History of the Peninsular War, Volume 6 (of 6) — John Shaqi
History of the Peninsular War, Volume 6 (of 6)Southey, Robert
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History of the Peninsular War, Volume 6 (of 6)
Southey, Robert
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Battle of Salamanca 33
Proceedings of Sir Home Popham on the coast of Biscay 41
CHAPTER XLII.
Appeal of the Intruder to the Spaniards 47
State of Madrid 48
Measures of the Intruder before the battle of Salamanca 49
Advance of the allies 50
Affair at Majalahonda 51
The enemy retire from Madrid 51
The allies enter 52
The new constitution proclaimed there 52
The Buen Retiro 53
Surrender of the Retiro 56
The constitution sworn to 56
General Foy’s movement 58
Measures of police at Madrid 59
Lord Wellington’s situation 61
Anglo-Sicilian army 62
Majorcan division 63
The expedition arrives on the coast of Catalonia 64
Defeat of the Spaniards at Castalla 65
The expedition lands at Alicante 66
The French fall back to the Xucar 66
They withdraw from Santander 67
And are driven from Bilbao 67
State of the Galician army 67
The French break up the siege of Cadiz 68
Movement of General La Cruz Mourgeon and Colonel Skerrett upon
Seville 69
Brigadier-General Downie 69
The French driven from Seville 71
Rejoicing in that city 73
Honours rendered to Lord Wellington 74
St. Teresa appointed co-patroness of Spain 74
Lord Wellington commander-in-chief of the Spanish armies 77
His situation at Madrid 77
He moves toward Burgos 79
The French withdraw from Valladolid 79
The allies advance to Burgos 80
Burgos 81
The allies enter Burgos 85
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