▁standards ▁and ▁thoroughly ▁re - organ ised . ▁In comp et ent ▁or ▁cor rupt ▁officers ▁were ▁c ash ier ed ▁and ▁appropriate ▁rep lac ements ▁were ▁appointed ▁or ▁promoted ▁from ▁amongst ▁prom ising ▁Non - comm ission ed ▁officers . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁April ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁W elles ley ▁became ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Army ▁in ▁the ▁Pen ins ula , ▁replacing ▁General ▁Cr ado ck , ▁whose ▁assess ment ▁of ▁the ▁military ▁situation ▁the ▁British ▁government ▁found ▁too ▁p ess im istic . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Government ▁as ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁Army . ▁He ▁then ▁came ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁two ▁arm ies ▁under ▁his ▁command , ▁transform ing ▁them ▁into ▁a ▁single ▁integrated ▁army . ▁ ▁The ▁Army ▁was ▁organ ised ▁into ▁divisions , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁including ▁mixed ▁British - Port ug uese ▁units . ▁Usually , ▁each ▁one ▁had ▁two ▁British ▁and ▁one ▁Portuguese ▁brig ades . ▁In ▁the ▁el ite ▁Light ▁Division , ▁the ▁brig ades ▁themselves ▁were ▁mixed , ▁each ▁including ▁two ▁British ▁light ▁inf antry ▁and ▁one ▁Portuguese ▁Ca ç adores ▁batt al ions . ▁ ▁Order ▁of ▁battle ▁The ▁following ▁tables ▁show ▁the ▁order ▁of ▁battle ▁and ▁command ers ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lo - Port ug uese ▁Army ▁at ▁various ▁stages ▁in ▁the ▁Pen ins ular ▁War . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Army ▁of ▁Spain ▁( P en ins ular ▁War