TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. A superscript is denoted by ^x or ^{xx}, for example Nov^r or 5^{th}. Omitted text is indicated by four asterisks, * * * *. All changes noted in the ERRATA have been applied to the etext. Footnote anchors are denoted by [number], and the footnotes have been placed at the end of the book. Several Sidenotes have the abbreviation S. As in other volumes, this stands for Soult. With a few exceptions noted at the end of the book, variant spellings of names have not been changed. The tables in this book are best viewed using a monospace font. Minor changes to the text are noted at the end of the book. Volume 1 of this series can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67318 Volume 2 of this series can be found at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67554 HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA AND IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE, FROM THE YEAR 1807 TO THE YEAR 1814. BY W. F. P. NAPIER, C.B. COLONEL H. P. FORTY-THIRD REGIMENT, AND MEMBER OF THE ROYAL SWEDISH ACADEMY OF MILITARY SCIENCES. VOL. III. LONDON: THOMAS & WILLIAM BOONE, NEW BOND-STREET. MDCCCXXXI. TABLE OF CONTENTS. BOOK IX. CHAPTER I. Inactivity of the Asturians and Gallicians--Guerilla system in Navarre and Aragon--The Partidas surround the third corps--Blake abandons Aragon--Suchet’s operations against the Partidas--Combat of Tremendal--The advantages of Suchet’s position--Troubles at Pampeluna--Suchet ordered by Napoleon to repair there--Observations on the Guerilla system _Page_ 1 CHAPTER II. Continuation of the operations in Catalonia--St. Cyr sends Lecchi to the Ampurdan; he returns with the intelligence of the Austrian war--Of Verdier’s arrival in the Ampurdan, and of Augereau’s appointment to the command of the seventh corps--Augereau’s inflated proclamation--It is torn down by the Catalonians--He remains sick at Perpignan--St. Cyr continues to command--Refuses to obey Joseph’s orders to remove into Aragon--Presses Verdier to commence the siege of Gerona--Reinforces Verdier--Remains himself at Vich--Constancy of the Spaniards--St. Cyr marches from Vich, defeats three Spanish battalions, and captures a convoy--Storms St. Felieu de Quixols--Takes a position to cover Verdier’s operations--Siege of Gerona--State of the contending parties--Assault of Monjouic fails--General Fontanes storms Palamos--Wimphen and the Milans make a vain attempt to throw succours into Gerona--Monjouic abandoned 17 CHAPTER III.