▁the ▁III ▁Corps . ▁The ▁ 5 th ▁Pro vis ional ▁Regiment ▁became ▁the ▁ 2 - b att alion ▁ 1 1 6 th ▁Line ▁Infantry ▁Regiment ▁while ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 th ▁Pro vis ional ▁were ▁combined ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁ 4 - b att alion ▁ 1 1 7 th ▁Line . ▁The ▁division ' s ▁Irish ▁and ▁Pr uss ian ▁batt al ions ▁were ▁det ached ▁as ▁g arr isons ▁in ▁n ortheast ▁Spain . ▁ ▁Mor lot ▁led ▁about ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁men ▁in ▁six ▁batt al ions ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁T ud ela ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁November ▁ 1 8 0 8 . ▁That ▁morning ▁Marsh al ▁Jean ▁L annes ▁had ▁his ▁troops ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁at ▁dawn . ▁Re aching ▁T ud ela ▁at ▁ 9 ▁AM ▁the ▁French ▁caught ▁the ▁Spanish ▁army ▁un prep ared . ▁See ing ▁the ▁half - un mann ed ▁def enses , ▁L annes ▁sent ▁his ▁leading ▁division ▁under ▁Mor lot ▁directly ▁into ▁the ▁assault . ▁The ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁ 5 th ▁Division ▁arrived ▁just ▁in ▁time ▁to ▁bl unt ▁the ▁attack ▁on ▁the ▁Cer ro ▁de ▁Santa ▁Barbara . ▁Before ▁res uming ▁the ▁attack , ▁L annes ▁waited ▁a ▁few ▁hours ▁for ▁all ▁his ▁troops ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁battle field . ▁Then ▁he ▁launched ▁the ▁divisions ▁of ▁Mor lot ▁and ▁Maurice ▁Math ieu ▁at ▁the ▁Spanish ▁positions . ▁Mor lot ' s