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:
- All British and Portuguese infantry is represented with infantry massed
(brigade) stands, except Collins' Brigade which is a linear infantry stand.
- All British and Portuguese Infantry brigades have elites (grenadiers)
present.
- Elite British Infantry brigades (M6) can detach a 1 SP skirmisher which
is morale 6.
- Myer's British Brigade counts as shock troops as it was composed entirely
of fusiliers (1st/7th, 2nd/7th and 1st/23rd).
- Otway's Portuguese Cavalry Brigade may break down into two cavalry
skirmisher stands (1st and 7th Portuguese Cavalry Regiments).
- De Grey's British Cavalry Brigade moves as "cavalry" rather
than "heavy cavalry" despite its rating.
- 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:
- All Spanish infantry is represented with either infantry linear
(regiment) or infantry skirmisher stands-no infantry brigade stands.
- All non-Poorly Trained (PT) Spanish infantry regiments have elites
(grenadiers) present, the others do not.
- The targets of Poorly Trained (PT) infantry skirmishers receive a saving
throw from fire from them but not hits from melee.
- All Spanish cavalry is mounted on linear stands.
- 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:
- All French infantry is represented with infanty brigade stands, except
the converged grenadiers which are mounted as a linear (regimental) infantry stand.
- French Leger infantry regiments may break down into skirmisher stands.
- All French infantry counts as having elites (grenadiers) present.
- French 1 SP cavalry units are mounted as linear cavalry (3" wide x 1
1/2" deep).
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