As we had only seven effectives, and they had more than forty, it was no slight task. |
After a fortnight of intense fighting I Corps had been reduced from 18,000 men to just under 3,000 effectives by 12 November. |
Malcolm Carr was now in charge of a garrison of four effectives all told. |
By the returns, Cleburne's brigade was the largest, having 2,750 effectives. |
The effectives, including militia, did not exceed eleven thousand. |
His last return of effectives showed, as he said, about 16,000 men. |