | 23 | 1,083 | 24 | 392 | 1,522 | |
| État-Major | 69 | — | — | — | 69 | |
| Corps Total | 599 | 10,561 | 3,164 | 8,156 | 22,480 | |
| Reserve Cavalry, Montbrun | 140 | 2,729 | 1,486[780] | 178 | 4,533 | |
| Artillery Reserve, Génie, &c. | 42 | 1,546 | 219 | 283 | 2,090 | |
| Gendarmerie | 7 | 190 | — | — | 197 | |
| General État-Major of the Army | 66 | — | — | — | 66 | |
| Total | 2,127 | 44,660 | 9,064 | 18,873 | 74,724 | |
Total present under arms of all ranks, 46,787 [Fririon gives only 45,131].
N.B.—The 9,064 detached include 2,854 men left at Rodrigo and Almeida, and 6,210 men left behind in Spain at Salamanca and elsewhere.