The organization of the French army had been so much cut up by the numerous garrisons which Junot had thought fit to leave behind him, that although five of his six infantry brigades were more or less represented in his field-army, not one of them was complete. He accordingly recast the whole system, and arranged his force in two divisions under Delaborde and Loison, and a reserve brigade of Grenadiers under Kellermann. His cavalry on the other hand was intact: every one of the four regiments of Margaron’s division was present, and over and above them he had the squadron of French volunteers raised in Lisbon. He had also twenty-three guns: there should have been twenty-six, but Delaborde had lost three at Roliça. The total of men present amounted to 10,300 foot and 2,000 horse, with 700 artillerymen and men of the military train[217], or about 13,000 in all. [217] Junot’s numbers at Vimiero are as much disputed as Delaborde’s at Roliça. Among the French accounts the figures vary from 12,500 to 9,200. Foy, usually the most conscientious historian, gives 11,500; Thiébault, both in his narrative, published in 1816, and in his private _Mémoires_, descends to 9,200. Wellesley estimated the army that he had fought at 14,000 (_Well. Disp._, iv. 101). It will be well to give the corps present, and to examine into their probable strength. Just before the landing of the British they had stood as follows (I have arranged them in their new brigading):-- (1) Division Delaborde:-- Brigade Brennier: 2nd Léger (3rd batt.) 1,075 4th ” ” 1,098 70th of the Line (1st and 2nd batts.) 2,358 ----- 4,531 Brigade Thomières: 86th of the Line (1st and 2nd batts.)(minus four companies left at Elvas) 1,945 4th Swiss (two companies) 246 ----- 2,191 (2) Division Loison:-- Brigade Solignac: 12th Léger (3rd batt.) 1,253 15th ” ” 1,305 58th of the Line (3rd batt.) 1,428 ----- 3,986 Brigade Charlot: 32nd of the Line (3rd batt.) 1,034 82nd ” ” 963 ----- 1,997 ------ 12,705 [(3) Reserve of Grenadiers:-- 1st Regiment (1st and 2nd batts.) } 2nd ” ” ” } 2,100 This corps, being formed of companies drawn from every battalion in Portugal, except the three foreign regiments and the _Légion du Midi_, must not be counted in our first estimate.]