History of the Peninsular War, Volume 4 (of 6)Southey, Robert
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History of the Peninsular War, Volume 4 (of 6)
Southey, Robert
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Movements of Regnier’s corps, and of General Hill 470
Massena advances into Portugal 471
Ney and Regnier join him at Celorico 472
The French army collected at Viseu 474
Lord Wellington crosses to the Serra de Busaco 474
Busaco 476
Battle of Busaco 478
Behaviour of the Portugueze troops 482
Massena marches into the Porto road 484
Colonel Trant’s movements 485
The allies withdraw from Busaco 487
Trant retreats to the Vouga 487
The allies cross the Mondego 489
Flight of the inhabitants from Coimbra 490
The French enter Coimbra 490
The Portugueze people fly before the enemy 491
Hopes and expectations of the French 493
Confusion at Condeixa 494
Leiria forsaken 495
Alcobaça forsaken by the monks 496
Surprise at Alcoentre 497
The French discover the lines 498
Feelings of the British army 499
Lines of Torres Vedras 500
Romana joins the allies 504
Trant surprises the French in Coimbra 504
He escorts his prisoners to Porto 507
Difficulties of Massena’s situation 509
His demonstrations in front of the lines 511
Montbrun sent against Abrantes 512
The French army subsists by plunder 513
Deserters form themselves into a corps of plunderers 515
State of Lisbon 516
Opinions of the opposition in England 517
General La Croix killed 518
Massena retreats from the lines 520
Lord Wellington advances to Santarem 521
Both armies go into cantonments 522
The King’s illness 523
Proceedings concerning a Regency 525
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