In Wellington's Army who was responsible for the supply of ammunition?
In modern armies the G-4 is responsible for ensuring the units received the necessary ammunition.
Although it is very clear the Commissary Department was responsible for providing provisions who was responsible for ammunition?
If I am the battalion quartermaster and I need to replenish my ammunition who do I send the request to? Obviously through the brigade, but where to after that? The division's assistant commissary officer who is responsible for supplies? The division's assistant adjutant general? The division's assistant quartermaster general? And who do they submit the request to? Ward's Wellington's HQ as well as Haythornthwaite's The Armies of Wellington are a bit vague.
And if I am an artillery commander, whom do I submit the request for ammunition? One of the above? The army's chief-of-artillery?
Thanks!
Bob
You might also take a look at Oman's Wellington's Army 1809-1814, Chapter XIX as well as the Dickson Manuscripts for information on ammunition resupply. Augustus Fraser's letters are contained in:
Amazon.com: Commanding Wellington's Horse Artillery: Letters of Colonel Sir Augustus Simon Frazer, K.C.B. Commanding the Royal Horse Artillery in the Peninsular War ... Campaigns. Illustrated with extra ma eBook: Sabine, Edward: Books
It can be downloaded here:
Letters of Colonel Sir Augustus Simon Frazer, K. C. B. Commanding the Royal ... - Sir Augustus Simon Frazer - Google Books
Oman's book can be found here:
Wellington's Army, 1809-1814 - Charles Oman - Google Books
There may be some information contained in The Royal Army Service Corps, Volume I, by John Fortescue:
ROYAL ARMY SERVICE CORPS. A HISTORY OF TRANSPORT AND SUPPLY IN THE BRITISH ARMY Volume One: Fortescue, John, Beadon, Col R.H.: 9781847346384: Amazon.com: Books