Greetings
1. On p119 the core force and veteran infantry brigade contain a 'grenadier' unit but the text refers to 'Elite' and not to grenadier. There were grenadier battalions in Spanish armies but is the entry supposed to refer to Guard/Foreign 'elite' units or to units named 'grenadiers'?
2. I'm interested where the cavalry composition is sourced from given the usual paucity of Spanish cavalry. One possibility is Medellin in 1809 where the cavalry present were: 1st and 4th Hussars {Estremadura], Rey, Infante, Almanza [from Romana's Danish expeditionary army - all regulars], Cazadores de llerena, Imperial del Toledo [new levies].
One of the other possibilities is San Juan's cavalry at Sagunto in October 1811: Cuenca, Dragones del Rey, Reina, Numancia, Husares de Aragon, Cazadores de Valencia, Alcantara, Husares Espanoles, Husares de Granada (each up to 2 squadrons). Many of these were locally raised units - were the the references on p119 to 'voluntario' cavalry meant to be to these types of units or the mounted elements of guerillo bansd like Mina's (which would seldom appear in a divisonal sized open battle)?
3. Classifying Spanish units is incredibly difficult - and I'm no expert - because of the very variable performance of the same units (catered for nicely by Unpredictable). My classification of 'veteran' would be those units with combat experience with regular cadres (these might originally have been regular line units, embodied provincial militia or long raised/well trained junta units. The bulk are eponymous 'infantry' including older units with poorly integrated recruits. The 'militia' would be newly raised or poor junta units - O'Donnell's Valencians at Sagunto are a good example.
Regards
Edward