I. SIEGE OF GERONA _To face_ 48 II. BATTLE OF TAMAMES ” 78 III. BATTLE OF OCAÑA ” 94 IV. GENERAL MAP OF ANDALUSIA ” 128 V. TOPOGRAPHY OF CADIZ ” 148 VI. CENTRAL PORTUGAL ” 160 VII. PLAN OF ASTORGA ” 224 VIII. PLAN OF CIUDAD RODRIGO ” 240 IX. PLAN OF ALMEIDA AND THE COMBAT OF THE COA ” 272 X. GENERAL MAP OF CATALONIA ” 288 XI. THE MONDEGO VALLEY ” 352 XII. GENERAL PLAN OF BUSSACO ” 368 XIII. DETAILS OF NEY’S AND REYNIER’S ATTACK AT BUSSACO ” 380 XIV. THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS ” 432 ILLUSTRATIONS PORTRAIT OF WELLINGTON _Frontispiece_ SPANISH INFANTRY: UNIFORMS OF 1808 _To face_ 112 PORTRAIT OF MASSÉNA ” 208 SPANISH INFANTRY: UNIFORMS OF 1810 ” 320 COINS CURRENT IN THE PENINSULA 1808-14 ” 496 NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS I. SPANISH INFANTRY 1808 This shows the old uniform of Charles IV. The Line regiments had white, the Foreign and Light regiments blue, coats. Both wore white breeches and black gaiters: the plume and facings varied in colour for each regiment. II. SPANISH INFANTRY 1810 Under the influence of the immense quantity of British materials supplied, the uniform has completely changed since 1808. The cut is assimilated to that of the British army--the narrow-topped shako, and long trousers have been introduced. The coat is dark-blue, the trousers grey-blue, the facings red. Grenadiers have the grenade, light-companies the bugle-horn on their shakos. ERRATA Page 264, line 13, _for_ 318 _read_ 333 Page 277, line 20, _for_ 1811 _read_ 1810 Page 335. Lord Blayney’s force had only a half-battalion, not a whole battalion of the 89th, but contained 4 companies of foreign chasseurs, not mentioned in the text. [See his Memoirs, i. pp. 5-6.] SECTION XVII FROM TALAVERA TO OCAÑA CHAPTER I INTRODUCTORY. THE CENTRAL JUNTA. WELLESLEY AND WELLINGTON