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 36
... , by a circuitous march , should act in his rear , and the 2nd Division with some cavalry under the command of Marshal Beresford , in the absence of General Hill , which had been stationed on 36 [ 1811 . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... , by a circuitous march , should act in his rear , and the 2nd Division with some cavalry under the command of Marshal Beresford , in the absence of General Hill , which had been stationed on 36 [ 1811 . JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
Page 40
... rear . It is totally impossible to describe the picture of desolation and dis- tress which this unhappy country exhibited . In Thomar , a town of considerable magnitude , whole streets appeared deserted , and we found scarcely any ...
... rear . It is totally impossible to describe the picture of desolation and dis- tress which this unhappy country exhibited . In Thomar , a town of considerable magnitude , whole streets appeared deserted , and we found scarcely any ...
Page 50
... rear of it , a range of hills , behind which are the villages of Freneda , Castello Bom , and Villa Formosa , near a branch of the river Coa . The British army occupying this position was posted nearly as follows , with its advanced ...
... rear of it , a range of hills , behind which are the villages of Freneda , Castello Bom , and Villa Formosa , near a branch of the river Coa . The British army occupying this position was posted nearly as follows , with its advanced ...
Page 64
... rear . 26th . During the night and all this day the French forces were passing the Agueda , and assembling in front of our position on the river Azava and at Fuentes de Guinaldo , so that it was fully expected that an engage- ment would ...
... rear . 26th . During the night and all this day the French forces were passing the Agueda , and assembling in front of our position on the river Azava and at Fuentes de Guinaldo , so that it was fully expected that an engage- ment would ...
Page 102
John Edgecombe Daniel. 24th . This afternoon our troops came up with the rear - guard of the enemy , near Fu- entes de Guinaldo . We halted at Alfaiates . • P 25th . Head - quarters moved forward this morning , and were fixed at Fuentes ...
John Edgecombe Daniel. 24th . This afternoon our troops came up with the rear - guard of the enemy , near Fu- entes de Guinaldo . We halted at Alfaiates . • P 25th . Head - quarters moved forward this morning , and were fixed at Fuentes ...
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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