Note.—In 1812 there were ten battalions of Royal (Foot) Artillery, the companies of which were always designated by the name of the commanding officer, whether he was actually present with his company or no.

Batalion.Under Command ofArrived in
Peninsula.		Designation
in 1914.
1stCaptain J. May[809]March 18092nd Battery, R.F.A.
4thCaptain S. MaxwellOctober 181072 Company, R.G.A.
5thCaptain F. Glubb[810]March 180948 Company, R.G.A.
8thBrevet Major R. W. GardinerApril 181178 Company, R.G.A.
8thCaptain R. LawsonAugust 180887th Battery, R.F.A.
8thCaptain J. P. Eligé[811]
[Later, Captain T. A. Brandreth]		October 1810Reduced in 1819.
9thCaptain R. DouglasMarch 181245th Battery, R.F.A.

Of these, Gardiner’s company was attached to the 1st Division, Maxwell’s to the 2nd, Douglas’s to the 3rd, Lawson’s to the 5th, Eligé’s to the 6th. May’s company accompanied the main army without guns, in charge of the Reserve ammunition train.

Glubb’s company was attached to the heavy 18-pounders and 24-pounder howitzers of the Reserve Artillery.

Gardiner’s, Douglas’s, Lawson’s, and Eligé’s [now temporarily under 2nd Captain W. Greene, Eligé having been killed at the Salamanca forts] companies were present at Salamanca, as was also the Reserve Artillery, but the last-named was not engaged.

Maxwell’s company was with Hill in Estremadura from January till the march to Madrid in September-October. Part of it was present at the capture of Almaraz on 19 May.

B.

The following additional companies were in Portugal in 1812, but did not join the field army:—

Batalion.Under Command ofArrived in
Peninsula.		Designation
in 1914.
6thBrevet Major H. F. HolcombeApril 1811102 Company, R.G.A.
1stCaptain A. BredinSeptember 180837th Battery, R.F.A.
6thCaptain G. ThompsonMarch 180918th Battery, R.F.A.
5thCaptain H. StoneMarch 181292 Company, R.G.A.
6thCaptain W. MorrisonOctober 181251 Company, R.G.A.

Of these Holcombe’s company was employed at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz. The other companies present at these leaguers were Glubb’s and Lawson’s at Rodrigo, and Glubb’s and Gardiner’s at Badajoz.