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 100
... heights of Villa Velha , which were enveloped in clouds : here we discovered a cluster of huts , which I should imagine could scarcely have been visited by any part of the army before . Exposed to the inclemency of a most dreary night ...
... heights of Villa Velha , which were enveloped in clouds : here we discovered a cluster of huts , which I should imagine could scarcely have been visited by any part of the army before . Exposed to the inclemency of a most dreary night ...
Page 110
... heights above the town . Marshal Marmont with the rear guard of his army having left Salamanca last night and retreated towards Valladolid , the 6th division , under Major - Gen . Clinton , moved round and invested the forts , and head ...
... heights above the town . Marshal Marmont with the rear guard of his army having left Salamanca last night and retreated towards Valladolid , the 6th division , under Major - Gen . Clinton , moved round and invested the forts , and head ...
Page 112
... height and having balconies with very neat casements and window frames painted green . A fine piazza runs entirely round the square supported by pillars orna- mented with busts of distinguished personages who have lived in Spain . These ...
... height and having balconies with very neat casements and window frames painted green . A fine piazza runs entirely round the square supported by pillars orna- mented with busts of distinguished personages who have lived in Spain . These ...
Page 115
... heights outside the town . 19th . Some heavy guns were this morn- ing drawn into the trenches , from which a fire immediately commenced upon the walls and palisades of the works ; but the enemy , not content with firing at the troops in ...
... heights outside the town . 19th . Some heavy guns were this morn- ing drawn into the trenches , from which a fire immediately commenced upon the walls and palisades of the works ; but the enemy , not content with firing at the troops in ...
Page 118
... heights of Huerta , and passed a small force over the river . Orders were therefore given for the 6th division to attack the forts . STORMING OF THE FORTS , The troops of the 6th division having assembled as the sun went down , and the ...
... heights of Huerta , and passed a small force over the river . Orders were therefore given for the 6th division to attack the forts . STORMING OF THE FORTS , The troops of the 6th division having assembled as the sun went down , and the ...
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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