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 54
... attack Marshal Beresford , or- dered the 3d and 7th divisions , under Gene- rals Picton and Houston , to march for the Alentejo , and he himself set out for the same destination on the 16th , the very day on which the sanguinary ...
... attack Marshal Beresford , or- dered the 3d and 7th divisions , under Gene- rals Picton and Houston , to march for the Alentejo , and he himself set out for the same destination on the 16th , the very day on which the sanguinary ...
Page 55
... - shal Beresford ; and the army having taken its ground about nine o'clock in the morning , the Spaniards , occupying what was deemed one of the strongest points , were attacked , and 1811. ] 55 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... - shal Beresford ; and the army having taken its ground about nine o'clock in the morning , the Spaniards , occupying what was deemed one of the strongest points , were attacked , and 1811. ] 55 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
Page 58
... attack it , fell back again upon Seville and Merida , and , as Lord Wellington had foreseen , be- gan to separate and disperse for the want of subsistence , which together with the in- creasing activity of the Spanish Guerillas ...
... attack it , fell back again upon Seville and Merida , and , as Lord Wellington had foreseen , be- gan to separate and disperse for the want of subsistence , which together with the in- creasing activity of the Spanish Guerillas ...
Page 65
... vil- lage of Nave about day - break , and Lord Wellington arrived shortly after . The ene- my's army being seventy thousand strong , F P was considered too powerful to be attacked with any prospect 1811. ] 65 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
... vil- lage of Nave about day - break , and Lord Wellington arrived shortly after . The ene- my's army being seventy thousand strong , F P was considered too powerful to be attacked with any prospect 1811. ] 65 JOURNAL OF AN OFFICER .
Page 66
John Edgecombe Daniel. was considered too powerful to be attacked with any prospect of success in a country so open and ... attack upon General Cole's division and our outposts of cavalry at Aldea de Ponte . The head - quar ters moved ...
John Edgecombe Daniel. was considered too powerful to be attacked with any prospect of success in a country so open and ... attack upon General Cole's division and our outposts of cavalry at Aldea de Ponte . The head - quar ters moved ...
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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