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Battle of Talavera order of battle

Battle of Talavera order of battle

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The Battle of Talavera (27–28 July 1809) saw an Imperial French army under King Joseph Bonaparte and Marshal Jean-Baptiste Jourdan attack a combined British and Spanish army led by Sir Arthur Wellesley. After several of their assaults were bloodily repulsed on the second day, the French retreated toward Madrid leaving the battlefield to the Anglo-Spanish army. Events soon compelled Wellesley, who was soon appointed Viscount Wellington, to fall back toward his base in Portugal. The following units and commanders fought at the battle, which occurred during the Peninsular War.

The British 48th Foot charges at the Battle of Talavera

Anglo-Spanish Army

Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Spanish Army: Lieutenant General Sir Arthur Wellesley

British Army

Commander-in-Chief: Lieutenant General The Rt Hon Sir Arthur Wellesley KB

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

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Spanish Army

Commander-in-Chief: Lieutenant General Gregorio García de la Cuesta, Captain-General of Castilla

Spanish cavalry units ending in a number (Nr.) are regular units, and so is the Carabineros Reales Regiment. Other cavalry units are probably newly-raised volunteers. Regular units titled Cavalry are heavy cavalry, while units titled Cazadores are light cavalry. Units labeled Regiment are probably regular infantry from the old army, though Badajoz, Canarias, Mallorca, Osuna and Salamanca are not in Charles Oman's list. Units labeled Cazadores Regiment are regular light infantry. Infantry units titled Granaderos or Provincial are the standing militia units from the old army. All other infantry units are probably newly-raised volunteers.[6]

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French Army of the Centre

Total French forces: 46,180, 84 guns

I Corps d'Armée

Marshal of France Claude Perrin Victor, Duke of Belluno

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IV Corps d'Armée

General of Division Horace-Francois-Bastien Sebastiani de La Porta

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Reserves

King Joseph Bonaparte

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Notes

  1. [1]
    Glover 2001, pp. 374–375.
  2. [2]
    Oman 1995, pp. 645–646.
  3. [3]
    Oman 1995, p. 649.
  4. [4]
    Oman 1995, pp. 650–651.
  5. [5]
    Oman 1995, p. 555.
  6. [6]
    Oman 2010, pp. 608–611.
  7. [7]
    Oman 1995, p. 647.
  8. [8]
    Lipscombe 2010, pp. 361–365.
  9. [9]
    Oman 1995, p. 556.
  10. [10]
    Glover 2001, p. 389.
  11. [11]
    Oman 1995, p. 648.
  12. [12]
    Oman 1995, p. 652.
  13. [13]
    Oman 1995, p. 653.

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 978-1-84908-364-5.
  • Oman, Charles (2010) [1902]. A History of the Peninsular War Volume I. Vol. 1. La Vergne, Tenn.: Kessinger Publishing. ISBN 978-1432636821.
  • Oman, Charles (1995) [1903]. A History of the Peninsular War Volume II. Vol. 2. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole. ISBN 1-85367-215-7.
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