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 20
... village near Cartaxo , only eight leagues from Lisbon , Ciudad Rodrigo , Almeida , and all the country from the Douro to the Tagus being still in the enemy's possession , Coimbra only excepted , which had been taken possession of by a ...
... village near Cartaxo , only eight leagues from Lisbon , Ciudad Rodrigo , Almeida , and all the country from the Douro to the Tagus being still in the enemy's possession , Coimbra only excepted , which had been taken possession of by a ...
Page 21
... villages about the country in as connected a line as possible , in face of the French position , establishing his head - quarters at the town of Cartaxo , and the periodical rains having commenced , the two armies remained in a state of ...
... villages about the country in as connected a line as possible , in face of the French position , establishing his head - quarters at the town of Cartaxo , and the periodical rains having commenced , the two armies remained in a state of ...
Page 23
... village of Alcantara , which might be supposed to form a part of Lisbon , as it is difficult to define their boundaries ; in short , though Lisbon itself is ten miles up the river , yet from the City to Fort St. Julian's , near the Bar ...
... village of Alcantara , which might be supposed to form a part of Lisbon , as it is difficult to define their boundaries ; in short , though Lisbon itself is ten miles up the river , yet from the City to Fort St. Julian's , near the Bar ...
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... *** arrived at head quarters , and I received orders to return with him to Alverca , one of the villages which I had passed on my way from Lisbon . 1811 . January 1st . AFTER hiring an Irish boy 1810. ] 31 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... *** arrived at head quarters , and I received orders to return with him to Alverca , one of the villages which I had passed on my way from Lisbon . 1811 . January 1st . AFTER hiring an Irish boy 1810. ] 31 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
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... village completely in ruins . We reached Santarem about 7 o'clock at night , where a large building was still burning . I understood it to have been the French hospi- tal , and therefore might possibly have been destroyed to prevent ...
... village completely in ruins . We reached Santarem about 7 o'clock at night , where a large building was still burning . I understood it to have been the French hospi- tal , and therefore might possibly have been destroyed to prevent ...
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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