History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6) — John Shaqi
History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6)Southey, Robert
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History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6)
Southey, Robert
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Anxiety of Godoy 192
The Queen of Etruria expelled from Tuscany 193
Buonaparte writes to the King of Spain 194
Troops marched into Spain 194
Seizure of Pamplona 195
Seizure of Barcelona 198
Seizure of Monjuic 201
Seizure of St. Sebastians and Figueras 201
Depôts established at Barcelona 202
Alarm of the Spaniards 204
Fears and perplexities of the Spanish Court 205
Measures for protecting the intended emigration 207
Hopes of the Prince’s party 209
Vacillation of the King 210
Insurrection at Aranjuez 211
Abdication of Charles IV. 214
CHAPTER IV.
Ministry formed by Ferdinand 219
Godoy’s property confiscated without a trial 220
Murat enters Spain 222
People of Madrid exhorted to receive the French as friends 223
The French enter Madrid 224
Murat refuses to acknowledge Ferdinand 226
Grouchy made Governor of Madrid 226
Declaration concerning the affair of the Escurial 227
The abdication represented as a voluntary act 227
Charles complains to the French 228
He writes to Buonaparte, intreating him to interfere 230
Letters of the Queen to Murat 231
The Infante D. Carlos sent to meet Buonaparte 234
Ferdinand is urged to go and meet the Emperor 235
The sword of Francis I. restored to the French 236
Alarm of the people 237
Perplexity of Ferdinand and his Ministers 238
Dispatches from Izquierdo 240
The Ministers deceived by these dispatches 243
General Savary arrives at Madrid 244
Ferdinand consents to go 245
He sets out from Madrid 247
Urquijo’s advice to him at Vitoria 249
Ferdinand writes to Buonaparte from Vitoria 252
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