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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... ( if not in alliance ) with all the northern powers of Europe ) passed the Pyrenees with his army , and after beating in succession all the B Spanish forces assembled to oppose his march , arrived at INTRODUCTION. ...
... ( if not in alliance ) with all the northern powers of Europe ) passed the Pyrenees with his army , and after beating in succession all the B Spanish forces assembled to oppose his march , arrived at INTRODUCTION. ...
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... Spanish nobles , which , together with the preponderating mi- litary force brought against their country , obliged the loyal Spaniards to submit for the moment to the new order of things ; yet the national spirit remained unshaken , and ...
... Spanish nobles , which , together with the preponderating mi- litary force brought against their country , obliged the loyal Spaniards to submit for the moment to the new order of things ; yet the national spirit remained unshaken , and ...
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... Spanish Go- vernment abuses of the most serious nature had long prevailed , insomuch that the most loyal Spaniards , perceiving that this had paved the way to the enemy's success , thought they should equally serve both their king and ...
... Spanish Go- vernment abuses of the most serious nature had long prevailed , insomuch that the most loyal Spaniards , perceiving that this had paved the way to the enemy's success , thought they should equally serve both their king and ...
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... Spanish generals Don Miguel d'Alava and Don Carlos de Espana , and was then styled the fruits of the victory of Salamanca * . No sooner had the policy of Buonaparte against Spain become known in England , than a British force was ...
... Spanish generals Don Miguel d'Alava and Don Carlos de Espana , and was then styled the fruits of the victory of Salamanca * . No sooner had the policy of Buonaparte against Spain become known in England , than a British force was ...
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... Spanish force under Don Cuesta , and on the 27th and 28th of July a very obstinate and bloody engagement was fought against the French army under Joseph Buonaparte and Marshal Jourdan , in which the enemy were repulsed in every ...
... Spanish force under Don Cuesta , and on the 27th and 28th of July a very obstinate and bloody engagement was fought against the French army under Joseph Buonaparte and Marshal Jourdan , in which the enemy were repulsed in every ...
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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