History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 5Napier, William Francis Patrick
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History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 5
Napier, William Francis Patrick
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
A fresh organization of the Spanish forces now had place. They were
divided into four armies and two reserves.
The Catalans formed the first army.
Elio’s troops including the divisions of Duran, Bassecour, and Villa
Campa, received the name of the second army.
The forces in the Morena, formerly under Ballesteros, were
constituted the third army, under Del Parque.
The troops of Estremadura, Leon, Gallicia, and the Asturias,
including Morillo’s, Penne Villemur’s, Downie’s, and Carlos
d’España’s separate divisions, were called the fourth army, and
given to Castaños, whose appointment to Catalonia was cancelled, and
his former dignity of captain-general in Estremadura and Gallicia
restored. The Partidas of Longa, Mina, Porlier, and the other chiefs
in the northern provinces were afterwards united to this army as
separate divisions.
The conde d’Abispal, made captain-general of Andalusia, commanded
the first reserve, and Lacy recalled from Catalonia, where he was
replaced by Copons, was ordered to form a second reserve in the
neighbourhood of San Roque. Such were the new dispositions, but when
Wellington had completed this important negociation with the Spanish
government some inactivity was for the first time discovered in his
own proceedings. His stay was a little prolonged without apparent
reason, and it was whispered that if he resembled Cæsar, Cadiz could
produce a Cleopatra; but whether true or not, he soon returned to
the army, first however visiting Lisbon where he was greeted with
extraordinary honours, and the most unbounded enthusiasm, especially
by the people.
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