[Footnote 20: He was mortally wounded at New Orleans, as Brigade-major, while scrambling up the enemy's lines. His horse had been killed under him. He was taken prisoner, and died raving mad from the agony of the wound through his body.] [Footnote 21: He was killed; and his twin-brother, of the 52nd light infantry, fell two years after at St. Sebastian, also at the head of twenty-five volunteers from that regiment.] [Footnote 22: This was with the exception of the two regiments of Portuguese Caçadores, who were left in reserve in the quarries; but many of them afterwards came towards the breaches.] [Footnote 23: He had also two unhealed body wounds open, which he had received at Rodrigo, and one in the trenches at Badajoz a few days before. He now commands the 52nd regiment.] [Footnote 24: The right corner looking from the ramparts; but, as we attacked, it was on the left.] [Footnote 25: There was a trench three feet wide and four deep, cut between the centre and left breach, which was choked up with the dead and wounded.] [Footnote 26: Now Lieut.-Colonel Shaw.] [Footnote 27: The engineer officers suffered terribly in killed and wounded during the siege, as they joined in all the desperate attacks.] [Footnote 28: The fourth and light divisions retired at midnight from the breaches; but many of the soldiers did not leave the ditch, being unable to ascend the ladders owing to the heaps of dead and wounded. The fourth division descended opposite the large breach by only two ladders.] [Footnote 29: Now General Sir A. Barnard.] [Footnote 30: Now Lord Hill, commander-in-chief of the British army.] [Footnote 31: Now Lord Lynedoch.] [Footnote 32: The fifth division took the city of Badajoz, and the third division the castle.] CHAPTER IX. Movements of the enemy after the fall of Badajoz—March of the British light and third divisions towards Ciudad Rodrigo—Dispositions for a fresh campaign—Excellent marching arrangement of the light division—Occupation of Salamanca by the British, and investment of the forts—Advance of the French army—Skirmishing and cannonading—Surrender of the forts by the French—English quarters at Rueda, and amusements there—Movements of the author's division—A breakfast party broken up—Personal escape of the commander-in-chief—Active manœuvres of the contending forces—Retrograde movement of the British towards Salamanca—Relative position of the two armies—Battle of Salamanca. The Duke of Dalmatia, on hearing of the fall of Badajoz, retraced his steps towards Seville, followed by the British cavalry, under General Sir S. Cotton[33].