TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE Italic text is denoted by _underscores_. The ‘Table of Contents’ has been created and inserted before the Preface by the Transcriber. Omitted text in quotations was indicated by ‘ * * ’ in the original book, sometimes ‘ * * * ’, and this has been retained in the etext. Obvious typographical errors and punctuation errors have been corrected after careful comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation of external sources. More detail can be found at the end of the book. IBERIA WON. LONDON: WILLIAM STEVENS, PRINTER, BELL YARD, TEMPLE BAR. IBERIA WON; A Poem DESCRIPTIVE OF THE PENINSULAR WAR: WITH IMPRESSIONS FROM RECENT VISITS TO THE BATTLE-GROUNDS, AND Copious Historical and Illustrative Notes. BY T. M. HUGHES, Author of “An Overland Journey to Lisbon,” “Revelations of Spain,” “The Ocean Flower,” &c. LONDON: LONGMAN, BROWN, GREEN, AND LONGMANS. MDCCCXLVII. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface iii Introduction 1 CANTO I 43 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto I 59 CANTO II 69 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto II 87 CANTO III 99 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto III 117 CANTO IV 127 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto IV 144 CANTO V 149 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto V 165 CANTO VI 173 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto VI 190 CANTO VII 199 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto VII 216 CANTO VIII 231 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto VIII 247 CANTO IX 259 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto IX 276 CANTO X 283 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto X 299 CANTO XI 305 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto XI 322 CANTO XII 327 Historical and Illustrative Notes to Canto XII 344 PREFACE.