Spanish
briefing for General Reding:
The whole country is in revolt
against the invading atheist usurpers. Three days ago you crossed the
Guadalquivir River and defeated a French division, killing the
commander Gobel. After a few days resting on the field you marched up
to Bailen and formed up on the hills around the town, barricading and
loop-holing the buildings. The French under Dupont are to your west
– you are across their line of retreat. Your commander Castanos
is behind them, hopefully not too far. A large French division under
General Vedel is somewhere to the east of your position, not too close
according to your scouts. Can you trap Dupont? It would be a mighty
victory for Spain!
Spanish
army at Bailen: 17 battalions, 3 cavalry regiments, 3 batteries
1st
Division Reding cautious/solid (8,500) (in command of force)
3rd Walloon
Guards
class B 18 SK 1
Reina
IR
class C 18 SK 0
Corona
IR
class C 18 SK 0
Jaen
IR
class C 18 SK 0
Irlanda
IR
2
btns
class C 18 SK 0
Reding 3rd Swiss
IR
class C 18 SK 0
Prov. de Jaen/Tercio de
Tejas
class E 18 SK 0
Vols de
Granada/Barbastro
class E
18 SK 0
Cazadores de
Anteguera
class E 7 SK 2
Montesa/Farnesio/Utrera
Cav
class E 7 light
La
Reina/Numancia/Olivencia Dragoons class E 8
line
Horse battery
6 X 6
lb
class C
Foot
battery
4 X 6
lb
class C
Sappers
2 SK 1
2nd
Division De Coupigny cautious/solid (8,300)
Cueta
IR
class C 22SK 0
Ordenes Militares
IR
2 btns class C 21SK0
Prov.
Granada/Trujillo
class E 18 SK 0
Prov. Cuenca/Cuidad
Real
class E 18 SK 0
2 & 3 Vols. de
Granada
class E 18 SK 0
Vols. de
Cataluna
class E 18 SK 0
Borbon/Espana
cavalry
class E 9 line
Horse battery 6 X 6
lb
class C
Sappers
4 SK 2
Behind
Dupont: 12 battalions, 2 cavalry regiments, 2 batteries
Castanos
cautious/solid
3rd
Division Jones poor (5,300)
Cordoba
IR
class C 22 SK 0
Campomayor Infantry
btn
class E 18 SK 0
Valencia/Burgos
class E 18 SK 0
Alcazar/Plasencia
class E 18 SK 0
Sevilla/Guadix/Lorca
class E 18 SK 0
Calatrava/Santiago/Sagunto/Principe cavalry class E
12 LN
Reserve
Division de Lapena solid (6,600)
Prov.
Grenadiers
class B 18 SK 0
2 Africa IR + Swiss
det
class C 18 SK 0
Burgos
IR
2
btns class C 18 SK 0
Zaragosa Infantry
btn
class E 18 SK 0
3 Murcia IR + Gren
coy
class C
9 SK 0
Prov.
Siguenza
class E 10 SK 0
Pavia Dragoons/Jerez
lancers
class E LN
Foot battery
6 X
6 lb
class C
Foot battery
6 X 6
lb
class C
Sappers
SK 1
IR = infantry regiment
(regulars) Prov. = provincials other infantry are militia
Any unit with / represents an
amalgamation of several small units