Journal of an Officer in the Commissariat Department of the Army: Comprising a Narrative of the Campaigns Under His Grace the Duke of Wellington, in Portugal, Spain, France, and the Netherlands, in the Years 1811, 1812, 1813, 1814, & 1815; and a Short Account of the Army of Occupation in France, During the Years 1816, 1817, & 1818 |
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Page 79
... encamped at the foot of the hill , falling under arms , began to move in grand procession towards Badajos , the bag- gage , ammunition , facines , gabions , entrench- ing - tools , and all the apparatus for a siege following the troops ...
... encamped at the foot of the hill , falling under arms , began to move in grand procession towards Badajos , the bag- gage , ammunition , facines , gabions , entrench- ing - tools , and all the apparatus for a siege following the troops ...
Page 99
... encamped near the town . We suffered much inconvenience from a heavy rain which fell in the night . 17th . Lord Wellington left Niza this , morning , and passing the Tagus at Villa Velha H 2 1812. ] 99 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . • ...
... encamped near the town . We suffered much inconvenience from a heavy rain which fell in the night . 17th . Lord Wellington left Niza this , morning , and passing the Tagus at Villa Velha H 2 1812. ] 99 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . • ...
Page 101
... encamped near the town , and slept out four nights . The weather was dry , but ra ther cold for the field . The brigade of Ger- man cavalry , under the command of Major- General Baron Bock , was reviewed in the square of Castello Branco ...
... encamped near the town , and slept out four nights . The weather was dry , but ra ther cold for the field . The brigade of Ger- man cavalry , under the command of Major- General Baron Bock , was reviewed in the square of Castello Branco ...
Page 108
... encamped in a meadow by the side of a ri- vulet , near the right column of the army .. 14th . Leaving Guadapero at sun - rise we marched over a beautiful country of rich soil intersected with rivulets , until we came to a village called ...
... encamped in a meadow by the side of a ri- vulet , near the right column of the army .. 14th . Leaving Guadapero at sun - rise we marched over a beautiful country of rich soil intersected with rivulets , until we came to a village called ...
Page 109
... encamped upon a little grass - plat close by a field of corn , under shade of some very lofty trees , to which we tied our horses . 17th . At 3 o'clock , ( under a very heavy dew ) we were all again on the march , and soon after sun ...
... encamped upon a little grass - plat close by a field of corn , under shade of some very lofty trees , to which we tied our horses . 17th . At 3 o'clock , ( under a very heavy dew ) we were all again on the march , and soon after sun ...
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1st Battalion 1st Division 3d division 4th division afternoon amongst arrived artillery assembled attack Badajos baggage battle of Salamanca bridge Brigade of Infantry Buonaparte camp cantonments cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel column command commenced corps ditto divi Division of Infantry Douro Duke of Wellington Elvas encamped enemy enemy's engaged England English fell fire Foot force France French army frontiers Fuentes garrison Guards head-quarters heights high road horses Hussars joined killed Lieut.-Colonel Lieut.-General Lieutenant-General light division Light Dragoons Lisbon Lord Wellington Madrid Major-General Major-General Sir Marshal Beresford Marshal Marmont Marshal Soult ment miles morning mountains moved night Nivelles Northamptonshire o'clock obliged occupied officers ordered Paris passed the river piquets plain Portugal Portuguese position Prince Prussian quarters rear regiment retired retreat Royal Salamanca side Sir Rowland Hill Sir Thomas Picton soon Spain Spaniards storm Tagus thousand Toulouse town troops village Vittoria Waterloo wounded