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OF
THE LATE WAR.
VOL. I.
AND
NAVAL AND MILITARY MAGAZINE.
G. SCHULZE, 13, POLAND STREET.
OF
THE LATE WAR:
COMPRISING
THE PERSONAL NARRATIVE OF
CAPTAIN COOKE,
OF THE 43rd REGIMENT LIGHT INFANTRY;
THE HISTORY OF THE CAMPAIGN OF 1809
IN PORTUGAL,
BY THE EARL OF MUNSTER;
AND A NARRATIVE OF
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1814 IN HOLLAND,
BY LIEUT. T. W. D. MOODIE, H. P. 21ST FUSILEERS.
VOL. I.
LONDON:
HENRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY,
NEW BURLINGTON STREET.
1831.
OF THE FIRST VOLUME.
| CHAPTER I. |
| Page. |
| Initiation into military lifeState of the militia forcePreparations against the expected invasion from BoulogneFrench prisonersAn accidentThe author occupies a dull post near GrimsbyAn enlivening incident connected with the tender passionLove cooled by aqueous immersion, and rekindled by bright eyesEarl FitzwilliamQuarters in BristolA fatal affrayCliftonThe author engaged in an affair of honourAnecdoteThe author enters the lineReturn of the British army from the PeninsulaSevere drilling. |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Scene of embarkation for foreign service at DealA characterForce and objects of the expeditionArrival off WalcherenSiege and capture of FlushingDisastrous sickness among the troopsEvacuation of Walcheren, with the author's adventure on the occasionThe return to EnglandNapoleon's situation at that period. |
| CHAPTER III. |
| Progress of distemper on the re-landing of the regiment in EnglandChange of quartersAmusementsColchesterAn eventful water partyThe author obtains leave to join the detachment proceeding to PortugalA ReviewA tale of dental dislocationEmbarkation at SpitheadLanding in PortugalIncidents of an eveningAmusements at Lisbon, and departure from that city. |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| March to Santarem and AbrantesScenery and incidents at AronchesJunction with some other regimentsMilitary scene in a woodAnticipatory reflections on the fate of some of the author's comradesQuarters at Portalagre, Castello de Vida and MarvaoBridge of boats across the TagusContiguous sceneryHorrors of travelling for invalids in the Portuguese cars. |
| CHAPTER V. |
| March continuedWild and striking aspect of the countryExcellence of disciplineCamp followersSpanish peasant girls and menPlain of Fuente de GuinaldoReflections on a soldier's lifeA vegetable conflagrationVillage of MartiagoDifficulties of the FrenchArrival in cantonmentsThe paymaster's peculiarities. |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| The author is attacked by illnessMiseries of military travelling in that conditionQuarters at CeloricoThe author's difficult recoveryGrievous sufferings endured by the soldiers affected with fever in the sickly seasonDeath of the PaymasterThe author rejoins his DivisionMovements of the FrenchA clerical case of disasterThe contested mattressA danceExpensive celebration of ChristmasStory of the German suttlerVillage and neighbourhood of Fuente de GuinaldoTheatrical representations by the English officers. |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Preparations for the siege of Ciudad RodrigoA review of the light Division by Lord WellingtonThe fort and convent of Saint Francisco takenStorming the breachCapture of the placeRegulations for the prevention of plunderDisorders committed in the cityRemarks and anecdotes connected with the siegeBurial of General CraufurdRemoval of quarters to El BodonVestiges of the previous engagement near that placeCiudad Rodrigo consigned to a Spanish garrisonMarch towards BadajozCastello de VidaFortress of ElvasAn accidental acquaintance. |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| March from Elvas to BadajozDefences of that cityThe investmentA sortieOperations of the batteriesCapture of fort PicurinaPreparations for the grand assaultAdvance of the "forlorn hope"Desperate encounter at the breachesLoss of life experienced by the BritishThe mode of attack changed to escalade with successThe city sacked by the British troopsReflections respecting the conduct of the siegeIncidental anecdotes. |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Movements of the enemy after the fall of BadajozMarch of the British light and third divisions towards Ciudad RodrigoDispositions for a fresh campaignExcellent marching arrangement of the light divisionOccupation of Salamanca by the British, and investment of the fortsAdvance of the French armySkirmishing and cannonadingSurrender of the forts by the FrenchEnglish quarters at Rueda, and amusements thereMovements of the author's divisionA breakfast party broken upPersonal escape of the commander-in-chiefActive manuvres of the contending forcesRetrograde movement of the British towards SalamancaRelative position of the two armiesBattle of Salamanca. |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Well-performed retreat of the French after the battle of SalamancaProgress of the English troopsDescription of the Spanish plains and townsCustom of the SiestaMovements of Joseph BonaparteBivouac at Olmedo, and ball given there by Lord WellingtonAdvance of the British army, and entry into ValladolidA swimming adventureIllness of the author, and his removal to the town of CuellarTimorous conduct of the Portuguese dragoonsThe English army enters MadridIncidents attending the author's further removal as an invalid to SalamancaGeneral position of affairs on the ContinentOperations of Sir R. HillRe-capture of ValladolidUnsuccessful siege of BurgosVarious movements of the forces. |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| The author becomes convalescent, and proceeds to rejoin the armyGuadarama mountainsPark and Palace of the EscurialAn enthusiastic nativeA Spanish banditBritish quarters in Madrid, and description of the cityEnglish theatricalsRenewed activity of the contending armiesThe British troops evacuate MadridRomantic attachmentsAlba de TormesRe-occupation of SalamancaMilitary discomfortsSkirmishing affairsThe French obliged to desist from pursuit through fatigueVarious positions of the British forces during the winter of 181213. |
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