...strongly occupied by the patriots with 16 cannon, Nov.. 40, 1808. "Their misconduct," says Napier (iv. 2), "can hardly be paralleled in the annals of war; it is indeed almost incredible to those acquainted with Spanish armies, that a position in itself nearly impregnable, and defended...

...whole Spanish army was in flight, abandoning arms, ammunition, baggage, and a number of prisoners. This surprising exploit, in the glory it conferred...position, in itself nearly impregnable, and defended by 12,000 men should, without any panic, but merely from a deliberate sense of danger, be abandoned, at...

...This surprising exploit, in the glory it conferred upon one party, and the disgrace it heaped ujwu the other, can hardly be paralleled in the annals...incredible, even to those who are acquainted with Si«ninh anuii-i, that a i» wit inn, in itself nearly impregnable, and defended by 12,(MM) men sin...