Toulouse 1814 Order of Battle

Toulouse 1814 Order of Battle

The Battle of Toulouse saw a French army led by Marshal Nicolas Soult defend the city of Toulouse against the Marquess of Wellington's British, Portuguese, and Spanish army. The fighting took place on 10 April 1814 and Soult evacuated the city late in the evening of 11 April. Allied casualties in the bitter fighting exceeded French losses by more than a thousand. It was a waste of human life, since Napoleon I of France abdicated his throne few days earlier. Official news of the end of the war did not reach Wellington until the afternoon of 12 April.

Contents

Order of battle

Anglo-Allied Army

General Wellington[1][2]

French Army

Marshal Soult[5][6]

References

Books

Footnotes

  1. ^ Smith, p 519. Note that Smith does not list the regiments suffering no losses.
  2. ^ Glover, p 358-359, p 382-387. Units not listed in Smith are inferred from Glover appendices 2 and 5.
  3. ^ Oman, p 372-373. Oman writes that Fane exercised command over both his own brigade and Clifton's.
  4. ^ Oman, p 372. Vivian was wounded on 8 April.
  5. ^ Smith, p 500-501 and 518-519. For Toulouse, Smith lists the same unit totals as for Orthez. The following totals subtract the losses at Orthez given by Smith.
  6. ^ Glover, p 394. To these totals must be added one of Harispe's brigades (Brigade Paris?) which was broken up after Orthez and used to reinforce other units.
  7. ^ Chandler, p 377. Chandler writes that Louis Emmanuel Rey was a prisoner until May 1814. If this is correct, then this may be Gabriel Venance Rey.