1704 – Campaign in Portugal – Franco-Spanish OOB
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Description
Order of battle of the Franco-Spanish army of King Philip V
Commander-in-chief: James FitzJames, Duc de Berwick
Summary: approx. 30,900 foot and 10,050 horse
Division of the Duc de Berwick
Infantry (7 Spanish bns and 16 French bns for a total of 14,000 men)
- Reales Guardias Valonas (2 bns)
- Galicia (1 bn) aka Aguirre
- Nuevo de la Armada (1 bn) aka Bernardino Delgado
- Madrid (1 bn)
- Manuel Maldonado (1 bn)
- Joseph Chavès (1 bn)
- Miromesnil (2 bns)
- Bresse (2 bns)
- Bigorre (2 bns)
- Mérode ??? (2 bns) probably Isenghien Infanterie
- Du Guast ??? (2 bns) probably Bellaffaire Infanterie
- Maine (2 bns)
- La Couronne (2 bns)
- Sillery (1 bn)
- Barrois (1 bn)
Cavalry (21 Spanish sqns and 15 French sqns for a total of approx. 4,200 men)
- Mosqueteros de la Guardia de la Persona (1 sqn)
- Real España Caballeria (4 sqns) aka Rey
- Reina (3 sqns)
- Real Asturias (3 sqns)
- Milan (3 sqns)
- Rosellon Nuevo (2 sqns) aka Diaz
- Pelleport (2 sqns)
- Berry (3 sqns)
- Fiennes (2 sqns)
- Parabère (2 sqns)
- Mahony Dragoons (2 sqns around 650 men) aka Dragones Irlandeses
- Bouville Dragons (3 sqns)
- Montmain Dragons (3 sqns)
Division of the Prince de t'Sserclaes de Tilly
Infantry (12 Spanish bns for a total of approx. 6,500 men)
- Pozobueno (1 bn)
- Padilla (1 bn)
- Pinto (1 bn)
- Vicentelo (1 bn)
- Pedroche (1 bn)
- Jeronimo de la Puente (1 bn)
- Huidobro (1 bn)
- Napolitanos (1 bn)
- Casco (1 bn)
- Trincheria (1 bn)
- De la Cerda (1 bn)
- Costa de Granada y Vallaro (1 bn)
Cavalry (29 Spanish sqns for a total of approx. 3,500 men)
- Montenegro (3 sqns)
- San Vincente (3 sqns)
- Saluzzo (3 sqns)
- Rosellon Viejo (3 sqns)
- Sevilla (3 sqns)
- Extremadura (3 sqns)
- Moscoso (3 sqns)
- Granada (2 sqns)
- Villavicencio (2 sqns)
- Pons Dragoons (2 sqns)
- Camprodon Dragoons (2 sqns)
Division of the Marquis de Villadarias (charged to make a diversion to the south)
Infantry (5 Spanish bns for a total of approx. 3,500 men)
- Vallaro (1 bn)
- Pavon (1 bn)
- Salcedo (1 bn)
- Figueroa (1 bn)
- Quinones (1 bn)
Cavalry (12 Spanish sqns for a total of approx. 1,200 men)
- Cuantiosos de Andalusia (8 sqns) later renamed Provincial de la Costa de Andalusia
- Carabinieros Reales (4 coys) an ad hoc unit composed of nobles and hidalgos from Sevilla who supplied their uniforms, arms and saddlery at their own expense
Division of the Duc de Hijar (charged to make a diversion to the north)
Infantry (approx. 3,000 men)
- Salgado (414 men)
- unidentified local militia (approx. 2,600 men)
Cavalry (195 men)
- unidentified free companies (5 coys for a total of 195 men, including officers)
Division of Francisco Ronquillo
Infantry (6 Spanish bns for a total of approx. 3,500 men)
- Davilla (1 bn) aka Verdes
- Amarillos (1 bn)
- Armada Viejo (1 bn)
- Idiaquez (1 bn) aka Vizcainos
- Castro (1 bn)
- Fusilieros (1 bn)
Cavalry (approx. 1,000 men)
- Santiago (2 sqns)
- unidentified French dragoons (2 rgts so probably 6 sqns)
References
Acknowledgement
Jean-Pierre Loriot for the initial version of this article