Sir John Moore at Lisbon--The 51st accompanies Sir David Baird to Corunna--Situation in the Peninsula--Moore advances north--Baird ordered to co-operate--Napoleon's forced march from Madrid--Retreat on Corunna commences-- Hardships--Lack of discipline--Good work of the 51st at Lugo--Corunna reached--The battle--Death of Sir John Moore--The 51st arrives in England--The Walcheren Expedition--Wellesley's operations in the Peninsula in 1810 126 CHAPTER VIII. CAMPAIGNS OF 1811 IN THE PENINSULA. The 51st ordered to take the field--Joins Wellington's army-- Condition of Portugal--Major Rice's letters--Beresford at Badajoz--Battle of Fuentes d'Onor--Major Rice has an "all-but"--The French escape from Almeida--Second siege of Badajoz--Assaults on St Christoval--Failure and withdrawal-- The colours of the 51st--Strange episode--Regimental officers--Wellington's reticence--Winter quarters 145 CHAPTER IX. CIUDAD RODRIGO AND BADAJOZ. Sports and amusements of the army--Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo--The covering force--Guarding snow-passes--Fall of the fortress--Marching south--Siege of Badajoz--Attempt to surprise Llerena--Disastrous night march--Storming of Badajoz--Wild scenes--Remarks on the battle of Albuhera-- Wellington's plans--Indiscipline of the army--Marauding-- Punishments--Peninsular generals--The soldiers' opinion of Wellington--Flogging in the army 180 CHAPTER X. SALAMANCA AND MADRID. Wellington isolates Marmont--Follows him to Salamanca--General Graham gives a ball--Major Rice's horse shot under him and afterwards eaten--Grand manœuvres--Battle of Salamanca--Rout of the French--Advance on Madrid--Triumphal entry into the capital--Capture of the Retiro--The 51st marches with Wellington to Burgos--Abortive assaults--The bridge at Valladolid--French valour at Tordesillas--Retreat from Burgos--Drunkenness of the two armies--Brave regimental women--Affair at San Muños--Numerous stragglers--Major Rice invalided 205 CHAPTER XI. DRIVING THE FRENCH OUT OF SPAIN, 1813. Wellington reorganises his army--The situation discussed--The 51st marches to the Esla river--Passage of the Esla--King Joseph--Battle of Vittoria--Complete victory--Flight of the king and his army--Marauding and drunkenness--Wellington's strictures--Pursuit to Pampeluna--The 51st reaches the Pyrenees-- Sharp skirmishes--Siege of San Sebastian--A hard day's fighting-- The French 51st Regiment--Regimental numbers--Capture of San Sebastian 227 CHAPTER XII. THE CLOSE OF THE PENINSULAR WAR.