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 12
... reached the mouth of the Bay of Biscay , and entertained hopes that we should have a quick passage . 5th . During the night the wind unfortu- nately changed , which , together with the ex- treme badness of the weather , drove us out of ...
... reached the mouth of the Bay of Biscay , and entertained hopes that we should have a quick passage . 5th . During the night the wind unfortu- nately changed , which , together with the ex- treme badness of the weather , drove us out of ...
Page 14
... reached Falmouth previous to our leaving that port . We also told them what a disagreeable visitor we had been forced to entertain the preceding evening ; and having described the course she took at leaving us , they bade us farewell ...
... reached Falmouth previous to our leaving that port . We also told them what a disagreeable visitor we had been forced to entertain the preceding evening ; and having described the course she took at leaving us , they bade us farewell ...
Page 37
... reached the Mondego , when ti- dings came that Badajos had been surren- dered to the French army , through the treachery or imbecility of its governor , on the 11th , and that Marshal Soult ( thus re- lieved from the siege ) was ...
... reached the Mondego , when ti- dings came that Badajos had been surren- dered to the French army , through the treachery or imbecility of its governor , on the 11th , and that Marshal Soult ( thus re- lieved from the siege ) was ...
Page 38
... reached the Coa on the 1st day of April , March 10th . Sunday . It was not until this morning that we left Villa Franca , under directions to proceed as far as Thomar , and there wait for further orders . We passed through Cartaxo early ...
... reached the Coa on the 1st day of April , March 10th . Sunday . It was not until this morning that we left Villa Franca , under directions to proceed as far as Thomar , and there wait for further orders . We passed through Cartaxo early ...
Page 39
... reached Santarem about 7 o'clock at night , where a large building was still burning . I understood it to have been the French hospi- tal , and therefore might possibly have been destroyed to prevent infection . Santarem is divided into ...
... reached Santarem about 7 o'clock at night , where a large building was still burning . I understood it to have been the French hospi- tal , and therefore might possibly have been destroyed to prevent infection . Santarem is divided into ...
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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