Battle of Albuera order of battle
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 (Army of the South).It took place at the small Spanish village of Albuera, about 12 miles (20 km) 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.[1] He temporarily took command of General Rowland Hill's corps while Hill was recovering from illness,[2] and was granted overall command of the Allied army at Albuera by the Spanish generals, Joaquín Blake y Joyes and Francisco Castaños.[3] Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Army: Marshal William C. Beresford Maj-Gen William Stewart (5,460 total) Lt-Col John Colborne (2,066 total) Maj-Gen Daniel Hoghton (1,651 total) Lt-Col Alexander Abercrombie (1,597 total) Maj-Gen Lowry Cole (5,107 total) Lt-Col Sir William Myers (2,015 total) Lt-Col James Kemmis (165 total) One company each of (165) Brig-Gen William Harvey (2,927 total) Maj-Gen John Hamilton (4,819 total) Brig-Gen Archibald Campbell (2,390 total) Brig-Gen A. Luiz Fonseca (2,429 total) (2,483 total) Maj-Gen Charles Alten (1,098 total) Col Richard Collins (1,385 total) Maj-Gen William Lumley (2,013 total) Col the Hon George de Grey (761 total) Col Loftus William Otway (849 total) (403 total) Maj Alexander Dickson (32 guns, 768 men total) (8 guns, 225 men) (12 guns, 292 men) (12 guns, 221 men) Commander-in-Chief of the Spanish Forces: Gen Joaquín Blake y Joyes Commander-in-Chief: Gen Joaquín Blake y Joyes Gen José de Lardizábal (2,398 total) Brig-Gen Casinos Brig-Gen Gouvea-Casinos Gen Francisco Ballesteros (3,525 total) Brig-Gen Gouvea-Asensio Brig-Gen Carvajal Gen José Zayas (4,882 total) Brig-Gen Cruz-Murgeon Brig-Gen Polo (1,165 total) Brig-Gen Loy