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Foreign News April 26, 1809

Alexandria Daily Gazette, Commercial & Political

Alexandria, Virginia

What is this article about?

Paris Moniteur reports Bonaparte's total forces at 830,000, including 480,000 in Spain and 350,000 elsewhere (Rhine, Boulogne, Naples, Dalmatia, Italy), with 100,000 cavalry. States forces can be augmented and German war won't stop Spanish/Portuguese conquest.

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It is stated in the Paris Moniteur, that independently of the formidable army which Bonaparte has in Spain, he has the following forces:

Army of the Rhine (in Germany) 100,000
At Boulogne, 100,000
In Naples, 100,000
In Dalmatia, 30,000
In Italy, 20,000
350,000

The armies in Spain are known to amount to 480,000
830,000,

Of these 100,000 are cavalry.

The Moniteur says, if these are not enough, they can be augmented; and that if a war should break out in Germany, it cannot hinder the conquest of Spain or Portugal.

[Aurora.

What sub-type of article is it?

War Report Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Bonaparte Forces French Army Sizes Spain Conquest Germany War Paris Moniteur

What entities or persons were involved?

Bonaparte

Where did it happen?

Spain

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Spain

Key Persons

Bonaparte

Outcome

forces can be augmented if needed; a war in germany cannot hinder the conquest of spain or portugal.

Event Details

The Paris Moniteur states that independently of the formidable army in Spain, Bonaparte has 100,000 in the Army of the Rhine (Germany), 100,000 at Boulogne, 100,000 in Naples, 30,000 in Dalmatia, 20,000 in Italy, totaling 350,000. Armies in Spain amount to 480,000, grand total 830,000, of which 100,000 are cavalry.

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