History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6)Southey, Robert
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History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6)
Southey, Robert
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Dorsenne enters Galicia 331
Abadia retreats 331
Lord Wellington observes Ciudad Rodrigo 332
Dorsenne recalled from Galicia 333
Movements of the French to throw supplies into Ciudad Rodrigo 333
The allies fall back 335
The French retire 338
Marmont boasts of his success 338
Girard in Extremadura 339
General Hill moves against him 340
Arroyo Molinos 341
The French surprised and routed there 342
Marques del Palacio appointed to the command in Valencia 345
His proclamation 345
He is superseded by Blake 347
Murviedro 349
Suchet takes possession of the town 350
The French repulsed in an assault 351
Oropesa taken by the enemy 352
A second assault repelled 353
Guerrilla movements in aid of Murviedro 353
Dispersion of the Empecinado’s troops 355
His subsequent successes in conjunction with Duran 355
A price set upon the heads of Mina and his officers 356
Mina’s success at Ayerbe 357
Cruchaga carries off the enemy’s stores from Tafalla 359
Mina’s object in soliciting for military rank 360
His decree for reprisals 361
Duran and the Empecinado separate 363
Battle of Murviedro 364
Murviedro surrendered 367
Valencia 369
Suchet summons the city 371
He establishes himself in the suburb and in the port 371
The army endeavours to escape 374
Xativa surrendered 374
Blake abandons the lines and retires into the city 375
The city a second time summoned 376
Suchet expects a desperate resistance 377
He bombards the city 378
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