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 5
... killed . Buonaparte now returned in triumph to France , leaving with his brother a very large portion of the French army , under the Marshals Soult , Mortier , Jordan , Victor and Bessieres , to keep the country in subjection , reduce ...
... killed . Buonaparte now returned in triumph to France , leaving with his brother a very large portion of the French army , under the Marshals Soult , Mortier , Jordan , Victor and Bessieres , to keep the country in subjection , reduce ...
Page 40
... killing eyen women and children : so enraged were they at the failure of their enterprize ; to which the general deser- tion of their homes by the inhabitants had so much contributed . Indeed the Portuguese might well compare the French ...
... killing eyen women and children : so enraged were they at the failure of their enterprize ; to which the general deser- tion of their homes by the inhabitants had so much contributed . Indeed the Portuguese might well compare the French ...
Page 56
... killed at the head of his troops ; as were also Colonels Sir William Myers , of the 7th Fusileers , and Duckworth , of the 48th regiment . The action continued with great violence until about three o'clock in the afternoon , when the ...
... killed at the head of his troops ; as were also Colonels Sir William Myers , of the 7th Fusileers , and Duckworth , of the 48th regiment . The action continued with great violence until about three o'clock in the afternoon , when the ...
Page 61
... killed in her presence . The fall of this officer was about to be fol- lowed by the loss of the battery , when in an animated tone she addressed the troops , and by her personal intrepidity and address so rallied them , that they not ...
... killed in her presence . The fall of this officer was about to be fol- lowed by the loss of the battery , when in an animated tone she addressed the troops , and by her personal intrepidity and address so rallied them , that they not ...
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... so severe as might have been expected . Valuable as the services were of those whom we had lost , it was a subject for congratulation , that in killed and wounded they did not exceed five hundred 1812. ] 75 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... so severe as might have been expected . Valuable as the services were of those whom we had lost , it was a subject for congratulation , that in killed and wounded they did not exceed five hundred 1812. ] 75 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
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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