Carlist Shako: Orders of Battle 

These OBs are for a pick up games.   For each army you must pick 

• the "Core" set of units, 
• as many other selections as you require for the game.  

No selection can be picked more than once.

You'll notice that unlike the OBs in Shako, the core is very small (about 1/4 of a Shako core selection); this is because the armies of the period were very small.  The names of each selection, e.g. "Cavalry" are indicative only and are just used to roughly describe the selection.  The selections, including the core, have been balanced to ensure each contributes roughly the same amount of fighting power.

Example Selection: The Carlist Elite Selection (2) includes one Skirmisher stand, three Regular Line Infantry, one Elite Light Infantry, one Guards Infantry, and one Heavy Foot Battery. 

Carlist Army of the North 1835-39

Pick the Core and as many other selections as necessary.  

Skirmisher stands listed are the detached Cazadores and Granaderos from the Line regiments (Elite Line, Regular Line or Second Rate infantry).  The numbers here were derived from a proportion of one Skirmisher unit for every four Line; I just wanted to avoid calculating it each time.    

Carlist Line Infantry also have the option of fighting either formed or as skirmishers like early Napoleonic French Infantry Regiments.  Any Carlist Elite Line, Regular Line or Second Rate infantry battalion is permitted to deploy as skirmishers at the start of the game, to a maximum number of battalions not to exceed 1/3 the total number of battalions.  

Elite Light Battalions are the "Guías" Battalions, e.g. Guías de Navarra or Guías de Alava.  They operate like Light Infantry but have the Morale of Elite Infantry.  

Elite Line Infantry are those Line regiments with a particular martial reputation e.g. 5th Guipuzcoa.  

There is only one Carlist Guard Infantry unit, the Granaderos del Ejército.  

General Cavalry are good quality Lancers or Hussar Lancers.

Second Rate units represent mass levy including recently raised and very under-strength formations.   

Carlists can select one battery to be an Army Gun regardless of army size.  

Example Carlist Armies 

I wanted to see the what I could form with the painted figures available.  All armies are of three selections.  

Cristino Army of the North 1835-39 

Pick the Core and as many other selections as necessary.   

Spanish versus Foreign: All units from the table above are Spanish  by default.  There are only two exceptions Detached Foreign Cavalry and foreign Legions.  If you pick the Legion selection you have the choice of British, French or Portuguese.   

• A mixed nationality Division can have any mix of units between the two nationalities.  
• A mixed nationality Brigade will be dominated by one nationality.  Only one unit may be from the other nationality.  For example, a British Auxiliary Legion Brigade will be all British, but may optionally include a Spanish unit (e.g. Chapelgorris).   

Detached Foreign Cavalry: During 1836-37 and only if the Legion selection is not taken, one regiment of General Cavalry can be foreign (British, French or Portuguese) This specifically simulates detaching the 2nd British Auxiliary Legion Lancers from the rest of the Legion; this unit operated solely with Spanish forces.  

• 6-8 x Regular Line battalions 
• 0-1 x Light Infantry Battalion (British Auxiliary Legion Rifles) 
• 0-1 x Elite Infantry Battalion (British Royal Marines)
• 2 x Skirmisher stands
• 1 x General Cavalry Regiment (1st British Auxiliary Legion Lancers)
• 1-all Rocket Troops, Mountain Batteries and/or Foot Batteries (provided by British Auxiliary Legion, Royal Marines, and/or Royal Artillery).  

British Foot Batteries and Mountain Batteries can fire Spherical Case Shot in addition to other round types.  

From what I can tell the "Light" regiments of the British Auxiliary Legion fought in the same manner as the other regiments, so I do not count them as Light Infantry in Shako.  I have treated the Rifles as real Light Infantry.  

• 6 x Regular Line battalions 
• 0-1 x Light Infantry Battalion 
• 2 x Skirmisher stands
• 1 x General Cavalry Regiment 
• 0-all Foot Batteries 

• in 1835-36
  • 6 x Regular Line battalions 
  • 1 x General Cavalry Regiment
  • 2 x Skirmisher stands
  • 0- all Foot Batteries 
• in 1837 
  • 3 x Regular Line battalions 
  • 1 x General Cavalry Regiment
  • 1 x Skirmisher stand
  • 0-1 Foot Battery 
• in 1838
  • 1 x Regular Line battalion 

Second Rate Infantry are National Guard and/or poor quality Line and Provincial units.  Spanish regulars are good quality Light, Line, Provincial Units, and Marines.  

Elite Infantry can be nominated as:  

• Elite Light Infantry i.e. are volunteers fighting in Carlist style.  They operate like Light Infantry but have the Morale of Elite Infantry. The most famous are the Chapelgorris who usually fought in conjunction with the British Auxiliary Legion.  
• Elite Line Infantry e.g. British Royal Marines or a notable Spanish Line Regiment (e.g. 1st El Rey).  
• Light Guards Infantry are the Provincial Guards.  These are only allowed if you take the Guards option.  Even then they are optional, but you are limited to a maximum of two battalions.    

All Guards units - both cavalry, infantry, and artillery - must be organised into Guards Divisions/Brigades, and can not be mixed with other types.  Guards include all Battle Cavalry (Guard Coraceros, Granaderos a Caballo, Lanceros, or Cazadores), Guards Infantry (Guard Granaderos), and Light Guards Infantry (Guard Provincial Granaderos or Cazadores).  One Heavy Foot or Foot battery can also be counted Guards Artillery, as can one Horse Battery.  

Skirmishers are the detached flank companies of the Line regiments (Elite Line, Regular Line or Second Rate infantry).  The numbers here were derived from a proportion of one Skirmisher unit for every four Line; I just wanted to avoid calculating it each time.    Units without flank companies (eg Cristino Guards, British Royal Marines, British Auxiliary Legion Rifles) do not contribute skirmishers.   

The Cristinos can select one battery to be an Army Gun regardless of army size

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