US & Mexican Forces

Battle of Contreres
24 August l846

US Forces

Commanding General: General Scott

Division: Brigadier General Twiggs

2nd Dragoons (4 cos)( - Lt. Colonel May
Cpt. Ripley's Battery
3rd Brigade: Lt. Colonel Garland
Cpt. Bragg's Battery
3rd Infantry Regiment - Major Lear
4th Infantry Regiment - Major Allen
4th Brigade: Lt. Colonel Clark
lst Infantry Regiment - Major Abercrombie
Baltimore Battalion
Washington Battalion
2nd Division: General Worth
lst Brigade: Lt. Colonel Santiford
Lt. Col. Duncan's Battery
Artillery Battalion - Lt. Colonel Childs
8th Infantry Regiment - Cpt. Scrivner
2nd Brigade: Colonel P.F.Smith
Lt. Mackall's Battery
5th Infantry Regiment - Major M. Scott
7th Infantry Regiment - Cpt. Miles
Cpt. Blanchard's Company of Louisiana Volunteers
3rd Division:
2nd Brigade: General Quitman
lst Tennessee Regiment - Colonel Campbell
Mississippi Regiment - Colonel Davis
Texas Division: Governor T. Pickney Henderson (Major General)
lst Texas Mounted Volunteers - Colonel Hays
2nd Texas Mounted Volunteers - Colonel Woods

Mexican Forces

Commanding General Valencia

Vanguard: Mejia
lst Brigade
lst Infantry Regiment
Mexican Fijo Battalion
San Luis Active Militia Battalion
Acolhua National Guard Company
Brigade: Romero
7th Infantry Battalion
San Luis Active Militia Battalion
Center: Parrudi
2nd Brigade
l0th Infantry Regiment

1
 l2th Infantry Regiment
Tampico Coast Guard Battalion
Tampico Veteran Company
Brigade: Cabera
Queretaro Active Militia Battalion
Celaya Active Militia Battalion
Celaya Auxiliary Militia Battalion
Guanajuato Auxiliary Militia Battalion
Reserve: Salas
4th Brigade
Zapatadores (Sapper) Battalion
Santa Anna Mixed Battalion
Aguas Calientes Active Militia Battalion
Brigade:
2nd Infantry Battalion
3rd Infantry Battalion
8th Infantry Battalion
Guanajuato Active Militia Battalion
Texcoco Volunteer Infantry Company