History of the Peninsular War ...J. Murray, 1828 |
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Términos y frases comunes
Alberche Albur Alburquerque allied armies Almaraz Alvarez Andalusia appointed Aranjuez Areizaga artillery Arzobispo attack attempt August Baños battalions batteries battle battle of Talavera besiegers body bridge British army Buonaparte Cadiz cavalry Central Junta CHAP Ciudad Rodrigo command confidence corps Cortes Cuesta danger defeat defend division Duke effect Eguia enemy enemy's English evil exertions Extremadura feeling fire force formed French Frere garrison Gerona heights honour hope horse infantry Intruder July La Mancha Lord Wellington Madrid Mancha Marquis Wellesley means measures ment military ministers Monjuic movement nation night Ocaña occupied officers ordered persons Plasencia Portugal Portugueze position Puente rear received rendered retreat Salamanca Sebastiani secure sent Seville siege Sir Arthur Sir Robert soldiers Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish army supply Tagus taken Talavera thing tion Toledo took town troops Truxillo Venegas victory whole wounded XXIV XXVI XXVII
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Página 222 - When I shall show myself beyond" the Pyrenees, the frightened leopard will fly to the ocean, to avoid shame, defeat, and death. The triumph of my arms will be the triumph of the genius of good, over that of evil; of moderation, order, and morality, over civil war, anarchy, and the bad passions.
Página 48 - ... was obliged to retire on the mountains on our left, leaving open the main road, along which a considerable column of cavalry immediately poured. The battalion of Seville had been left at Bejar, with orders to follow me next day, but when I was obliged to return, and the action commenced, I ordered it to Puerto Bands, to watch the Monte Major road and the heights in the rear of our left.
Página 25 - French formed in two solid squares: they were protected by a deep ditch, which was not seen till the horses were close to it, and they kept up a tremendous fire of artillery and musketry. This was the most destructive part of the whole action; numbers of men and horses fell into the...
Página 547 - Perceval can see nothing but additional motives for their most anxious exertions to give satisfaction to your Royal Highness in the only manner in which it can be given, by endeavouring to promote your Royal Highness's views for the security .and happiness of the country. Mr. Perceval...
Página 456 - ... means of defence had been left ; but, except a few cartridges for immediate use, and 39 barrels of powder in the laboratory, the whole of the ammunition was destroyed. Great as the calamity was, the evil would have been far more alarming...
Página 76 - I do not conceive that this deficiency of supplies for the army is at all to be attributed to any neglect or omission on his part. It is to be attributed to the poverty and exhausted state of the country; to the inactivity of the magistrates and people ; to their disinclination to take any trouble, except that of packing up their property and running away when they hear of the approach of a French patrole ; and to their habits of insubordination and disobedience of, and to the want of power in, the...
Página 23 - And here also a redeeming sense of humanity was manifested ; all hostility being suspended among those who were thus employed, and each striving who should with most alacrity assist the other in extricating the common sufferers. About noon Victor ordered a general attack along the whole line. His own three divisions were to attack the hill once more. Sebastiani was to form his first division in two lines on the left of...
Página 243 - Gerona should be said to nave displayed no generosity, no enthusiasm, no patriotism ? Well, indeed, might those persons censure what was done to aid the Spanish cause, who could assert that the cause did not deserve success. But neither in ancient nor in modern history can an example be found of a country maintaining a contest like that which this degraded Spain, and this degraded Spanish government, had so long supported. Never, in recent times, had 250,000 Frenchmen been so long in a country without...
Página 454 - Portuguese must now see that no other means remain to avoid the evils with which they are threatened, but a determined and vigorous resistance, and a firm resolution to obstruct, as much as possible, the advance of the enemy into the interior of the kingdom, by removing out of his reach all such. things as may contribute to his subsistence or facilitate his progress.