Soult complains of certain officers 446 He recommends a plan for securing Galicia 447 Romana summoned to take his place in the Central Junta 448 He orders a monument to be erected to Sir John Moore 449 His farewell to the army 450 Address of the Central Junta to the Galicians 451 CHAPTER XXIII. Proceedings of the French after the fall of Zaragoza 456 State of the Catalan army 457 Reding determines to act on the offensive 460 The Spaniards driven from Igualada 461 Failure of the French against the Abbey of the S. Creus 462 Reding takes the field, and collects his scattered troops 465 He is advised to retreat 466 Battle of Valls 469 The French received at Reus 472 Arrangement concerning the wounded 473 Alarm at Tortosa 474 Lazan separates his army from Reding’s command 475 Mortality in Tarragona 476 St. Cyr removes to the plain of Vicq 477 Vicq deserted by its inhabitants 480 Arrest of the persons in office at Barcelona for refusing the oath 481 Prisoners sent into France 483 Barcelona relieved by sea 484 Reding dies of his wounds 484 Peasants of the Vallés 486 Blake appointed to the command 488 Movements of the Aragonese 488 Monzon recovered by the Spaniards 490 Capture of a French detachment 491 Blake moves upon Alcañiz 492 The French withdraw 495 Suchet comes against him 496 Defeat of the French before Alcañiz 497 Anniversary of the insurrection at Valencia 499 Celebration of S. Ferdinand’s day 500 Executions in Barcelona 502 Blake advances toward Zaragoza 504 Suchet attacks the Spaniards 505