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MORNING STATE of the FORCES in the PENINSULA, under the Command of HIS EXCELLENCY FIELD-MARSHAL THE MARQUIS OF WELLINGTON, K.G. Head-Quarters, St. Jory, 10th April, 1814.
| (Part 1 of 3) KEY: | AA = Colonels. | KEY: | BA = Quarter-Masters of Cavalry. | ||||||||||||
| AB = Lieut.-Colonels. | BB = Present. | ||||||||||||||
| AC = Majors. | BC = Present. | ||||||||||||||
| AD = Captains. | BD = Absent. | ||||||||||||||
| AE = Lieutenants. | BE = Command. | ||||||||||||||
| AF = Cornets or Ensigns. | BF = Prs. of War & Missing. | ||||||||||||||
| AG = Staff. | BG = Total. | ||||||||||||||
| Date of | DIVISIONS. | OFFICERS | SERGEANTS. | ||||||||||||
| last State | Sick. | ||||||||||||||
| received. | AA | AB | AC | AD | AE | AF | AG | BA | BB | BC | BD | BE | BF | BG | |
| BRITISH. | |||||||||||||||
| 7th Apr. | Cavalry | 1 | 13 | 17 | 106 | 189 | 25 | 94 | 25 | 581 | 9 | 17 | 68 | 7 | 682 |
| ” Do. | 1st Dn. Infantry | 3 | 16 | 6 | 64 | 53 | 56 | 48 | .. | 433 | 13 | 40 | 38 | 4 | 528 |
| 9th Do. | 2d | 2 | 2 | 10 | 45 | 123 | 29 | 41 | .. | 320 | 5 | 89 | 68 | 18 | 500 |
| ” Do. | 3d | 2 | 3 | 10 | 38 | 69 | 30 | 32 | .. | 231 | 3 | 82 | 47 | 5 | 368 |
| 6th Do. | 4th | .. | 3 | 9 | 42 | 86 | 27 | 30 | .. | 232 | 3 | 76 | 56 | 4 | 371 |
| 7th Do. | 5th | 1 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 82 | 39 | 38 | .. | 245 | 28 | 63 | 30 | 10 | 376 |
| 8th Do. | 6th | .. | 4 | 9 | 41 | 102 | 41 | 25 | .. | 236 | 4 | 59 | 41 | 1 | 341 |
| 5th Do. | 7th | 1 | 4 | 6 | 38 | 74 | 31 | 31 | .. | 187 | 5 | 62 | 42 | 16 | 312 |
| 9th Do. | Lt. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 68 | 13 | 19 | .. | 182 | 2 | 39 | 21 | 1 | 245 |
| 7th Do. | Ld.Aylmer’s Bde. | .. | 6 | 7 | 37 | 74 | 19 | 26 | .. | 188 | 7 | 7 | 8 | .. | 210 |
| TOTAL | |||||||||||||||
| -------- | |||||||||||||||
| PORTUGUESE. | |||||||||||||||
| 7th Apr. | Cavalry | 2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 39 | 15 | 41 | 4 | 64 | 2 | .. | 28 | .. | 94 |
| 9th Do. | 2d Dn. Infantry | .. | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 28 | 10 | .. | 122 | .. | 19 | 32 | .. | 173 |
| ” Do. | 3d | 2 | .. | 2 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 14 | .. | 101 | 5 | 20 | 39 | .. | 165 |
| 6th Do. | 4th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 51 | .. | 103 | .. | 27 | 23 | .. | 153 |
| 7th Do. | 5th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 49 | .. | 105 | 3 | 25 | 18 | .. | 151 |
| 8th Do. | 6th | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 47 | .. | 119 | 3 | 12 | 20 | .. | 154 |
| 5th Do. | 7th | 2 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 27 | 43 | .. | 110 | 4 | 12 | 23 | .. | 149 |
| 9th Do. | Lt. | .. | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 26 | 29 | .. | 101 | 3 | 6 | 27 | .. | 137 |
| 7th Do. | Unattached Dn. | 2 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 51 | 80 | .. | 197 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 1 | 278 |
| 8th Do. | 1st Brigade | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 16 | .. | 137 | 1 | 10 | 20 | .. | 168 |
| ” Do. | 10th | .. | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 38 | .. | 124 | 7 | 7 | 15 | .. | 153 |
| Total Portuguese | |||||||||||||||
| Total British | |||||||||||||||
| Grand Total | |||||||||||||||
| (Part 2 of 3) KEY: | CA = Present. | KEY: | DA = Present. | |||||||||
| CB = Present. | DB = Present. | |||||||||||
| CC = Absent. | DC = Absent. | |||||||||||
| CD = Command. | DD = Command. | |||||||||||
| CE = Prs. of War & Missing. | DE = Prs. of War & Missing. | |||||||||||
| CF = Total. | DF = Total. | |||||||||||
| DIVISIONS. | TRUMPETERS OR DRUMMERS. | RANK AND FILE | ||||||||||
| Sick. | Sick. | |||||||||||
| CA | CB | CC | CD | CE | CF | DA | DB | DC | DD | DE | DF | |
| BRITISH. | ||||||||||||
| Cavalry | 108 | .. | 8 | 4 | 2 | 122 | 7640 | 106 | 406 | 1071 | 233 | 9456 |
| 1st Dn. Infantry | 142 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | 152 | 5894 | 244 | 632 | 200 | 185 | 7155 |
| 2d | 143 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 8 | 178 | 4123 | 112 | 2251 | 474 | 716 | 7676 |
| 3d | 114 | .. | 20 | 7 | 4 | 145 | 2741 | 75 | 1352 | 297 | 229 | 4694 |
| 4th | 102 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 129 | 3028 | 44 | 1700 | 279 | 201 | 5252 |
| 5th | 99 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 130 | 3277 | 363 | 1075 | 224 | 315 | 5254 |
| 6th | 101 | 1 | 19 | 3 | .. | 124 | 3233 | 54 | 1223 | 309 | 103 | 4922 |
| 7th | 92 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 117 | 2738 | 114 | 1074 | 391 | 673 | 4990 |
| Lt. | 66 | 1 | 3 | .. | 3 | 73 | 2469 | 77 | 696 | 131 | 146 | 3519 |
| Ld.Aylmer’s Bde. | 72 | 1 | 4 | .. | .. | 77 | 2496 | 212 | 312 | 92 | .. | 3112 |
| TOTAL | 37639 | 1401 | 10721 | 3468 | 2801 | 56030 | ||||||
| ------- | ||||||||||||
| PORTUGUESE. | ||||||||||||
| Cavalry | 40 | .. | .. | 10 | .. | 50 | 958 | 5 | 73 | 598 | 16 | 1650 |
| 2d Dn. Infantry | 39 | .. | 1 | 4 | .. | 44 | 1867 | 71 | 472 | 101 | .. | 2511 |
| 3d | 58 | 2 | 5 | 6 | .. | 71 | 1183 | 105 | 598 | 383 | .. | 2269 |
| 4th | 36 | .. | 6 | 5 | .. | 47 | 1585 | 30 | 635 | 199 | .. | 2449 |
| 5th | 34 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .. | 40 | 1161 | 13 | 550 | 176 | .. | 1900 |
| 6th | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | .. | 42 | 1644 | 44 | 469 | 151 | .. | 2308 |
| 7th | 33 | .. | 3 | 2 | .. | 38 | 1736 | 48 | 228 | 211 | 48 | 2271 |
| Lt. | 51 | 3 | 2 | 7 | .. | 63 | 1240 | 54 | 237 | 394 | 11 | 1936 |
| Unattached Dn. | 67 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 85 | 3507 | 215 | 835 | 219 | 76 | 4852 |
| 1st Brigade | 64 | .. | 2 | 2 | 4 | 72 | 1510 | 68 | 328 | 146 | 213 | 2265 |
| 10th | 31 | .. | 3 | 5 | .. | 39 | 1550 | 115 | 351 | 82 | 4 | 2102 |
| Total Portuguese | 17941 | 768 | 4776 | 2660 | 368 | 26513 | ||||||
| Total British | ||||||||||||
| Grand Total | ||||||||||||
| (Part 3 of 3) KEY: | EA = Present. | KEY: | FA = Joined. | |||||||||
| EB = Sick. | FB = Dead. | |||||||||||
| EC = Command. | FC = Discharged. | |||||||||||
| ED = Total. | FD = Deserted. | |||||||||||
| FE = Transferred | ||||||||||||
| FF = Promoted. | ||||||||||||
| FG = Reduced. | ||||||||||||
| FH = Effective Rank and File, | ||||||||||||
| Portuguese included. | ||||||||||||
| DIVISIONS. | HORSES. | ALTERATIONS. | ||||||||||
| Men. | ||||||||||||
| EA | EB | EC | ED | FA | FB | FC | FD | FE | FF | FG | FH | |
| BRITISH. | ||||||||||||
| Cavalry | 7289 | 611 | 602 | 8502 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8144 |
| {b} | {c} | {c} | {d} | |||||||||
| 1st Dn. Infantry | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 4 | 6 | .. | 4 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 5894 |
| 2d | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | 4 | .. | .. | 5990 |
| {a} | {a} | |||||||||||
| 3d | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3924 |
| 4th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4613 |
| {a} | {e} | |||||||||||
| 5th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 17 | 1 | .. | 4438 |
| 6th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4877 |
| 7th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 4474 |
| {a} | ||||||||||||
| Lt. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1 | 3709 |
| Ld.Aylmer’s Bde. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | 2496 |
| TOTAL | 7289 | 611 | 602 | 8502 | 5 | 24 | .. | 6 | 33 | 4 | 6 | .. |
| ------- | ||||||||||||
| PORTUGUESE. | ||||||||||||
| Cavalry | 855 | 114 | 404 | 1373 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 2d Dn. Infantry | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 1 | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| {e} | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | |||||||
| 3d | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 4th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 5th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | 69 | 3 | .. | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| 6th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 7th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Lt. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Unattached Dn. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3507 |
| 1st Brigade | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1510 |
| 10th | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1550 |
| ------- | ||||||||||||
| Total Portuguese | 855 | 114 | 404 | 1373 | 70 | 5 | 1 | .. | 2 | 1 | .. | .. |
| Total British | ||||||||||||
| Grand Total | ||||||||||||
| 3 Men deserted 2d Line Bn. K.G.L. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Do. ” 1st Line Do. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Do. ” 47th Foot. | ||||||||||||
| 1 Do. ” 4th Do. | ||||||||||||
| The Men transferred are Invalids sent home. | ||||||||||||
| _Note._—The figures belonging to thegrand total are wanting in the original. | ||||||||||||
This table has five table-note anchors indicated in this etext by {a} to {e}.
They were printed as one or more asterisks in the original book;
however there is no explanation of their meaning.
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Since colonel and surveyor-general of South Australia.
[2] The present major-general sir George Napier.