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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... field , formed themselves into Guerilla bands under their own chieftains , and retreated into for- tresses or to the mountains , from whence they carried on a desultory warfare against the enemy's foraging parties and other de ...
... field , formed themselves into Guerilla bands under their own chieftains , and retreated into for- tresses or to the mountains , from whence they carried on a desultory warfare against the enemy's foraging parties and other de ...
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... field equipage which we un- derstood he had left in depôt at Viseu , and so by the mountainous route of Celorico and Guarda , ultimately reach the frontiers near Almeida and Ciudad Rodrigo . It was calcu- lated , that with whatever ...
... field equipage which we un- derstood he had left in depôt at Viseu , and so by the mountainous route of Celorico and Guarda , ultimately reach the frontiers near Almeida and Ciudad Rodrigo . It was calcu- lated , that with whatever ...
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... field of battle , besides one thousand prisoners . Such a contest as this had been could not be sustained without a considerable and painful loss also on our side . Our sufferers amounted to about one thousand two hundred men , a num ...
... field of battle , besides one thousand prisoners . Such a contest as this had been could not be sustained without a considerable and painful loss also on our side . Our sufferers amounted to about one thousand two hundred men , a num ...
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... field of Albuera ; and a most sanguinary con- flict ensued . ARMY OF ALBUERA . 2nd Division · · 4th Division Cavalry Spanish Divisions . · · Major - General Stewart . Major - General Cole . Major - General Lumley . The Spanish General ...
... field of Albuera ; and a most sanguinary con- flict ensued . ARMY OF ALBUERA . 2nd Division · · 4th Division Cavalry Spanish Divisions . · · Major - General Stewart . Major - General Cole . Major - General Lumley . The Spanish General ...
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... field near Alpalhão , and passed the night very miserably . 31st . Passing through Niza , we crossed the river Tagus this afternoon in boats , and slept under a tree near Villa Velha . The light division had hutted themselves with the ...
... field near Alpalhão , and passed the night very miserably . 31st . Passing through Niza , we crossed the river Tagus this afternoon in boats , and slept under a tree near Villa Velha . The light division had hutted themselves with 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