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, & 1818Author, 1820 - 501 Seiten |
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... Position of the Armies . Early in the month of October , after the battle of Busaco , the British army under Lord ... positions which there presented them- selves , occupying the numerous redoubts and field - works which had been ...
... Position of the Armies . Early in the month of October , after the battle of Busaco , the British army under Lord ... positions which there presented them- selves , occupying the numerous redoubts and field - works which had been ...
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... position : --- Villa Franca was in the enemy's possession , and his piquets came as far as Alhandra . Massena's head - quarters were es- tablished at Alenquer , a village near Cartaxo , only eight leagues from Lisbon , Ciudad Rodrigo ...
... position : --- Villa Franca was in the enemy's possession , and his piquets came as far as Alhandra . Massena's head - quarters were es- tablished at Alenquer , a village near Cartaxo , only eight leagues from Lisbon , Ciudad Rodrigo ...
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... position in the plain unsafe , withdrew his army during the night from its advanced situation in face of Torres Vedras , & c . to one which he had chosen as more secure , near Santarem , where he fixed his head - quarters . Lord ...
... position in the plain unsafe , withdrew his army during the night from its advanced situation in face of Torres Vedras , & c . to one which he had chosen as more secure , near Santarem , where he fixed his head - quarters . Lord ...
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... position at San- tarem , keeping open our communication with Abrantes , Elvas and Bada jos , which towns were all still in our possession . Dec. 25th . I received orders to proceed up to head - quarters , which was extremely incon ...
... position at San- tarem , keeping open our communication with Abrantes , Elvas and Bada jos , which towns were all still in our possession . Dec. 25th . I received orders to proceed up to head - quarters , which was extremely incon ...
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... positions which every day's march presented , they passed the mountains of Guarda , and their advanced guard reached the Coa on the 1st day of April , March 10th . Sunday . It was not until this morning that we left Villa Franca , under ...
... positions which every day's march presented , they passed the mountains of Guarda , and their advanced guard reached the Coa on the 1st day of April , March 10th . Sunday . It was not until this morning that we left Villa Franca , under ...
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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