Order Of Battle: Spanish Forces in the Philippines

From a great site about the Spanish-American War, here the Spanish Order of Battle for the Philippines

Probable Order of Battle for Spanish Forces, Philippine Islands as of October 1897:

Native Regiment # 68 (Legaspi). 2 Battalions.
(Headquartered in Jolo; in the field in Luzon and Mindanao, with detachments in Carolina and Paragua Islands)
Native Regiment # 69 (Iberia). 2 Battalions.
(Headquartered in Zamboanga; in the field in Luzon)
Native Regiment # 70 (Magallanes). 1 Battalion.
(Headquartered in Manila; in the field in Luzon)
Native Regiment t#71 (Mindanao). 2 Battalions.
(Headquartered in Iligan; at Manila, and in the field in Mindanao)
Native Regiment #72 (Visayas). 1 Battalion.
(Headquartered in Manila; and in the field in Mindanao)
Native Regiment #73 (Jolo). 2 Battalions.
(Headquartered in Manila; in the field in Luzon and Mindanao)
Native Regiment t#74 ((Manila). 2 Battalions.
(Headquartered in Manila; in the field in Luzon and Mindanao)

Probable Total, Native Regiments: 372 Spanish, 11,368 native

Expeditionary Battalions (Battalones cazadores expedicionarios) #1 thru #15, from Spain, (461 officers, 20,149 men) consisting of:

1st Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
2nd Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
3rd Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
4th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
5th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
6th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
7th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
8th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
9th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
10th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
11th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
12th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
13th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
14th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
15th Expeditionary Rifle Battalion (Military District of Luzon)
1st Regiment of Marine Infantry (45 officers, 1,743 men)
Cavalry (Caballeria de Filipinas) Regiment #31 (31 officers, 161 Spanish troopers, 453 native troopers)
Cavalry Squadron (Lanceros Expedicionario, No.1) (11 officers, 162 Spanish troopers)
Regiment de la Plaza (fortress artillery) (40 officers, 1,500 men)
6th Regiment of Artillery (mountain artillery) (21 officers, 696 men)
Battalion of Engineers (31 Spanish officers, 1,266 natives)
One Battalion Carabineros (volunteer riflemen, listed in some sources as Customs Guards)(14 Spanish officers, 415 natives)
Guardia Civil Regiments (three regiments)(155 Spanish officers, 3,530 natives)6
Guardia Civil Regiment #20
Guardia Civil Regiment #21
Guardia Civil Regiment #22
One Transport Brigade (Unknown; probably 15 Spanish officers and innumerable native drivers)
One Sanitary Detachment (4 officers, 345 Spaniards)
One Ordnance Detachment (Maestranza) (4 officers, 72 Spaniards)

Probable Total, Spanish Forces: 25,660 Spanish, 5,664 natives

Volunteers/Guerrillas Forces (mounted and infantry)

(Ilongos)
(La Union)
(Cagayan)
(Isabela)
(Vol de Infanteria Manila)
(Vol de Albay)
(Vol del Abra)
(Vol Ilocos Norte)
(Vol Ilocos Sur)
(Vol Rios Canovas)
(Vol Pampangos)
Probable Total of Volunteers/Guerrillas Forces (numbers in each force are unknown) Approx 2,857 total, Spanish and Filipino.

GRAND TOTAL: 26,032 Spanish, 17,032 Native soldiers, not counting the approximate 2,857 volunteers.

By: Brant