BOOK I. Page Combat of Roriça--Battle of Vimiero--Coruña--Battle of Coruña--Heroic Death and Character of Sir John Moore 1 BOOK II. Douro--Passage of the Douro--Talavera--Combat of Salinas--First Combat of Talavera--Second Combat of Talavera--Battle of Talavera 18 BOOK III. Combats on the Coa and Agueda--Barba de Puerco--Combat of Almeida on the Coa--Anecdotes of British Soldiers--Battle of Busaco 44 BOOK IV. Matagorda--Battle of Barosa--Massena’s Retreat--Combat of Redinha--Combat of Cazal Nova--Combat of Foz d’Aronce--Combat of Sabugal--Extraordinary Escape of Colonel Waters--Combat of Fuentes Onoro--Battle of Fuentes Onoro--Evacuation of Almeida 61 BOOK V. Combat of Campo Mayor--First English Siege of Badajos--Battle of Albuera--Renewed Siege of Badajos--First Assault of Christoval--Second Assault of Christoval 86 BOOK VI. Blockade of Ciudad Rodrigo--Combat of Elbodon--Guinaldo--Combat of Aldea Ponte--Surprise of Arroyo de Molinos--Defence of Tarifa--English Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo--Third English Siege of Badajos--Assault of Picurina--Assault of Badajos 109 BOOK VII. Beira--Extraordinary Escape of Major Grant--Surprise of Almaraz--Siege of the Salamanca Forts--Combats between the Duero and the Tormes--Combats of Castrejon and the Guarena-- Battle of Salamanca--Combat of La Serna 157 BOOK VIII. Madrid--Siege of Burgos--First Assault--Second Assault--Third Assault--Fourth Assault--Fifth Assault--Retreat from Burgos-- Combat of Venta de Pozo--Combat on the Carion--Pisuerga-- Duero--Retreat from Madrid--Tormes--Matilla--Combat of the Huebra 202 BOOK IX. March to Vittoria--Battle of Vittoria 237 BOOK X. Battle of Castalla--English Siege of Tarragona--Siege of San Sebastian--Storming of San Bartolomeo--First Storm of San Sebastian 262 BOOK XI. Pyrenees--Combat of Roncesvalles--Combat of Linzoain--Combat of Maya--Combat of Zabaldica--First Battle of Sauroren--Combat of Buenza--Second Battle of Sauroren--Combat of Doña Maria--Combats of Echallar and Ivantelly 287 BOOK XII. Catalonia--Combat of Ordal--Renewed Siege of San Sebastian-- Storm of San Sebastian--Battles on the Bidassoa--Combat of San Marcial--Combat of Vera 325 BOOK XIII.