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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... Division quer , & c . - 2000 Major - General Houston Light Division 3000 Outposts in front Major - General Crawford Jof Cartaxo . Spanish Army 8000 Capt . - Gen . the Marquis de la Romana Villa Franca . CAVALRY . Major - General Cotton ...
... Division quer , & c . - 2000 Major - General Houston Light Division 3000 Outposts in front Major - General Crawford Jof Cartaxo . Spanish Army 8000 Capt . - Gen . the Marquis de la Romana Villa Franca . CAVALRY . Major - General Cotton ...
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... light division , posted near Espeja , retired upon Fuentes d'Onor : and the army then fell under arms . BATTLE OF FUENTES D'ONOR , 3d to 5th May 1811 . The village of Fuentes d'Onor stands on the banks of the little river Duas Casas ...
... light division , posted near Espeja , retired upon Fuentes d'Onor : and the army then fell under arms . BATTLE OF FUENTES D'ONOR , 3d to 5th May 1811 . The village of Fuentes d'Onor stands on the banks of the little river Duas Casas ...
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... Division Light Division RIGHT WING . Major - General Houston . Major - General Crawford . Near Poco Velha , and in the wood of Fuentes . LEFT WING . 5th Division - 6th Division w Major - General Leith . Major - General Campbell ...
... Division Light Division RIGHT WING . Major - General Houston . Major - General Crawford . Near Poco Velha , and in the wood of Fuentes . LEFT WING . 5th Division - 6th Division w Major - General Leith . Major - General Campbell ...
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... light divi- sion marched from the right to the left of Fu- entes ; and at night , our armies and those of the enemy bivouacked in face of each other . 5th . Sunday morning . Soon after day- break , three divisions ... division , under the ...
... light divi- sion marched from the right to the left of Fu- entes ; and at night , our armies and those of the enemy bivouacked in face of each other . 5th . Sunday morning . Soon after day- break , three divisions ... division , under the ...
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... light division had hutted themselves with the boughs of trees on the banks of the river . August 1st . We moved on to Castello Branco , and remained there seven days , dur- ing which time the troops crossed the Tagus , excepting the 2d ...
... light division had hutted themselves with the boughs of trees on the banks of the river . August 1st . We moved on to Castello Branco , and remained there seven days , dur- ing which time the troops crossed the Tagus , excepting the 2d ...
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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