Salamanca order of battle

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
First Division Maj Gen Henry Campbell	Fermor's Brigade Col Thomas W. Fermor	1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards 1st Battalion, 3rd Guards 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Wheatley's Brigade Maj Gen William Wheatley	2nd Battalion, 24th Foot 1st Battalion, 42nd Foot 2nd Battalion, 58th Foot 1st Battalion, 79th Foot 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Lowe's Brigade Maj Gen Baron Lowe (or von Löw)	1st Line Battalion, King's German Legion 2nd Line Battalion, King's German Legion 5th Line Battalion, King's German Legion
Third Division Maj Gen Edward Pakenham	Wallace's Brigade Lt Col Alexander Wallace	1st Battalion, 45th Foot: Lt Col Forbes (w), Maj Greenwell (w) 74th Foot 1st Battalion, 88th Foot: Maj Murphy (k) 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (3 companies): Lt Col Williams (w), Maj Galiffe (w)
	J. Campbell's Brigade Lt Col James Campbell (w)	1st Battalion, 5th Foot 2nd Battalion, 5th Foot: Lt Col Bird (w) 2nd Battalion, 83rd Foot 94th Foot
	Power's Portuguese Brigade (8th Brigade) Col Manley Power	9th and 21st Line, 12th Caçadores
Fourth Division Lt Gen Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole (w)	W. Anson's Brigade Maj Gen William Anson	3rd Battalion, 27th Foot 1st Battalion, 40th Foot 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Ellis' Brigade Lt Col Henry W. Ellis	1st Battalion, 7th Foot 1st Battalion, 23rd Foot: Maj Dalmer (w) 1st Battalion, 48th Foot Brunswick Oels (1 company)
	Stubbs' Portuguese Brigade (9th Brigade) Col George Stubbs	11th and 23rd Line, 7th Caçadores
Fifth Division Lt Gen James Leith (w) Maj Gen William H. Pringle	Greville's Brigade Lt Col James Greville	3rd Battalion, 1st Foot: Lt Col Barnes (w) 1st Battalion, 9th Foot 1st Battalion, 38th Foot: Lt Col Miles (w) 2nd Battalion, 38th Foot Brunswick Oels (1 company)
	Pringle's Brigade Maj Gen William H. Pringle	1st Battalion, 4th Foot 2nd Battalion, 4th Foot 2nd Battalion, 30th Foot 2nd Battalion, 44th Foot: Lt Col Barlow (k) Brunswick Oels (1 company)
	Spry's Portuguese Brigade (3rd Brigade) Brig Gen William F. Spry	3rd and 15th Line, 8th Caçadores
Sixth Division Maj Gen Sir Henry Clinton	Hulse's Brigade Maj Gen Richard Hulse	1st Battalion, 11th Foot: Lt Col Cuyler (w), Major McGregor (w) 2nd Battalion, 53rd Foot: Lt Col Bingham (w) 1st Battalion, 61st Foot 5th Battalion, 60th Foot (1 company)
	Hinde's Brigade Col Samuel Hinde	2nd Foot: Lt Col Kingsbury (w) 1st Battalion, 32nd Foot 1st Battalion, 36th Foot
	Rezende's Portuguese Brigade (7th Brigade) Brig Gen Conde de Rezende	8th and 12th Line, 9th Caçadores
Seventh Division Maj Gen John Hope	Halkett's Brigade Col Colin Halkett	1st Light Battalion, King's German Legion 2nd Light Battalion, King's German Legion Brunswick Oels (7 companies)
	De Bernewitz's Brigade Maj Gen J.H. de Bernewitz (or von Bernewitz)	51st Foot 68th Foot Chasseurs Britanniques
	Collins' Portuguese Brigade (6th Brigade) Col Collins	7th and 19th Line, 2nd Caçadores
Light Division Maj Gen Charles Baron von Alten	Barnard's Brigade Lt Col Andrew Barnard	1st Battalion, 43rd Foot parts of 2nd and 3rd Battalions, 95th Foot (4 companies) 1st Caçadores
Light Division Maj Gen Charles Baron von Alten	Vandeleur's Brigade Maj Gen John O. Vandeleur	1st Battalion, 52nd Foot 1st Battalion, 95th Foot (8 companies) 3rd Caçadores
Independent Units	Pack's Brigade (1st Brigade) Brig Gen Denis Pack	1st and 16th Line, 4th Caçadores
	Bradford's Brigade (10th Brigade) Brig Gen Thomas Bradford	13th and 24th Line, 5th Caçadores
	Spanish Division Maj Gen Carlos de Espana	2nd Battalion, 1st Princesa Tiradores de Castilla Cazadores de Castilla 1st Battalion, 2nd Jaén 3rd Battalion, 1st Seville one battery of 6-pounders
Cavalry Lt Gen Sir John Stapleton Cotton (w)	Le Marchant's Brigade Maj Gen John Gaspard Le Marchant (k) Col William Ponsonby	5th Dragoon Guards: Col William Ponsonby 3rd Dragoons 4th Dragoons: Col Lord Edward Somerset
	G. Anson's Brigade Maj Gen George Anson	11th Light Dragoons 12th (Prince of Wales's) Light Dragoons 16th (Queen's) Light Dragoons
	von Alten's Brigade Maj Gen Victor von Alten (w)	14th Light Dragoons: Lt Col Hervey 1st Hussars, King's German Legion
	Bock's Brigade Maj Gen Baron Bock	1st Dragoons, King's German Legion 2nd Dragoons, King's German Legion
	D'Urban's Portuguese Brigade Brig Gen Benjamin D'Urban	1st Portuguese Dragoons 11th Portuguese Dragoons
	Julian Sanchez's Brigade Col Julian Sanchez	1st Lanceros Castilla 2nd Lanceros Castilla two 4-pounders cannons
Other	Artillery (54 guns) Lt Col Hoylet Framingham	Ross' Troop, Royal Horse Artillery Bull's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery McDonald's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery Lawson's Company, Royal Artillery Gardiner's Company, Royal Artillery Greene's Company, Royal Artillery Douglas's Company, Royal Artillery May's Company, Royal Artillery Sympher's Company, King's German Legion Artillery Arriaga Battery, Portuguese Artillery

French Army

Marshal Auguste de Marmont, Commander-in-Chief (w)
GD Jean Pierre François Bonet (w)
GD Bertrand Clausel (w)

Chief of Artillery: GB Louis Tirlet

Division	Brigade	Regiments and Others
1st Division GB Maximilien Sebastien Foy	Brigade Chemineau	6th Leger, two battalions 69th Ligne, two battalions
1st Division GB Maximilien Sebastien Foy	Brigade Desgraviers-Berthelot GB Francois-Ganivet Desgraviers-Berthelot (mw)	39th Ligne, two battalions 76th Ligne, two battalions
2nd Division GD Bertrand Clausel	Brigade Berlier	25th Leger, three battalions 27th Ligne, two battalions
2nd Division GD Bertrand Clausel	Brigade Barbot	50th Ligne, three battalions 59th Ligne, two battalions
3rd Division GD Claude François Ferey (k)	Brigade Menne	31st Leger, two battalions 26th Ligne, two battalions
3rd Division GD Claude François Ferey (k)	2nd Brigade	47th Ligne, three battalions 70th Ligne, two battalions
4th Division GD Jacques Thomas Sarrut	Brigade Fririon	2nd Leger, three battalions 36th Ligne, three battalions
4th Division GD Jacques Thomas Sarrut	2nd Brigade	4th Leger, three battalions 130th Ligne (absent)
5th Division GD Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune	Brigade Arnaud	15th Ligne, three battalions 66th Ligne, two battalions
5th Division GD Antoine Louis Popon de Maucune	Brigade Montfort	82nd Ligne, two battalions 86th Linge, two battalions
6th Division GD Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand	Brigade Taupin	17th Leger, two battalions 65th Ligne, three battalions
6th Division GD Antoine François Brenier de Montmorand	2nd Brigade	22nd Ligne, three battalions Regiment de Prusse (remnants)
7th Division GB Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières (k)	Brigade Bonté	1st Ligne, three battalions 62nd Ligne, two battalions
7th Division GB Jean Guillaume Barthélemy Thomières (k)	2nd Brigade	101st Ligne, three battalions 23rd Leger (absent)
8th Division GD Jean Pierre François Bonet	Brigade Gautier	118th Ligne, three battalions 119th Ligne, three battalions
8th Division GD Jean Pierre François Bonet	2nd Brigade	120th Ligne, three battalions 122nd Ligne, three battalions
Cavalry	Light Cavalry Division GB Jean-Baptiste T. Curto	3rd Hussars, two squadrons 22nd Chasseurs, two squadrons 26th Chasseurs, two squadrons 28th Chasseurs, one squadron 13th Chasseurs, five squadrons 14th Chasseurs, four squadrons
Cavalry	Dragoon Division GB Pierre François Xavier Boyer	6th Dragoons, two squadrons 11th Dragoons, two squadrons 15th Dragoons, two squadrons 25th Dragoons, two squadrons

Sources

Muir, Rory. Salamanca 1812. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, 2001. ISBN 0-300-08719-5.
Fletcher, Ian. Men-at-Arms Campaign 48: Salamanca 1812. Great Britain: Osprey History, 1991. ISBN 1-84176-277-6.

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