Battle of Talavera order of battle

The following units and commanders fought at the Battle of Talavera on July 27-28, 1809 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

Anglo-Spanish Army

Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Spanish Army: Lt Gen Sir Arthur Wellesley

British Army

Commander-in-Chief: Lt Gen Sir Arthur Wellesley

Total Anglo-Spanish forces: 52,735, 66 guns

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division Maj Gen John Coape Sherbrooke (5,964 total)	1st Brigade Brig Gen Henry Frederick Campbell (2,045 total)	1/Coldstream Guards 1/3rd Guards coy, 5/60th Rifles
	2nd Brigade Brig Gen Alan Cameron (1,364 total)	1/61st Foot 2/83rd Foot coy, 5/60th Rifles
	3rd Brigade Brig Gen Ernst, Baron Langwerth (1,388 total)	1st Line Bn, KGL 2nd Line Bn, KGL 1st Light Bn, KGL - 2 coys
	4th Brigade Brig Gen Sigismund Baron Löw (1,167 total)	5th Line Bn, KGL 7th Line Bn, KGL
	Artillery	Sillery's Battery, RA (6 x light 6 pdr)
2nd Division Maj Gen Rowland Hill (3,885 total)	1st Brigade Maj Gen Christopher Tilson (1,871 total)	1/3rd Foot 2/48th Foot 2/66th Foot coy, 5/60th Rifles
	2nd Brigade Brig Gen Richard Stewart (2,014 total)	29th Foot 1/48th Foot 1st Bn of Detachments coy, 5/60th Rifles
	Artillery	Heise's Battery, KGA (6 x light 6 pdr)
3rd Division Maj Gen Alexander Randoll Mackenzie (3,747 total)	1st Brigade Maj Gen Alexander Randoll Mackenzie (2,276 total)	2/24th Foot 2/31st Foot 1/45th Foot coy, 5/60th Rifles
	2nd Brigade Col Rufane Shaw Donkin (1,471 total)	2/87th Foot 1/88th Foot 5/60th Rifles (5 coys)
	Artillery	Rettberg's Battery, KGA (6 x heavy 6 pdr)
4th Division Brig Gen Alexander Campbell (2,960 total)	1st Brigade Brig Gen Alexander Campbell (1,032 total)	2/7th Foot 2/53rd Foot coy, 5/60th Rifles
	2nd Brigade Col James Kemmis (1,928 total)	1/40th Foot 97th Foot 2nd Bn of Detachments coy, 5/60th Rifles
	Artillery	Lawson's Battery, RA (6 x 3 pdr)
Cavalry Division Lt Gen William Payne (3,168 total)	1st Heavy Brigade Brig Gen Henry Fane (1,069 total)	3rd Dragoons Guards 4th Dragoons
	2nd Brigade Maj Gen Stapleton Cotton (1,189 total)	14th Light Dragoons 16th Light Dragoons
	3rd Brigade Brig Gen George Anson (910 total)	23rd Light Dragoons 1st Hussars, KGL
Artillery Reserve Brig Gen Edward Howarth (1,011 total)^[1]		Elliot's Battery, RA (6 x light 6 pdr)
Total British forces: 20,735 (16,556 infantry, 3,168 cavalry, 1,011 artillery, 30 guns)

Spanish Army

Commander-in-Chief: Gregorio García de la Cuesta

Division	Regiments and Others
Vanguard Division Gen Zayas	2nd Cataluña 2nd Cazadores de Barbastro Campo Mayor Valencia y Albuquerque 1st Valencia Tiradores de Estremadura Lanceros de Andalusia (cavalry) Michelena's Battery (6 guns)
1st Infantry Division Gen Marques de Zayas	Cantabria Castilla Canarias Tiradores de Mérida Provinciales de Trujillo Granaderos Provinciales Tiradores de Cádiz Artillery Battery (6 guns)
2nd Infantry Division Gen Iglesias	2nd Mallorca Velez-Málaga Osuna Estranjeros 2nd Provincial de Burgos Salamanca Artillery Battery (6 guns)
3rd Infantry Division Gen Portago	1st y 2nd Badajoz Cazadores de Antequera Toledo Provincial de Badajoz 2nd Provincial de Guadix Artillery Battery (6 guns)
4th Infantry Division Gen Manglano	Irlanda Jaén 2nd Sevilla Leales de Fernando VII 2nd Voluntarios de Madrid Corona Artillery Battery (6 guns)
5th Infantry Division Gen Bassecourt	1st y 2nd Marina Africa Murcia Reina Provincial de Siguenza Artillery Battery (6 guns)
1st Cavalry Division Gen Henestros	Rey Calatrava Imperiales de Toledo Sevilla Reina Villaviciosa Madrid
2nd Cavalry Division Gen Duque de Albuquerque	Carabineros Reales Infante Pavia Almansa 1st y 2nd Husares de Estremadura Borbón Sevilla(-) Madrid(-)
Total Spanish forces: 32,000, 36 guns

French Army of the Centre

Commander-in-Chief: Marshal Jean Baptiste Jourdan

Total French forces: 46,180, 84 guns

I Corps d'Armée

Marshal Victor

Division/Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division GD Ruffin	9th Légère 24th Ligne 96th Ligne Foot Battery (8 guns)
2nd Division GD Lapisse	16th Légère 8th Ligne 45th Ligne 54th Ligne Foot Battery (8 guns)
3rd Division GD Villatte	27th Légère 63rd Ligne 94th Ligne 95th Ligne Foot Battery (8 guns)
Cavalry Brigade GB Beaumont	2nd Hussars 5th Chasseurs à Cheval Horse Battery (6 guns)
Reserve Artillery	Foot Battery (8 guns) Foot Battery (8 guns)

IV Corps d'Armée

GD Sebastiani

Division/Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division GD Liger-Belair	28th Ligne 32nd Ligne 58th Ligne 75th Ligne Foot Battery (8 guns)
2nd Division GD Valence	4th Polish
3rd Division GD Leval	Nassau Infantry Baden Infantry Hesse-Darmstadt Infantry Holland Infantry Frankfurt Infantry Foot Battery (8 guns)
Cavalry Brigade GB Merlin	10th Chasseurs à Cheval 26th Chasseurs à Cheval Polish Lancers Westphalian Chevaulégers Horse Battery (6 guns)
Reserve Artillery	Foot Battery (8 guns) Foot Battery (8 guns)

Reserves

King Joseph Bonaparte

Division/Brigade	Regiments and Others
Madrid Garrison GB Dessolles	12th Légère 51st Ligne King's Guard 27th Chasseurs à Cheval King's Guard Cavalry
1st Dragoon Division GD Latour-Maubourg	1st Dragoons 2nd Dragoons 4th Dragoons 9th Dragoons 14th Dragoons 26th Dragoons Horse Battery (6 guns)
2nd Dragoon Division GD Milhaud	5th Dragoons 12th Dragoons 16th Dragoons 20th Dragoons 21st Dragoons 3rd Dutch Hussars Horse Battery (6 guns)

Notes

↑ Includes divisional batteries

References

Glover, Michael (2001). The Peninsular War 1807-1814. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-141-39041-7.
Lipscombe, Nick (2010). The Peninsular War Atlas. Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 1-84908-364-9.

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