History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 6

by William Francis Patrick Napier

“Army of Spain,	16th November, 1813.—		102 battalions.	74 squadrons, without garrisons.
	74,152 men present under arms. 100,212 effectives.				17,206 horses.
	18,230 Hospital.	}
	8,555 Troop horses.	}
	1,809 Officers’ horses.	}
	5,384 Horses of draft.	}
“Army of Spain,	1st December.—		93 battalions.	74 squadrons.	17,989 horses.”

No. 3.—Detailed state of the army of Spain, July 1813, when Soult took the command.

						Effective and
Right wing.—Lieutenant-general Reille.						non-effective.
			Men.	Horses.			Men.	Total.
First division,	Foy, 9 battalions		5,922	189 }	Present under arms,		{ 6,784 }
Seventh ditto,	Maucune, 7 ditto		4,186	110 }	17,235	450	{ 5,676 }	21,366
Ninth ditto,	La Martiniere, 11 ditto		7,127	151 }	men.	horses.	{ 8,906 }
Centre.—Drouet, Count D’Erlon.
Second division,	D’Armagnac,	8 batt.	6,961	116 }			{ 8,580 }
Third ditto,	Abbé,	9 ditto	8,030	285 }	20,957	624	{ 8,723 }	23,935
Sixth ditto,	Daricau,	8 ditto	5,966	223 }	men.	horses.	{ 6,627 }
Left wing.—Lieut.-general Clauzel.
Fourth division,	Conroux, 9 battalions		7,056	150 }			{ 7,477 }
Fifth ditto,	Vandermaesen,	7 ditto	4,181	141 }	17,218	432	{ 5,201 }	20,265
Eighth ditto,	Taupin,	10 ditto	5,981	141 }	men.	horses.	{ 7,587 }
Reserve, General Villatte.
	French		14,959	2,091				17,929
	Foreign	4 battalions of the Rhine, strength not given.
		4 ditto		Italians, general St. Pol, ditto.
		4 ditto		Spaniards, general Casabianca, ditto.
Cavalry, Pierre Soult.
						Effective and
			Men.	Horses.		non-effective.
	22 squadrons		4,723	4,416}	Present under arms.		{ 5,098 }	7,621
Ditto	Trielhard		2,358	2,275}	7,081	6,691	{ 2,523 }
					men.	horses.
Total according to the organization, but }					77,450		91,086
exclusive of the foreign battalions }

			Men under arms.
Troops not in the organization				14,938			16,946
Generals {Garrison of St. Sebastian, 1st July				} 2,731			3,086
Rey {forming part of this number
Cassan.— Ditto of Pampeluna, 1st July				2,951			3,121
Lameth.—Ditto of Santona, 1st May				1,465			1,674
Second reserve, not in the above				5,595			6,105
						Effective and non-effective.
			Men.	Horses.			Men.	Horses.
General Total			97,983	12,676.	Present under arms.		114,167	13,028

No. 4.—Detailed state of the army of Spain, 16th of September, 1813.

						Effective and
			Men.			non-effective.
	{ Foy		5,002 }		present	}
Right wing	{ Maucune		4,166 }	14,875	under arms.	}
	{ Menne		5,707 }			}	Men.
						}
	{ D’Armagnac		4,353 }			}
Centre.	{ Abbé		5,903 }	15,098	ditto	}	45,752
	{ Maranzin		4,842 }			}
						}
	{ Conroux		4,736 }			}
Left wing.	{ Roguet		5,982 }	15,789	ditto	}
	{ Taupin		5,071 }			}
Reserve.	Villatte		8,256 }
Provisional troops of the		}	}	The Italian brigade,		}
right wing, destined		}	2,168 }	about 2,000		}	10,424
to reinforce the		}	}	ordered to Milan.		}
garrison of Bayonne		}	}

					Total.
		Men.	Horses.		Men.
Cavalry.—	Pierre Soult	4,456	4,617	}
Ditto	Trielhard	2,368	2,583	}	8,325
Gensd’armes	{ mounted	291	247	}
	{ dismounted	1,210	”	}
Parc		895	885	}	1,399
Engineers		504	127	}
	{ Pampeluna	3,805	191	}
	{ San Sebastian	2,366	prisoners of war.	}
	{ Santona	1,633		}
Garrisons.	{ Bayonne	4,631	137	}	15,164
	{ St. Jean Pied de Port	1,786		}
	{ Navarens	842		}
	{ Castle of Lourdes	107		}
					———
					81,064
Deduct garrison of San Sebastian					2,366
					———
	Total, present under arms				78,698
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