Battle of Vimeiro order of battle

This is an order of battle for the Battle of Vimeiro that was fought on 20 August 1808.

Abbreviations used

British forces at the Battle of Vimiero during the Peninsula War

Military rank

• Gen = General
• Lt Gen = Lieutenant-General
• Maj Gen = Major-General
• GD = général de division
• Brig Gen = Brigadier-General
• GB = général de brigade
• Col = Colonel
• Lt Col = Lieutenant Colonel
• Maj = Major
• Capt = Captain
• Lt = Lieutenant

Other

• (w) = wounded
• (mw) = mortally wounded
• (k) = killed in action
• (c) = captured

British-Portuguese Army

Commander-in-chief: Lt Gen Sir Arthur Wellesley^[1]

French Army of Portugal

Commander-in-chief: General of Division Jean-Andoche Junot, duke of Abrantes

Notes

There is no exact muster of the French Army of Portugal at Vimeiro, so the unit strength is given for the end of the July.

Sir Charles Oman calculated that the French Army of Portugal at Vimeiro on the day of the battle (20 August) was:

• Infantry: 8,305 men
• Reserve Grenadiers: 2,100 men
• Cavalry: 1,951 men
• Artillery and other: 700 men

Total force: 13,056

Sources

Printed

• Zimmermann, Dick. "The Battle of Vimeiro", Wargamer's Digest Magazine. October 1983.

Footnotes

1. Zimmerman article.
2. Not included in overall total, as these are drawn from the other regiments