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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... thousand of their best troops , were not in a state to follow up the victory ; and as other French corps were marching from the south of Spain , with the view of interrupting the communication with Portugal , the British General ...
... thousand of their best troops , were not in a state to follow up the victory ; and as other French corps were marching from the south of Spain , with the view of interrupting the communication with Portugal , the British General ...
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... one day observed with a large force of cavalry reconnoitering the whole extent of our line . The French army it was fairly supposed amounted to at least sixty thousand combat- ants , while 20 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICFR . [ 1810 .
... one day observed with a large force of cavalry reconnoitering the whole extent of our line . The French army it was fairly supposed amounted to at least sixty thousand combat- ants , while 20 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICFR . [ 1810 .
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John Edgecombe Daniel. amounted to at least sixty thousand combat- ants , while the English and Portuguese to- gether scarcely numbered fifty thousand . However , on the 14th November , the French Marshal considering his position in the ...
John Edgecombe Daniel. amounted to at least sixty thousand combat- ants , while the English and Portuguese to- gether scarcely numbered fifty thousand . However , on the 14th November , the French Marshal considering his position in the ...
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... high , on each of which may be found several families . The peculiar situation of Lisbon at that pe- riod , her population so suddenly augmented by thousands of refugees from the country , and two 1810. ] JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . 27.
... high , on each of which may be found several families . The peculiar situation of Lisbon at that pe- riod , her population so suddenly augmented by thousands of refugees from the country , and two 1810. ] JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER . 27.
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John Edgecombe Daniel. by thousands of refugees from the country , and two great armies at her gates on the eve of combating for her fate , may account in some degree for the distress which prevailed . The Portuguese ascribed all their ...
John Edgecombe Daniel. by thousands of refugees from the country , and two great armies at her gates on the eve of combating for her fate , may account in some degree for the distress which prevailed . The Portuguese ascribed all their ...
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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