Argentine Units of the South American Wars of Liberation

Argentina – Order of Battle

• Infantry
  • Infantry Regiment 1 (Created 25 May 1810 from 1st Battalion Patricios)
  • Infantry Regiment 2 (Created 25 May 1810 from 2nd Battalion Patricios)
  • Infantry Regiment 3 (Created 25 May 1810 from Corps of Arribenos and Indios Naturales companies)
  • Infantry Regiment 4 (Created 25 May 1810 from Battalion Montaneses)
  • Infantry Regiment 5 (Created 25 May 1810 from Battalion Andaluces)
  • Infantry Regiment 6 (Created 3 Nov 1810)
    • There were two or three versions of the 6th.
    • 6th (Morenos) Battalion in the Banda Oriental campaign. With black troops.
    • 6th (Pardos & Morenos) Infantry Regiment of the Northern Army. With black troops.
    • 6th (Blancos) Infantry Regiment. With white troops.
  • Infantry Regiment 7
    • Four different version during the war
    • 7A created 21 Nov 1810; Disbanded 1814 in Montevideo
    • 7B created from Infantry Regiment 8 of the Army of the Andes in Mendoza, probably 1816
      • Merged back with the 8th Regiment of the Army of the Andes while in Peru to form Rio de la Plata Regiment
  • Infantry Regiment 8
    • (Created 13 Jul 1813)
    • (Expanded while at Mendoza and then divided to create a new 7th Regiment, probably 1816)
    • (Merged with the 7th Regiment of the Army of the Andes while in Peru to form Rio de la Plata Regiment)
  • Infantry Regiment 9 (Created 3 Mar 1814)
  • Infantry Regiment 10 (Created 29 Mar 1814)
  • Infantry Regiment 11 (Created 1 Jun 1814)
  • Infantry Regiment 12 (Created 26 Jul 1815)
  • Grenadier Regiment of Fernando VII (Created 25 May 1810)
  • Battalion of Pardos and Morenos (and Indios) (Created 25 May 1810)
  • Infantry Regiment Fijo of Buenos Aires (Created 25 May 1810)
  • Battalion of Cazadores
    • Probably at least two units of this name.
    • A Cazadore battalion fought at Viluma in 1815.
    • Another Cazadore battalion was created 21 Jul 1816. Presumably Cazadore Infantry Regiment #1 who were also known as the Cazadores de los Andes.
• Cavalry
  • Regiment ‘Hussars del Rey’
    • (1810 merged with Dragoons of Buenos Aires to become ‘Dragoons of the Fatherland’)
  • Dragoons of Buenos Aires
    • ((1810 merged with ‘Hussars del Rey’ to become ‘Dragoons of the Fatherland’)
  • Corps of Blandenques of the Frontier
    • (Renamed 1810 to Volunteer Regiment of the Fatherland)
    • (Renamed 1812 to Cavalry Volunteers of the Frontier)
    • (Reorganised 6 Dec 1816)
  • Horse Grenadier Regiment (Created 16 Mar 1811)
    • 3 x Squadrons (increased to 4 Squadrons 28 Aug 1813)
  • Civic Lancers (Militia) (Created Sep 1812)
    • (Renamed 8 Sep 1813 Civil Guard Cavalry)
  • Liberty Hussars (Created 16 Sep 1813)
  • Light Cavalry Squadron (in Uruguay; Created 17 Jan 1814)
  • Hussars of the Guard Squadron (Created 13 Jul 1814)
    • (Renamed 21 Feb 1815 Hussars of the Union)
  • Guides of the Escort (Created 15 Feb 1815)
  • Hussars of Tucuman (Created Oct 1816)
    • 1 Squadron
  • Dragoons of the Nation (Created 3 Sep 1816)
  • Regiment of Horse Cazadores (Created 26 Feb 1817)
    • 4 Squadrons
  • 1st Regiment of Lancers (Created 24 Dec 1819)
  • Hussars of Buenos Aires (Created 1 Oct 1820)
  • Hussars of the Order (Created 1 Oct 1820)
  • 1st Regiment of Line Cavalry (Created 1822)
  • 2nd Regiment of Line Cavalry (Created 1822)
• Artillery
  • Royal Corps of Artillery (Created 2 Mar 1812)
  • Volunteer ‘Regiment of Light Artillery’ (Created 2 Mar 1812)
  • Artillery of the Andes
    • (Combined 1817 into the 3rd Battalion of Artillery)
    • 2 x Companies Foot Artillery
    • 2 x Compaies Horse Artillery
    • 1 x Company of Siege Artillery
    • 1 x Company of Artificers
• Gaucho Army
  • Regiment Gauchos of Salta
    • 5 Squadrons
  • Regiment Gauchos de Jujuy
  • Regiment Infernales de Caballeria de Linea de Salta
    • 1 Squadron of Carabiniers
  • Infernales
    • Guemes Guard
      • 1 Squadron Gauchos de Oran
      • 1 Squadron Gauchos of Salta
      • 1 Squadron Gauchoes de la Frontera
    • Bermejo Division
    • San Lorenzo Division
    • Salinas Division
  • Regiment Partidarios Veteranos de Salta
  • Regiment Gauchos de Oran
  • Regiment Santa Victoria
  • Regiment San Andres y la Puna
  • Regiment Gauchos de la Quebrada de Humabuaca
  • Regiment de la Frontera del Rosario
  • Regiment Horse Grenadiers of Salta
    • (Formed from soldiers of the line)
  • Battalion Peruano
    • c. 1,000 men of the Line
  • Coronela unit
    • (Garrison of Salta City)
  • Corsarias Units
    • La Coronela
    • La Corsaria
    • Valor
    • Pirata
    • Nazareno
    • Guemes
    • Carmen
    • Governador
  • Squadron of Saltenos
  • Coraceros de Salta
  • Dragones de Vanguardia
  • Artilleria de Salta
  • Regimiento de Decididos
  • Total 7,000 to 8,000 men under 334 officers