Story of the Peninsular WarWillis, 1856 - 396 páginas |
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Abrantes accordingly Adour advance Agueda Alentejo allies Almeida appeared arms arrived artillery assailants assault attack attempt Badajoz battalions battle began Beresford bridge brigade British army cannon carried cavalry Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel columns command corps covered Cuesta defeat despatched detached determined directed Douro dragoons effect enemy enemy's English fell fire flank followed force French army front garrison ground Guadiana guards guns halted head head-quarters heights Hill horses infantry instantly Junot Junta latter light division Lisbon Lord Wellington Madrid Marmont Marshal Massena Mondego morning move movement Napoleon night numbers occupied officers operations Oporto orders passed Plasencia Portugal Portuguese position pushed quarters reached rear regiments render retired retreat river road Salamanca side siege Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir John Moore skirmish soldiers soon Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish army squadrons Tagus Talavera tion took Torres Vedras town troops victory village whilst whole wounded