CONTENTS OF THE SIXTH VOLUME
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Duran enters Soria
Members of the Junta of Burgos seized by the French and put to death
Circumstances of the execution
Treatment of their bodies
Retaliatory executions
El Manco
Mutual retaliations
Guerrilla exploits
Intercepted letters from the Intruder
Sir Rowland Hill’s expedition against the bridge of Almaraz
Ballasteros defeated at Bornos
Lord Wellington advances into Spain
Salamanca
The Tormes
The allies enter Salamanca
Siege of the forts there
Marmont moves to relieve them
Surrender of the forts
Marmont falls back upon the Douro
Lord Wellington advances to that river
The Douro
Marmont reinforced by General Bonnet
Lord Wellington retires before him
Battle of Salamanca
Proceedings of Sir Home Popham on the coast of Biscay
Appeal of the Intruder to the Spaniards
State of Madrid
Measures of the Intruder before the battle of Salamanca
Advance of the allies
Affair at Majalahonda
The enemy retire from Madrid
The allies enter
The new constitution proclaimed there
The Buen Retiro
Surrender of the Retiro
The constitution sworn to
General Foy’s movement
Measures of police at Madrid
Lord Wellington’s situation
Anglo-Sicilian army
Majorcan division
The expedition arrives on the coast of Catalonia
Defeat of the Spaniards at Castalla
The expedition lands at Alicante
The French fall back to the Xucar
They withdraw from Santander
And are driven from Bilbao
State of the Galician army
The French break up the siege of Cadiz
Movement of General La Cruz Mourgeon and Colonel Skerrett upon Seville
Brigadier-General Downie
The French driven from Seville
Rejoicing in that city
Honours rendered to Lord Wellington
St. Teresa appointed co-patroness of Spain
Lord Wellington commander-in-chief of the Spanish armies
His situation at Madrid
He moves toward Burgos
The French withdraw from Valladolid
The allies advance to Burgos
Burgos
The allies enter Burgos
Castle of Burgos
The horn-work on St. Miguel’s taken
Failure in assaulting the first line
A second assault fails
A third by daylight proves successful
Major Cocks
The second line assaulted with ill success
Movement of the French in the North
Ballasteros refuses to act under the British commander
He is exiled to Ceuta
General Maitland gives up the command of the Anglo-Sicilian army
Unsuccessful attempt upon Denia
The French prepare to march from the South against Lord Wellington
Castle of Chinchilla taken by them
They begin their march
Lord Wellington raises the siege of Burgos
Retreat from Burgos
Disorder during the retreat
The allies halt
Sir Rowland Hill retreats from the Xarama
State of Madrid
The allies withdraw from Madrid
The French enter
Junction of the retreating armies
Junction of the French armies
Lord Wellington retreats to Salamanca
And from thence to the Agueda
Sufferings of the army
Sir Edward Paget made prisoner
Lord Wellington reaches Ciudad Rodrigo
The French retire to the Tormes
Castle of Alba de Tormes evacuated
Lord Wellington’s circular letter to the commanding officers of battalions
Opinions of the opposition
Marquis Wellesley calls for inquiry
Lord Grenville
Mr. Ponsonby
Mr. Freemantle
Mr. Whitbread
Motion of thanks to the armies
Sir F. Burdett
Marquis Wellesley moves for a committee
Earl Grey
Earl of Liverpool
Earl Bathurst
Lord Holland
Lord Wellington goes to Cadiz
Arrangements concerning the Spanish armies
Lord Wellington goes to Lisbon
Relaxed discipline of the Portugueze army
Buonaparte withdraws troops from Spain
Exactions of the French
Longa’s movements in the North
Mina’s movements
Caffarelli recalled from Spain
Clausel endeavours to hunt Mina down
Renovales made prisoner
Castro de Urdiales taken by General Foy
Enormities committed there by the French
Marshal Soult called from Spain
The Intruder goes to Valladolid
Anglo-Sicilian army
Sir John Murray takes the command
Defeat of Elio’s corps
Suchet marches against the Anglo-Sicilian army
Battle of Castalla
Lord Wellington opens the campaign
The left of his army crosses the Douro
Affair near Salamanca
Passage of the Ezla
Sir Rowland Hill crosses the Douro
The French abandon Burgos
The Ebro
Passage of the Ebro
The French fall back upon Vittoria
Vittoria
Battle of Vittoria
Sir Thomas Graham proceeds against General Foy
The French driven from Tolosa
Foy retreats into France
Passages is surrendered
Castro abandoned by the enemy
Pancorbo taken
Clausel retires to Zaragoza
Preparations for the siege of Pamplona
Expedition from Alicante
Col de Balaguer taken by the Anglo-Sicilian army
The expedition lands near Tarragona
Suchet’s movements for the relief of that place
Sir John Murray raises the siege
Suchet approaches Col de Balaguer and retires again
Sir John re-lands the troops
Lord W. Bentinck takes the command
Fort at Col de Balaguer demolished
Unsuccessful movements of the Spaniards in Valencia
The expedition returns to Alicante
Suchet’s measures after the battle of Vittoria
Lord Wellington undertakes the siege of S. Sebastian’s
Clausel retreats into France by way of Jaca
Duran invites Mina to act with him for the deliverance of Zaragoza
Affair before Zaragoza
Second sally of the French
Duran arrives before the city
The French withdraw from the city, leaving a garrison
Suchet draws off the remaining garrisons in Aragon
Duran enters Zaragoza
Mina takes the command
The Aljaferia surrendered
Conduct of the Zaragozans during their captivity
S. Sebastian’s
Distribution of the allied army
Siege of S. Sebastian’s
Convent of S. Bartolomé taken
The batteries open
Unsuccessful assault
The siege suspended
Soult appointed Commander-in-chief
His address to the troops
Critical situation of the allied army
Soult’s movements for the relief of Pamplona
Battles of the Pyrenees
Siege of S. Sebastian’s resumed
Preparations for assaulting the town
Soult moves for its relief
Assault of the town
Sir James Leith wounded
Sir Richard Fletcher slain
The town taken
The French defeated in their attempt to relieve it
Siege of the castle
Excesses committed in the town
The garrison surrenders
The remains of Romana’s army return from the North
Lord W. Bentinck invests Tarragona
Suchet raises the siege
The French abandon Tarragona
Plans proposed to Suchet by Soult
Suchet surprises the allies at the pass of Ordal
The Anglo-Sicilians retreat
The command devolves upon Sir William Clinton
Position of the armies in the Pyrenean frontier
Levy ordered in France for Soult’s army
Speech of M. Regnaud de S. Jean Angely
Of the Comte de Beurnonville
Lord Wellington’s orders upon entering France
Passage of the Bidassoa
The Bidassoa
Attack of the French position
Conduct of the French peasantry
Pamplona surrendered
Soult’s position on the Nivelle
Battles of the Nivelle
The allies cantoned between that river and the sea
S. Jean de Luz
Discipline observed by the allies
The inhabitants return to their homes
Bayonne
Passage of the Nive
Soult takes a defensive position
The allies wait in their cantonments for better weather
Marshal Beresford restores the colours of certain Portugueze militia regiments
Conduct of the Spanish and Portugueze soldiers at Dantzic
Ill conduct of the Spanish government towards Lord Wellington
Change of Regency
Proceedings in Parliament
Lord Grenville’s speech
Marquis Wellesley
Lord Liverpool
Mr. Charles Grant
Mr. Whitbread
Mr. Canning
Mr. Whitbread
Militia allowed to volunteer for foreign service
Lord Holland
Terms offered by the allies to Buonaparte
Buonaparte treats with Ferdinand
Conference between Comte de Laforest and Ferdinand
Treaty concluded at Valençay
Duque de San Carlos sent to the Regency
Secret instructions from Ferdinand
Macanaz sent to Valençay
Zayas and Palafox released
Palafox sent to the Regency
Reply of the Spanish government
Measures of the Cortes
Buonaparte’s speech to his council
Proceedings of the French government
Comte Dejean
Regnaud de S. Jean d’Angely
Lacepède
Buonaparte’s speech to the Legislative Assembly
British regulations for trading with the captured French ports
Injury done by destroying the woods in this part of the Pyrenees
Movements in the month of January
False reports circulated by the French government
The Duc d’Angoulême goes to Lord Wellington’s army
Rochejaquelein comes to the British camp
Lord Wellington refuses to send an expedition to the coast of Poitou
Suchet fails in an attempt to surprise a British corps
The German troops in Barcelona disarmed
Troops withdrawn from Suchet’s army
Failure of an attempt against the enemy at Molins del Rey
Farther drafts from Suchet’s army
He retires to Gerona
Van Halen opens a correspondence with Eroles
He deserts from the French army
His scheme for recovering certain places
The deceit tried at Tortosa
It fails there
Attempt at Lerida
And at Mequinenza, where it succeeds
Success at Lerida
And at Monzon
The three garrisons made prisoners
Suchet dismantles Gerona and other places
State of Lord Wellington’s army
Operations are renewed
Preparations for crossing the Adour
The Adour
Passage of the Adour
Entrance of the flotilla
A bridge carried over the Adour
Passage of the Gaves
Orthes
Battle of Orthes
The French driven from Aire
Soult draws nearer the Pyrenees
The allies enter Pau
Deputies arrive from Bourdeaux
The Duc d’Angoulême proceeds thither with Marshal Beresford
The Landes
The Buonapartists withdraw from Bourdeaux
The Duc enters, and the white flag is hoisted there
Failure of the negotiations at Chatillon
Soult’s proclamation
Admiral Penrose enters the Gironde
Proceedings at Valençay
Ferdinand set at liberty
His arrangement with Marshal Suchet
He writes from Gerona to the Regency
Ferdinand goes to Zaragoza
Soult resumes the offensive
He retreats upon Tarbes
Farther retreat to Toulouse
Passage of the Garonne
Toulouse
Soult’s position there
Battle of Toulouse
Soult retires from Toulouse
The allies enter
Louis XVIII proclaimed there
Sally of the French from Bayonne
Sir John Hope taken prisoner
The French repulsed
Suchet and Soult acknowledge the new government
Disposition of Ferdinand on his return
Impolitic measures of the Cortes
Cardinal Bourbon’s reception by Ferdinand
Elio meets the King
Ferdinand enters Valencia
The officers swear fidelity to him
General Wittingham’s advice
Memorial of the Serviles
Stone of the Constitution removed
Ferdinand’s declaration
He enters Madrid
Subsequent conduct of the people and of the government
Lord Wellington returns to England
He takes his seat in the House of Lords
The Lord Chancellor’s speech
The House of Commons congratulate him on his return
He returns thanks to the House
The Speaker’s speech
Conclusion
