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

Abbreviations used

Military rank

* Gen = General * Lt Gen =

Lieutenant-General Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a three-star military rank (NATO code OF-8) used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the ...

* Maj Gen = Major-General * GD = général de division * Brig Gen =

Brigadier-General Brigadier general or Brigade general is a military rank used in many countries. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries. The rank is usually above a colonel, and below a major general or divisional general. When appointed ...

* GB = général de brigade * Col = Colonel * Lt Col =

Lieutenant Colonel Lieutenant colonel ( , ) is a rank of commissioned officers in the armies, most marine forces and some air forces of the world, above a major and below a colonel. Several police forces in the United States use the rank of lieutenant colone ...

* Maj =

Major Major (commandant in certain jurisdictions) is a military rank of commissioned officer status, with corresponding ranks existing in many military forces throughout the world. When used unhyphenated and in conjunction with no other indicators ...

* Capt =

Captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

* 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 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and Tory statesman who was one of the leading military and political figures of 19th-century Britain, serving twice as prime minister of ...

Zimmerman article.

French Army of Portugal

Commander-in-chief: General of Division

Jean-Andoche Junot Jean-Andoche Junot, 1st Duke of Abrantes (24 September 1771 – 29 July 1813) was a French military officer during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Early life Junot was born in Bussy-le-Grand, Côte-d'Or, so ...

, duke of Abrantes

Notes

There is no exact muster of the French Army of Portugal at

Vimeiro Vimeiro () is a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lourinhã in west-central Portugal. It is in the District of Lisboa. The population in 2011 was 1,470,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 A grenadier ( , ; derived from the word ''grenade'') was originally a specialist soldier who threw hand grenades in battle. The distinct combat function of the grenadier was established in the mid-17th century, when grenadiers were recruited from ...

: 2,100 men *

Cavalry Historically, cavalry (from the French word ''cavalerie'', itself derived from "cheval" meaning "horse") are soldiers or warriors who fight mounted on horseback. Cavalry were the most mobile of the combat arms, operating as light 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

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