THE BRITISH FORCES
Commander-in-Chief: General James Simpson
STAFF
Chief of Staff: Lieut General Henry Barnard
Quartermaster-General: Lieut General Richard Airey
Adjutant General: Bt Colonel William Pakenham
Commander, Royal Artillery: Major General Richard Dacres On Leave
Commander, Royal Engineers: Lieut General Harry Jones
CAVALRY DIVISION
Commander: Lieut. General James Scarlett
1st (Heavy) Brigade
Commander: Brigadier John Lawrenson
1st Dragoon Guards - Lieut A Spottiswoode
4th Dragoon Guards - Lieut Col (Bt Col) E Hodge
5th Dragoon Guards - Major R Thompson
1st Dragoons - Major (Bt Lt Col) R Wardlaw
2nd Dragoons - Lieut Col (Bt Col) H Griffith
6th Dragoons - Lieut Col H White
2nd (Light) Brigade
Commander: Brigadier Lord George Paget
6th Dragoon Guards - Lieut Col (Bt Col) H Jones
4th Light Dragoons - Major (Bt Col) A Low
12th Lancers - Lieut Col (Bt Col) E Pole
13th Light Dragoons - Lieut Col C Doherty
3rd (Hussar) Brigade
Commander: Brigadier William Parlby
8th Hussars - Lieut Col (Bt Col) F Shewell
10th Hussars - 2nd Lieut Col J Wilkie
11th Hussars - Lieut Col J Douglas
17th Lancers - Major H Benson
Royal Horse Artillery
Commander: Lieut Col J DupuisTemporary CRA
'A' Troop - Capt (Bt Major) C Henry
'C' Troop - Capt H Thomas
'I' Troop - Capt (bt Maj) J Brandling
LIGHT DIVISION
Commander: Lieut General Sir William Codrington
1st Brigade
Commander: Brigadier Charles Van Straubenzee On Leave
7th Foot - Major (Bt Lieut Col) F Mills
23rd Foot - Lieut Col (Bt Col) D Lysons Temporary Bde Commander
33rd Foot - 2nd Lieut Col T Gough
34th Foot - 2nd Lieut Col A Goodenough
From 1st Div on 1 Sep:-
2nd Bn Rifle Bde - Major (Bt Lieut Col) A Macdonell
2nd Brigade
Commander: Brigadier H Shirley
19th Foot - 2nd Lieut Col T Unett
77th Foot - Capt H Carden
88th Foot - 2nd Lt Col G Maxwell
97th Foot - 2nd Lieut Col H Handcock
Royal Artillery
Commander: Bt Col G Maclean
E Field Battery - 2nd Capt (Bt Maj) J Singleton
Y Field Battery - Capt A Gleig
3 Ball Cartridge Bde (See Footnote) - 2nd Capt G Davis
Ist DIVISION
Commander: Lieut General Henry Robinson-Montague, 6th Baron Rokeby On Leave
1st Guards Brigade
Commander: Bt Col Gordon Drummond
3rd Bn Grenadier Guards - Capt & Lieut Col (Bt Col) C Lewis
1st Bn Coldstream Guards - Capt & Lieut Col (Bt Col) H Daniel
1st Bn Scots Fusilier Guards - 1st Major (Bt Col)E Forestier-Walker
Announced and forming, completed 1 Sep
2nd Brigade
Commander: Brigadier Charles Ridley Temp Div Commander
9th Foot - Lieut Col (Bt Col) A Borton
13th Foot - Lieut Col Lord M. Kerr
31st Foot - Lieut Col (Bt Col) G Staunton
To Light Div on 1 Sep:-
2nd Bn Rifle Bde - Major (Bt Lieut Col) A Macdonell
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