Cerro Gordo order of battle

United States

Army of Invasion: MG Winfield Scott

Headquarters

Acting Inspector General: Lt. Colonel Ethan Allen Hitchock

Chief of Engineers: Major Smith

Chief Topographical Engineer: Major William Turnbull

Chief Quartermaster: Captain Allen

Mexico

Gen. div. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

As Actually Deployed

Right- Gen. L. Pinzon -5th Infantry, Atlixco Battalion (total 500 men)and one Art. Battery (7 guns)

Center-Navy Capt. B. Araujo- Libertad (400 men),and Zacapoastla (300 men)Battalions and one Art. Battery ( 8 guns)

Left-Col. Badilo -Jalapa, Coatepec and Teusitlan National Guard Companies (250 men) and one Art. Battery ( 9 guns)

Camp of Matamoros-Gen. Jarero- Matamoros and Tepeaca Battalions (450 men) and one gun

Battery on the road-Gen.br. R. Diaz de la Vega-6th Infantry (900 men), Grenaderos Battalion (460 men) and one Art. Battery ( 7 guns)

el Telegrafo(hill)-Gen.br. C. Vasquez, Col. Lopez Uraga, Col R.Palacios (artillery)-3d Infantry (Col. Azpeitia 100 men) and one Art. Battery (6 guns)

Reserve in Camp at Cerro Gordo- Gen.div. A. Lopez de Santa Ana-1st, 2d, 3d (Gen. Banenili) & 4th Light (Ligero) ( 1,700 men), and 4th (Col. Lopez Uraga) & 11th Line (780 men).Artillery reserve (probably one battery of 5 guns),general park, hospital, baggage etc.

Cavalry at Coral Falso-Gen. V. Canalizo -Hussars Squadron, 5th & 9th Line Cavalry, Morelia & Coraceros Regiments, Jalapa, Chalchicomula and Orizava Squadrons. (Juvera and Canalizo Brigades?)

Note: -1.) Manuel Balbontin, a Mexican artillery officer during the war (La Invasion Americana 1888) does not cover the battle.

-2.) Mexican Artillery batteries usually had 4 guns. Batteries with larger guns had fewer than this. Guns were grouped together by size, i.e. a battery of 4 four pounders ( 4-4 lbs.), or a battery of 3 twelve pounders ( 3-12 lbs.) A total of 43 guns would indicate about 11 batteries. Col. L. Palacios was killed while commanding artillery. Naval Capt P. Ruiz y Baranda, Naval Lt. F. Fernandez, and Capt. V. Arguelles and Lts. M. Camacho, B. Arnable & J. R. Cobarrubias were all captured commanding artillery. Naval Capt. Godinez and artillery officers Malagon and Olzinger were also present.Battery commanders? Naval Capt. Araujo, above was probably a battery commander also. Or, about ten battery commanders. -3.) GMT Games (unsure of sources) posits Pinzon with 7 guns (1- 12 lbs., 2-8 lbs. and 4- 4 lbs. about two batteries), Araujo with 8 guns ( 4- 8 lbs. and 4- 4 lbs. about two batteries), Badillo with 9 guns ( 3- 8 lbs. and 6- 4 lbs. about two batteries), Diaz with 7 guns (4- 16 lbs. and 3- 8 lbs. about two batteries) Vasques with 4 guns ( 4- 4 lobs. one battery), Jarero with 5 guns ( 1- 8 lbs. and 4- 4 lbs. about one battery). Or about ten batteries.