Shako offers a default orders of battle for the Peninsular and Fields of Glory (FOG) – the Shako scenario book as opposed to the rules – has some Peninsular scenarios, including Albuera. I thought it would be interesting to compare these to each other and to the Historical Order of Battle.
French
| Type | Historical Albuera |
Shako 1810-14 |
FOG Albuera |
Extra | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Divisional Commanders | 2 | 3-6 | 5 | ||
| Elite Battalions | 2 * | – | 1 | +1 | |
| Regular Battalions | 23 | 17 | 16 | -1 | |
| Second Rate Battalions | – | 3 | – | -3 | |
| Light Battalions | 11 | 5 | 4 | -1 | |
| Skirmishers | – | 4 | 5 | +1 | |
| Dragoons | 6 sqns | 3 | 2 | -1 | |
| Hussars | 4 sqns | 1 | +1 | ||
| Chasseurs | 8 sqns | 2 | 1 | -1 | |
| Lancers | 4 sqns | 1 | +1 | ||
| Heavy Foot Batteries | 1 | – | -1 | ||
| Foot Batteries | 2 | 2 | |||
| Horse Batteries | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total Battalions | 36 | 25 | 21 | ||
| Total Regiments | |||||
| Total Batteries |
* the 11 companies of combined Grenadiers
References
Conliffe, A. (1995). Shako: Rules and Army Lists for Napoleonic Wargaming. Quantum Printing.
Leach, C. (1997). Fields of Glory: Napoleonic Scenarios for Shako Rules. Quantum Printing.