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 4
... ordered to march from Lisbon ( which had already been liberated from the French yoke ) , to aid the cause in Spain ... ordering a retreat upon Corunna , which although conducted with the most judicious skill and courage , in face of a ...
... ordered to march from Lisbon ( which had already been liberated from the French yoke ) , to aid the cause in Spain ... ordering a retreat upon Corunna , which although conducted with the most judicious skill and courage , in face of a ...
Page 45
... ordered to proceed to Lamego on the Douro , I left Celorico in the afternoon , and slept at Trancoza . April 1st . After passing through Moimento de Beira and several inhabited villages we were quartered at 1811. ] JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... ordered to proceed to Lamego on the Douro , I left Celorico in the afternoon , and slept at Trancoza . April 1st . After passing through Moimento de Beira and several inhabited villages we were quartered at 1811. ] JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
Page 64
... ordered to retire upon the position of Fuentes de Guinaldo , where they joined the rest of the army in the evening , and our troops lay out all night with- cut their baggage , which had been packed and sent to the rear . 26th . During ...
... ordered to retire upon the position of Fuentes de Guinaldo , where they joined the rest of the army in the evening , and our troops lay out all night with- cut their baggage , which had been packed and sent to the rear . 26th . During ...
Page 66
... ordered off to Marmeleiro , where we hutted ourselves with the boughs of trees , which however the wind blew down in the night . From thence we proceeded to Celorico , and there waited for further orders . October 1st . Instead of ...
... ordered off to Marmeleiro , where we hutted ourselves with the boughs of trees , which however the wind blew down in the night . From thence we proceeded to Celorico , and there waited for further orders . October 1st . Instead of ...
Page 74
... ordered to storm the breaches made on one side of the town , while the 4th column , con- sisting of the 43d , 52d and 95th regiments , under Major - Generals Crawford and Vande- leur , the forlorn hope or advance of which + was led by ...
... ordered to storm the breaches made on one side of the town , while the 4th column , con- sisting of the 43d , 52d and 95th regiments , under Major - Generals Crawford and Vande- leur , the forlorn hope or advance of which + was led by ...
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