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    The document summarizes the French Order of Battle for the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec in 1759, listing each regiment and unit with their campaign strengths, battle strengths, and breakdown of line, grenadier, and light companies. It provides explanatory notes on how the composite grenadier battalion and light battalion strengths were calculated based on proportional contributions from other regiments. The militia units fought in skirmish order mixed with colonial woodsmen and Native American allies.

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    The document summarizes the French Order of Battle for the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec in 1759, listing each regiment and unit with their campaign strengths, battle strengths, and breakdown of line, grenadier, and light companies. It provides explanatory notes on how the composite grenadier battalion and light battalion strengths were calculated based on proportional contributions from other regiments. The militia units fought in skirmish order mixed with colonial woodsmen and Native American allies.

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    The document summarizes the French Order of Battle for the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec in 1759, listing each regiment and unit with their campaign strengths, battle strengths, and breakdown of line, grenadier, and light companies. It provides explanatory notes on how the composite grenadier battalion and light battalion strengths were calculated based on proportional contributions from other regiments. The militia units fought in skirmish order mixed with colonial woodsmen and Native American allies.

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    FRENCH ORDER OF BATTLE – Plains of Abraham (Quebec) 1759

    Regiment Campaign Battle Line Gren Light 1:9 1:9 1:9 1:9
    Strength Strength Line Gren Total Light
    Right Wing
    Col Senezergues
    La Colonie 350 350 350 - - 38 - 38 -
    Provisional Btn *
    La Sarre 489 340 340 45† 37 37 5 37 4
    Languedoc 473 320 320 45† 35 35 5 35 4

    Centre
    Gen Montcalm
    Bearn 454 200 200 45† 34 22 5 22 4
    La Guyenne 436 200 200 45† 32 22 5 22 3

    Left Wing
    Col Fontbrune
    Royal-Roussillon 485 230 230 45† 36 25 5 25 4
    La Colonie 320 320 320 35 - 35 -
    Povisional Btn *

    Right Flank
    Montreal & Quebec 750 750 - - 750 - - 81 81
    Militia **

    Left Flank
    Vergor’s
    Monteal & Trois 750 750 - - 750 - - 81 81
    Rivieres Militia **

    Bougainville’s
    Flying Column
    Grenadier Btn † 225 225 - 225 - - 25 25 -
    Light Btn ‡ 174 174 - - 174 - - 19 19
    Militia ** 1400 1400 - - 1400 - - 152 152
    Corp de Cavallerie 200 200 200 - - 22 - 22 -
    4 6pdr guns 16 - 16 -
    TOTAL FIGURES = 25 608 333

    The above comprises the complete Order of Battle by regiment/unit. Campaign strengths
    and battle strengths are as per Reid’s: Quebec 1759 (Osprey Campaign). Regimental
    (battalion) strengths are divided by 13 (12xLine, 1xGren[adier]), the Light companies
    calculated from the campaign (commencing) battalion strengths after full strength
    grenadier companies are deducted for the composite battalion.

    † The composite grenadier battalion strength is taken from the donated grenadier
    companies of La Sarre, Languedoc, Bearn, La Guyenne and Royal-Roussillon at full
    official strength = 45 men each.

    ‡ The Light battalion is calculated from a proportional line company against the original
    campaign strength. In other words, the sum of each regular battalion campaign strength
    minus full strength grenadier company, divided by 12 = piquet ‘company’.

    * La Colonie provisional battalions are made from amalgamated Compagnies Franches de


    la Marine or regular Canadian infantry.

    ** The Militia fights in skirmish order mixed with coureur du bois elements and indians.

    1:9 is actually representative of 1 to 9.2 figure representation, taken from Battles of the
    Anciene Regime wargame rule set representation of the largest battalion representation
    divided against the official strength French battalions in Canada.

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