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British Artillery at Vitoria: 21 June 1813
By Robert Burnham,
FINS
| Unit |
Artillery Unit |
Type of Guns |
| 1st Division |
Du Bourdieu's Brigade |
9 pounders |
| 2nd Division |
Maxwell's Brigade |
9 pounders |
| 3rd Division |
Douglas' Brigade |
9 pounders |
| 4th Division |
Sympher's Brigade |
9 pounders |
| 5th Division |
Lawson's Brigade |
Heavy 6 pounders |
| 7th Division |
Cairnes' Brigade |
9 pounders |
| Light Division |
Ross's RHA Troop |
Light 6 pounders |
| Fane's Cavalry Brigade |
Bean's RHA Troop |
Light 6 pounders |
| Hussar Brigade |
Gardiner's RHA Troop |
Light 6 pounders |
| Cavalry Division |
Ramsey's RHA Troop |
Light 6 pounders |
| Reserve |
Smith's Brigade |
9 pounders |
| Reserve |
Parker's Brigade |
9 pounders |
| Hill's Corps |
Cunhas' Portuguese Brigade |
Heavy 6 pounders |
| Hill's Corps |
Michell's Portuguese Brigade |
9 pounders |
| Portuguese Reserve |
Arriaga's Portuguese Brigade |
9 pounders |
Note: The 12 British and 3 Portuguese batteries had 6 guns each for
a total of 90 guns.
Source: The Dickson Manuscript Vol. 5 Cambridge : Ken
Trotman; 1991. Pp 860; 919-920
Placed on the Napoleon Series: August 2001
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