[795] A ‘division’ of the Calabrian Free Corps, 300 strong, was left behind for want of room, as well as the Sicilian Regiment de Presidi, 1,200 strong.

[796] In a letter to Lord Bathurst of December 9 Bentinck announces his intention to add to this force 2/27th Foot and 1st Anglo-Italians, who had been 28 officers and 823 men and 40 officers and 1,153 men respectively, in the ‘state’ of October 25, but are not present in the ‘state’ of December 10 (except for 288 men of 1st Anglo-Italians).

[797] This particular letter is not one of the Scovell file.

[798] Wellington wrongly guessed Plasencia: it was Aranjuez.

[799] Governor of La Mancha.

[800] Commanding cavalry on the Tagus.

[801] Marmont’s Chief-of-the-Staff.

[802] See above, [p. 293].

[803] Commanding artillery of the Army of Portugal, on leave.

[804] Commanding artillery of the Army of the Centre.