Editing Battle of Fuentes de Oñoro (section)

===The French Army of Portugal===
Masséna's army was organised into four corps and a cavalry reserve. [[Louis Henri Loison]]'s [[VI Corps (Grande Armée)|VI Corps]] had three divisions, led by [[Jean Gabriel Marchand]], [[Julien Augustin Joseph Mermet]], and [[Claude François Ferey]]. In [[Jean-Andoche Junot]]'s [[VIII Corps (Grande Armée)|VIII Corps]], only [[Jean-Baptiste Solignac]]'s division was present. [[Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon|Jean-Baptiste Drouet]]'s [[IX Corps (Grande Armée)|IX Corps]] included the divisions of [[Nicolas François Conroux]] and [[Michel Marie Claparède]]. [[Louis Pierre, Count Montbrun]] headed the cavalry reserve. [[Jean Reynier]]'s [[II Corps (Grande Armée)|II Corps]] hovered off to the northeast, threatening Almeida with its two divisions under [[Pierre Hugues Victoire Merle]] and [[Étienne Heudelet de Bierre]].

An 800-man cavalry force, comprising squadrons of the ''élite'' [[Imperial Guard (Napoleon I)|Imperial Guard]] [[Mounted Grenadiers of the Imperial Guard]] and [[Dragoons of the Imperial Guard]], was also present at the battle under the command of [[Marshal of the Empire|Marshal]] [[Jean-Baptiste Bessières]]. The reinforcements that Bessières brought were almost symbolic, even though Masséna had requested that he bring the entirety of his [[Army corps]] into battle.{{sfn|Sokolov|2005|p=455}}