I. The French retreat to the Ebro 334 II. Creation of the ‘Junta General’ 342 III. The ‘Junta General’ in Session 354 IV. An episode in the Baltic 367 SECTION VII NAPOLEON’S INVASION OF SPAIN I. French and Spanish preparations 376 II. The preliminary fighting: arrival of Napoleon 391 III. The misfortunes of Joachim Blake: Zornoza and Espinosa de los Monteros 402 IV. Napoleon crosses the Ebro: the rout of Gamonal: Soult’s pursuit of Blake 417 V. Tudela 431 VI. Passage of the Somosierra: Napoleon captures Madrid 450 SECTION VIII THE CAMPAIGN OF SIR JOHN MOORE I. Napoleon at Madrid 473 II. Moore at Salamanca 486 III. Moore’s advance to Sahagun 513 IV. Napoleon’s pursuit of Moore: Sahagun to Astorga 539 V. Soult’s pursuit of Moore: Astorga to Corunna 559 VI. The battle of Corunna 583 APPENDICES I. Godoy’s Proclamation of Oct. 5, 1806 603 II. The Treaty of Fontainebleau 604 III. Papers relating to the ‘Affair of the Escurial’ 606 IV. Abdication of Charles IV 607 V. The Spanish Army in 1808 607 VI. The first French ‘Army of Spain’ 612 VII. Papers relating to the Treachery at Bayonne 616 VIII. Papers relating to the Capitulation of Baylen 618 IX. Papers relating to the Convention of Cintra 625 X. List of Members of the Central Junta 630 XI. The Spanish Armies, Oct.-Nov. 1808 631 XII. The second French ‘Army of Spain’ 640 XIII. The Army of Sir John Moore, its strength and its losses 646 INDEX 649 MAPS