Salamanca order of battle explained

The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Salamanca on July 22, 1812 during the Peninsular War.

Abbreviations used

Military rank

• Gen = General
• Lt Gen = Lieutenant-General
• Maj Gen = Major-General
• GD = général de division
• Brig Gen = Brigadier-General
• GB = général de brigade
• Col = Colonel
• Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel
• Maj = Major
• Capt = Captain
• Lt = Lieutenant

Other

• (w) = wounded
• (mw) = mortally wounded
• (k) = killed in action
• (c) = captured

Allied Army

Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army: Lt Gen the Earl of Wellington (local General)

Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Army: Marshal William C. Beresford (w)

Lt Col William H. De Lancey, Deputy Quartermaster-General (acting as Quartermaster-General)

Lt Col Sir John May, Adjutant-General (Royal Artillery) (w)

Lt Col R. Lawrence Dundas

Lt Col Henry Sturgeon

Lt Col John Waters

Maj George Scovell

Mr. John Bisset, Commissary-General

Dr. James McGrigor, Surgeon-General

Brig Gen Don Miguel R. de Álava y Esquivel, Spanish Liaison officer

Brig Gen Don Joseph O'Lawlor, Spanish Liaison officer

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Division     Maj Gen Henry Campbell	Fermor's BrigadeCol Thomas W. Fermor	1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion, 3rd Guards 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Wheatley's BrigadeMaj Gen William Wheatley	2nd Battalion, 24th Foot 1st Battalion, 42nd Foot 2nd Battalion, 58th Foot 1st Battalion, 79th Foot 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Lowe's BrigadeMaj Gen Baron Lowe (or von Löw)	1st Line Battalion, King's German Legion 2nd Line Battalion, King's German Legion 5th Line Battalion, King's German Legion
Third Division     Maj Gen Edward Pakenham	Wallace's BrigadeLt Col Alexander Wallace	1st Battalion, 45th Foot: Lt Col Forbes (w), Maj Greenwell (w) 74th Foot 1st Battalion, 88th Foot: Maj Murphy (k) 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (3 companies): Lt Col Williams (w), Maj Galiffe (w)
	J. Campbell's BrigadeLt Col James Campbell (w)	1st Battalion, 5th Foot 2nd Battalion, 5th Foot: Lt Col Bird (w) 2nd Battalion, 83rd Foot 94th Foot
	Power's Portuguese Brigade (8th Brigade)Col Manley Power	9th and 21st Line, 12th Caçadores
Fourth Division     Lt Gen Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (w)	W. Anson's BrigadeMaj Gen William Anson	3rd Battalion, 27th Foot 1st Battalion, 40th Foot 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Ellis' BrigadeLt Col Henry W. Ellis	1st Battalion, 7th Foot 1st Battalion, 23rd Foot: Maj Dalmer (w) 1st Battalion, 48th Foot Brunswick Oels (1 company)
	Stubbs' Portuguese Brigade (9th Brigade)Col George Stubbs	11th and 23rd Line, 7th Caçadores
Fifth Division     Lt Gen James Leith (w) Maj Gen William H. Pringle	Greville's BrigadeLt Col James Greville	3rd Battalion, 1st Foot: Lt Col Barnes (w) 1st Battalion, 9th Foot 1st Battalion, 38th Foot: Lt Col Miles (w) 2nd Battalion, 38th Foot Brunswick Oels (1 company)
	Pringle's BrigadeMaj Gen William H. Pringle	1st Battalion, 4th Foot 2nd Battalion, 4th Foot 2nd Battalion, 30th Foot 2nd Battalion, 44th Foot: Lt Col Barlow (k) Brunswick Oels (1 company)
	Spry's Portuguese Brigade (3rd Brigade)Brig Gen William F. Spry	3rd and 15th Line, 8th Caçadores
Sixth Division     Maj Gen Sir Henry Clinton	Hulse's BrigadeMaj Gen Richard Hulse	1st Battalion, 11th Foot: Lt Col Cuyler (w), Major McGregor (w) 2nd Battalion, 53rd Foot: Lt Col Bingham (w) 1st Battalion, 61st Foot 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Hinde's BrigadeCol Samuel Hinde	2nd Foot: Lt Col Kingsbury (w) 1st Battalion, 32nd Foot 1st Battalion, 36th Foot
	Rezende's Portuguese Brigade (7th Brigade)Brig Gen Conde de Rezende	8th and 12th Line, 9th Caçadores
Seventh Division     Maj Gen John Hope	Halkett's BrigadeCol Colin Halkett	1st Light Battalion, King's German Legion 2nd Light Battalion, King's German Legion Brunswick Oels (7 companies)
	De Bernewitz's BrigadeMaj Gen J.H. de Bernewitz (or von Bernewitz)	51st Foot 68th Foot Chasseurs Britanniques
	Collins' Portuguese Brigade (6th Brigade)Col Collins	7th and 19th Line, 2nd Caçadores
Light Division     Maj Gen Charles Baron von Alten	Barnard's BrigadeLt Col Andrew Barnard	1st Battalion, 43rd Foot parts of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 95th Foot (4 companies) 1st Caçadores
	Vandeleur's BrigadeMaj Gen John O. Vandeleur	1st Battalion, 52nd Foot 1st Battalion, 95th Foot (8 companies) 3rd Caçadores
Independent Units	Pack's Brigade (1st Brigade)Brig Gen Denis Pack	1st and 16th Line, 4th Caçadores
	Bradford's Brigade (10th Brigade)Brig Gen Thomas Bradford	13th and 24th Line, 5th Caçadores
		2nd Battalion, 1st Princesa Tiradores de Castilla Cazadores de Castilla 1st Battalion, 2nd Jaén 3rd Battalion, 1st Seville one battery of 6-pounders
Cavalry Lt Gen Sir John Stapleton Cotton (w)	Le Marchant's BrigadeMaj Gen John Gaspard Le Marchant (k) Col William Ponsonby	5th Dragoon Guards: Col William Ponsonby 3rd Dragoons 4th Dragoons: Col Lord Edward Somerset
	G. Anson's BrigadeMaj Gen George Anson	11th Light Dragoons 12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons 16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons
	von Alten's BrigadeMaj Gen Victor von Alten (w)	14th Light Dragoons: Lt Col Hervey 1st Hussars, King's German Legion
	Bock's BrigadeMaj Gen Baron Bock	1st Dragoons, King's German Legion 2nd Dragoons, King's German Legion
	D'Urban's Portuguese BrigadeBrig Gen Benjamin D'Urban	1st Portuguese Dragoons 11th Portuguese Dragoons
	Julian Sanchez's BrigadeCol Julian Sanchez	1st Lanceros Castilla 2nd Lanceros Castilla two 4-pounders cannons
Other	Artillery (54 guns)Lt Col Hoylet Framingham	Ross' Troop, Royal Horse Artillery Bull's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery McDonald's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery Lawson's Company, Royal Artillery Gardiner's Company, Royal Artillery Greene's Company, Royal Artillery Douglas's Company, Royal Artillery May's Company, Royal Artillery Sympher's Company, King's German Legion Artillery Arriaga Battery, Portuguese Artillery

French Army

Marshal Auguste de Marmont, Commander-in-Chief (w)
GD Jean Pierre François Bonet (w)
GD Bertrand Clausel (w)

Chief of Artillery: GB Louis Tirlet

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division     GB Maximilien Sebastien Foy	Brigade Chemineau	6th Leger, two battalions 69th Ligne, two battalions
	Brigade Desgraviers-BerthelotGB Francois-Ganivet Desgraviers-Berthelot (mw)	39th Ligne, two battalions 76th Ligne, two battalions
2nd Division     GD Bertrand Clausel	Brigade Berlier	25th Leger, three battalions 27th Ligne, two battalions
	Brigade Barbot	50th Ligne, three battalions 59th Ligne, two battalions
3rd Division     GD Claude François Ferey (k)	Brigade Menne	31st Leger, two battalions 26th Ligne, two battalions
	2nd Brigade	47th Ligne, three battalions 70th Ligne, two battalions
4th Division GD Jacques Thomas Sarrut	Brigade Fririon	2nd Leger, three battalions 36th Ligne, three battalions
	2nd Brigade	4th Leger, three battalions 130th Ligne (absent)
5th Division     GD Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune	Brigade Arnaud	15th Ligne, three battalions 66th Ligne, two battalions
	Brigade Montfort	82nd Ligne, two battalions 86th Linge, two battalions
6th Division     GD Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand	Brigade Taupin	17th Leger, two battalions 65th Ligne, three battalions
	2nd Brigade	22nd Ligne, three battalions Regiment de Prusse (remnants)
7th Division     GB Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières (k)	Brigade Bonté	1st Ligne, three battalions 62nd Ligne, two battalions
	2nd Brigade	101st Ligne, three battalions 23rd Leger (absent)
8th Division GD Jean Pierre François Bonet	Brigade Gautier	118th Ligne, three battalions 119th Ligne, three battalions
	2nd Brigade	120th Ligne, three battalions 122nd Ligne, three battalions
Cavalry	Light Cavalry Division     GB Jean-Baptiste T. Curto	3rd Hussars, two squadrons 22nd Chasseurs, two squadrons 26th Chasseurs, two squadrons 28th Chasseurs, one squadron 13th Chasseurs, five squadrons 14th Chasseurs, four squadrons
	Dragoon Division     GB Pierre François Xavier Boyer	6th Dragoons, two squadrons 11th Dragoons, two squadrons 15th Dragoons, two squadrons 25th Dragoons, two squadrons

Sources

• Muir, Rory. Salamanca 1812. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2001. .
• Fletcher, Ian. Men-at-Arms Campaign 48: Salamanca 1812. Great Britain: Osprey History, 1991. .