Albuera

This following Oreder of Battle has been developed by Jeff Glasco.

Scale:

The OOB uses the standard Regimental scale of 1 SP = 500/6 guns.

Orders of Battle:

Anglo-Portuguese Army: Beresford (AC)

Army Troops, Exhaustion 3

  • 1st KGL Light Infantry Bn (588)                M6 [s]
  • 2nd KGL Light Infantry Bn (510)                M6 [s]
  • Collins' Portuguese Brigade (985)              M5 [ ] [ ] (linear stand)
  • 5th Cacadores Bn (400)                         M5 [s]
  • Hawker's (British) 4th Bn/RFA                  M6 [ ] Field
  • Lefebvres (British) D/Troop/RHA                M6 [ ] Field, horse
  • Cleeves' 2nd Co/KGL FA                         M6 [ ] Field
  • Sympher's 4th Co/KGL FA                        M6 [ ] Field
  • Arriaga's (1st Portuguese) FA                  M5 [ ] Field
  • Braun's (2nd Portuguese) FA                    M5 [ ] Field

2nd British Division, Stewart (DC), Exhaustion 7

  • Colborne's (British) Brigade (2066)            M6 [s] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Houghton's (British) Brigade (1651)            M6 [s] [ ] [ ]
  • Abercrombie's (British) Brigade (1597)         M5 [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • 3 cos/5th Bn/60th Rifles (146)                 M6 [ss]

4th British Division, Cole (DC), Exhaustion 5

  • Myer's (British) Brigade (2180)                M6 [s] [ ] [ ] [ ] Shock
  • Harvey's (10th Portuguese) Brigade (2355)      M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Light Bn/Loyal Lusitanian Legion (572)         M5 [s]

Portuguese Division, Hamilton (DC), Exhaustion 5

  • Campbell's (4th Portuguese) Brigade (2390)     M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Fonesca's (2nd Portuguese) Brigade (2429)      M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Cavalry Division, Lumley (DC), Exhaustion 3

  • Otway's Portugese Brigade (849)                M5 [s] [s] Light
  • De Grey's British Brigade (761)                M6 [ ] [ ] Heavy
  • 13th British Light Dragoons (403)              M6 [s] Medium (linear stand which can skirmish if required)

Notes:

  1. All British and Portuguese infantry is represented with infantry massed (brigade) stands, except Collins' Brigade which is a linear infantry stand.
  2. All British and Portuguese Infantry brigades have elites (grenadiers) present.
  3. Elite British Infantry brigades (M6) can detach a 1 SP skirmisher which is morale 6.
  4. Myer's British Brigade counts as shock troops as it was composed entirely of fusiliers (1st/7th, 2nd/7th and 1st/23rd).
  5. Otway's Portuguese Cavalry Brigade may break down into two cavalry skirmisher stands (1st and 7th Portuguese Cavalry Regiments).
  6. De Grey's British Cavalry Brigade moves as "cavalry" rather than "heavy cavalry" despite its rating.
  7. Collins Portuguese Brigade fires and melees as a linear (regiment) stand due to its low strength.

 

Blake's Spanish Army: Blake (AC)

Army Troops:

  • Army Artillery (8-pdr)                         M4 [ ] Field

Advance Guard Division, Lardizabel (DC), Exhaustion 2 (2398)

  • Campomayor Light Infantry Bn.                  M4 [s] NE
  • Canarias Infantry Regt. + 2nd of Leon Regt.    M4 [ ] [ ] PT, NE
  • Murcia Infantry Regt (2 bns)                   M4 [ ] [ ]

3rd Division, Ballesteros (DC), Exhaustion 3 (3525)

  • 1st Catalonian Light Infantry Bn.              M4 [s], NE
  • Barbastro Light Infantry Bn.                   M4 [s], NE
  • Pravia, Lena, Cangas de Tineo Inf. Regts.      M4 [ ] [ ] [ ] PT
  • Castropol + Infiesto Infantry Regts.           M4 [ ] [ ] PT, NE

4th Division, Zayas (DC), Exhaustion 5 (4882)

  • 2nd, 4th Bns/Spanish, 4th Bn Walloon Gds       M5 [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Irlanda Infantry Regt. (2 bns)                 M5 [ ] [ ]
  • Toledo Infantry Regt. (2 bns)                  M4 [ ] [ ]
  • Patria/Legion Extranjera/Ciudad Rod. Regts.    M4 [ ] [ ] [ ] PT, NE

Cavalry Division, Loy (DC), Exhaustion --

  • Santiago Line Cavalry Regt.                    M4 [ ] Medium
  • Hussars de Castilla + Granaderos Cavalry       M4 [s] PT, Light

Castanos Spanish Army: Castanos (AC)

Army Troops:

  • Army Artillery (8-pdr)                         M4 [ ] Field

Infantry Division, de Espana (DC), Exhaustion 2 (1778)

  • Rey/Zamora Infantry Regts. (2 bns each)        M4 [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Voluntarios de Navarra Light Infantry Bn.      M4 [s], NE

Cavalry Division, Penne Villemur (DC), Exhaustion --  (721)

  • Guard Carabiniers, Reina & Borbon Regts.       M4 [ ] Medium
  • Algarve, Lusitania, & Hussars de Extremenda    M4 [ ] Medium

Notes:

  1. All Spanish infantry is represented with either infantry linear (regiment) or infantry skirmisher stands-no infantry brigade stands.
  2. All non-Poorly Trained (PT) Spanish infantry regiments have elites (grenadiers) present, the others do not.
  3. The targets of Poorly Trained (PT) infantry skirmishers receive a saving throw from fire from them but not hits from melee.
  4. All Spanish cavalry is mounted on linear stands.
  5. Regardless of rating, all Spanish Cavalry moves as heavy due to the poor quality of their horses.

 

French Army (5th Corps): Soult (AC)

Army Troops, Exhaustion 2

  • Converged Grenadiers (1100)                    M6 [ ] [ ] Shock (linear stand)
  • 27th Chasseurs a Cheval (431)                  M5 [s] Light
  • Army Artillery                                 M5 [ ] Heavy

1st Division/5th Corps, Girard (DC), Exhaustion 4

  • Brigade Brayer (34th/40th Line) (1847)         M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Brigade Heilande (64th/88th Line) (2157)       M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Division Artillery                             M5 [ ] Field

2nd Division/5th Corps, Gazan (DC), Exhaustion 4

  • Brigade Pepin (21st/28th Leger) (2215)         M5 [s] [s] [s] [s]
  • Brigade Marandin (100th/103rd Line) (2028)     M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Division Artillery                             M5 [ ] Field

5th Corps Cavalry Division, Latour-Maubourg (DC),  Exhaustion 4

  • Brigade Briche (2nd, 10th Hus., 21st CaC)      M6 [s] [s] Light
  • Brigade Eclats (14th, 26th Dra, 4th Sp. CaC)   M5 [ ] [ ] Medium
  • Brigade Digeon (17th + 27th Dragoons) (567)    M5 [ ] Medium (linear stand)
  • Composite Brigade (4th + 20th Dragoons) (533)  M5 [ ] Medium (linear stand)
  • 1st Polish Vistula Lancers (591)               M6 [s] Light Lancers (linear stand)
  • Division Artillery                             M5 [ ] Light, horse

Brigade/4th Corps, Werle (DC), Exhaustion 6

  • 12th Leger Regiment (2222)                     M5 [s] [s] [s] [s]
  • 55th Line Regiment (1815)                      M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • 58th Line Regiment (1625)                      M5 [ ] [ ] [ ]
  • Division Artillery                             M6 [ ] Field

Brigade/1st Corps, Godinot (DC), Exhaustion 4

  • 16th Leger Regiment (1673)                     M5 [s] [s] [s]
  • 51st Line Regiment (2251)                      M5 [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ]

Notes:

  1. All French infantry is represented with infanty brigade stands, except the converged grenadiers which are mounted as a linear (regimental) infantry stand.
  2. French Leger infantry regiments may break down into skirmisher stands.
  3. All French infantry counts as having elites (grenadiers) present.
  4. French 1 SP cavalry units are mounted as linear cavalry (3" wide x 1 1/2" deep).

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