Statistical Abstract of the Napoleonic Wars: British Army Officers

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Statistical Abstract of the Napoleonic Wars: Most Common Family Names among the King's German Legion Officers during the Peninsular War

The following data is compiled from the Challis Index, which contains information on 657 officers who served in the King's German Legion during the Peninsular War. In some cases, there were many variants of the spelling of the family names.

Family Name	Number of Officers with Name
Meyer	12
Heise	9
Von der Decken	8
Von During	7
Kessler	5
Poten	5
Von Goeben	5
Von Heimbruch	5

Source:

Challis, Lionel. "The Challis Index". London: Royal United Services Institute, no date. Was most likely compiled during the 1930s and 1940s.

Placed on the Napoleon Series: August 2008

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