Battle of Albuera order of battle

This is the order of battle for the Battle of Albuera (16 May 1811). 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.

Allied army

Marshal Sir William Beresford had been given the task of reconstructing the Portuguese army since February 1809. [harvnb|Gates|1986|p=147.] He temporarily took command of General Rowland Hill's corps while Hill was recovering from illness, [harvnb|Weller|1962|p=151.] and was granted overall command of the Allied army at Albuera by the Spanish generals, Joaquín Blake y Joyes and Francisco Castaños.harvnb|Weller|1962|p=171.]

British order of battle

French army

Notes

References

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