Spanish expeditionary army (Spanish American independence) order of battle
Viceroyalty of New Spain
Counter insurgency (1812-1821)
| Period |
year |
Number of men |
Units and Commanders (units changes names in 1820) |
European Expeditions
1812 - 1817
|
year 1812 |
|
| Unit | soldiers | Officers |
| Battalion Asturias (Mallorca) | 270 men | - |
| Battalion Lobera (Infante Don Carlos) | 847 men | Francisco Bucelli, teniente coronel |
| Regiment América (Murcia) | 817 men,
one Battalion | Juan José Olazábal |
| Battalion Castilla (Voluntarios de Castilla) | 649 men | Francisco Hevia |
| Battalion Zamora | 910 men | Rafael Bracho |
| Battalion Fernando VII -expediciónario- | 364 men | Ángel Díaz del Castro, teniente coronel |
|
| year 1813 |
|
| Unit | soldiers | officers |
| Battalion Extremadura | 995 men | coronel Benito Armiñan |
| Battalion Saboya (Reina) | 900 men | coronel Melchor Álvarez |
|
| Year 1815 |
|
- Brigadier Fernando Miyares y Mancebo, commander of expedition
| unit | soldiers | officers |
| Regiment Órdenes Militares | 1126 men,
2 Battalions | Coronel Francisco LLamas |
| Battalion Voluntarios de Navarra (Barcelona) | 623 men | Coronel José Ruiz |
|
| Year 1817 |
|
- Mariscal de Campo Pascual Liñan, commander of expedition.
| unit | soldiers | officers |
| Regiment Zaragoza | 2 Battalions | brigadier Domingo Luaces |
|
Defense of San Juan de Ulúa (1821-1825)
San Juan de Ulúa 1821 - 1825
|
Date |
Expeditions |
Units |
San Juan de Ulúa
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|
August 7, 1821 |
- Cuerpo expedicionario de la Isla de Cuba
|
- Brigadier Juan Rodríguez de la Torre, comandante en jefe
| Unit | Soldiers |
| 1º Company mixed form Regimients Habana and Luisiana, and Battalions Málaga, Cataluña and Tarragona. | 105 men |
| 2º Company de Battalion Pardos de la Habana. | 75 men |
| 3º Company de Battalion Morenos de la Habana. | 75 men |
| 4º Company de voluntarios. | 105 men |
|
| August 1821 |
|
|
| October 1822 |
|
- 1º Commander of fortress Brigadier Francisco Lemaur.
- 834 soldiers y 44 officers , y 100 artillery men Battalion Cataluña and Málaga.
|
| December 24, 1822 |
|
- 354 soldiers y 8 officers Battalion Málaga
- 75 soldiers Battalion Tarragona
|
| March 1823 |
|
- numbers similar to 1º relief from battalions Cataluña,Tarragona y Málaga.
|
| August 1823 |
|
|
| July 1824 |
|
- 227 men from Battalions Cataluña and Málaga.
|
| January 1825 |
|
- 300 men battalions Cataluña and Tarragona, plus 116 men from Battalion Pardos y Morenos de Cuba.
- 2º Commander of fortress, brigadier José Coppinger.
|
Expedition of Isidro Barradas (1829)
| Division of Vanguard (1829)
Commander
Units
- Regiment de la Corona (3 Battalions )
- I Battalion Rey Fernando
- II Battalion Reina Amalia
- III Battalion Real Borbón
- Squadron of cavalry (dismounted) (incomplete)
- Company of artillery (short)
|
Expeditionary Army of Costa Firme
(Venezuela and New Granada)
Viceroyalty of Perú
(Perú, Chile and Upper Peru)
