Key
- Unit: this column identifies the unit being described or summarized. Divisions, the largest unit of aggregation (called "Lines" in the British order of battle) are identified by bold text centered in a darker background spanning the table. Brigades, the intermediate unit size, are identified only by bold text. The brigades are composed of smaller units, usually regiments or battalions, but sometimes including formations as small as companies. Unless otherwise noted, a smaller unit falls within the command hierarchy of a preceding larger unit.
- Commander: the field commander of the unit on the day of the battle.
- Unit size: the reported size of the unit. This number does not normally include the officers of the unit.
- Casualties: a listing of the casualties the unit incurred, to the level documented. In the Other column, number of captured are followed by the letter C, and number of missing by the letter M.
- Notes: other notes about the unit, possibly including further details about its place of origin and its movements in the battle theater.
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