"95th Rifles – numbers" Topic
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| Timmo uk | 29 Apr 2017 11:49 a.m. PST |
A really simple question… does anybody know the largest number of 95th Rifles fighting in the Light Division in the Peninsular? I have OOB right up to Vitoria and a bit beyond but these only give combined totals for each of the Light Division brigades. From the info I have it appears as if they may have received a significant number of replacements prior to crossing into France. Could anyone shed more light on this? Thanks in advance. |
| kustenjaeger | 29 Apr 2017 1:52 p.m. PST |
Greetings Not sure about France (I have a book on Tarbes I will try to track down) but at the Nivelle in 1813 the battalion strengths (per Oman vol VII App VI p539) were: 1/95th 31+532
2/95th 23+503
3/95th 23+327 Regards Edward |
| Mike Target | 30 Apr 2017 2:59 a.m. PST |
wasn't there just one battalion of the 95th in the light division for most of the penninsular campaign, with a second one added just before crossing into france? I'm sure i read something to that effect in D'urbans "rifles"… |
| George Krashos | 30 Apr 2017 3:11 a.m. PST |
There were 19 coys of the 1, 2 and 3/95th at Vittoria. -- George Krashos |
| Timmo uk | 30 Apr 2017 4:33 a.m. PST |
Thank you. That's been a real help – I need to buy some more! |
| USAFpilot | 30 Apr 2017 3:27 p.m. PST |
For the uninformed, what do the numbers mean? example: 1/95th 31+532 I think it means first battalion of the 95th Regiment,
31 officers + 532 enlisted. Is that correct?
Thanks |
| John Baxter | 30 Apr 2017 10:23 p.m. PST |
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