Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VIINorman, Charles Boswell
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Battle Honours of the British Army: From Tangier, 1662, to the Commencement of the Reign of King Edward VII
Norman, Charles Boswell
Great Britain -- History, Military; Great Britain. Army -- History
20th Light Dragoons 240
Royal Artillery (three batteries) 226
First Brigade--Hill:
5th (Northumberland Fusiliers) 944
1st Batt. 9th (Norfolk) 761
38th (South Staffords) 953
---- 2,658
Second Brigade--Fergusson:
36th (Worcester) 591
40th (South Lancashire) 923
71st (Highland Light Infantry) 935
---- 2,449
Third Brigade--Nightingale:
29th (Worcester) 616
82nd (South Lancashire) 904
---- 1,520
Fourth Brigade--Bowes:
6th (Royal Warwick) 943
32nd (Cornwall Light Infantry) 870
---- 1,813
Fifth Brigade--C. Crawford:
45th (Sherwood Foresters) 915
91st (Argyll Highlanders) 917
---- 1,832
Sixth Brigade--Fane:
50th (West Kent) 945
5th Batt. 60th (King's Royal Rifles) 604
2nd Batt. Rifle Brigade 456
---- 2,005
Seventh Brigade--Anstruther:
2nd Batt. 9th (Norfolk) 633
43rd (Oxford Light Infantry) 721
52nd (Oxford Light Infantry) 654
97th (West Kent) 695
---- 2,703
Eighth Brigade--Acland:
2nd (Queen's) 731
20th (Lancashire Fusiliers) 401
1st Batt. Rifle Brigade 200
---- 1,332
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Total British 16,712
To which must be added about 2,000 Portuguese troops. Of the French
forces it is not so easy to speak. Wellesley estimated their
strength at 14,000, inclusive of 1,500 cavalry, with 23 guns.
Professor Oman's figures are 13,056, including 1,850 cavalry.
Whatever their strength may have been, they made but a poor stand
against Sir Arthur's troops.
MOORE'S CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN.
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