Battle of Albuera order of battle
This is the order of battle for the Battle of Albuera. The Battle of Albuera was an engagement of the Peninsular War, fought between a mixed British, Spanish, and Portuguese corps and elements of the French Armée du Midi. It took place at the small Spanish village of Albuera, about 12 miles south of the frontier fortress-town of Badajoz, Spain.
Marshal Sir William Beresford had been given the task of reconstructing the Portuguese army since February 1809. He temporarily took command of General Rowland Hill's corps while Hill was recovering from illness, and was granted overall command of the Allied army at Albuera by the Spanish generals, Joaquín Blake y Joyes and Francisco Castaños.
Abbreviations used
Military rank
Gen = GeneralLt Gen = Lieutenant-GeneralMaj Gen = Major-General GD = général de divisionBrig Gen = Brigadier-General GB = général de brigadeCol = ColonelLt Col = Lieutenant ColonelMaj = MajorCapt = CaptainLt = LieutenantOther
' = wounded- '
Allied army
Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army: Marshal William C. BeresfordSpanish Forces
Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Forces: Gen Joaquín Blake y Joyes4th Army
Commander-in-Chief: Gen Joaquín Blake y Joyes| Division | Brigade | Regiments and Others |
| Vanguard Division Gen José de Lardizábal | 1st Brigade Brig-Gen Casinos |
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| Vanguard Division Gen José de Lardizábal | 2nd Brigade Brig-Gen Gouvea-Casinos |
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| 3rd Division Gen Francisco Ballesteros | 1st Brigade Brig-Gen Gouvea-Asensio |
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| 3rd Division Gen Francisco Ballesteros | 2nd Brigade Brig-Gen Carvajal |
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| 4th Division Gen José Zayas | 1st Brigade Brig-Gen Cruz-Murgeon | |
| 4th Division Gen José Zayas | 2nd Brigade Brig-Gen Polo |
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| Cavalry | 4th Army Cavalry Brigade Brig-Gen Loy |
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| Artillery | 4th Army 5th Army | 1 battery, 8 guns 1 battery, 6 guns |