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A boy in the Peninsular War

Chapter 41: INDEX.
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A young subaltern recounts roughly a decade of service with the 28th Regiment during the Peninsular campaigns, beginning as a fifteen-year-old recruit. The narrative combines vivid accounts of marches, bivouacs, and set-piece battles with intimate anecdotes from mess life, language-learning on the road, and close friendships formed under fire. The author praises commanders and comrades while candidly describing fear, courage, and the harsh realities of combat, including the brutal aftermath of stormed towns. Personal reflection and straightforward reporting alternate with moments of enthusiastic admiration for the soldierly virtues he witnessed.

INDEX.

  • Abbot, a stingy, 41
  • Abercrombie, Lieut.-Col., 213, 214, 222, 223, 232, 239, 258
  • Abrantes, 244
  • Adams, Drummer, 192, 193
  • Ainhoa, redoubts of, 317
  • Alaejos, 31
  • Alba de Tormes, 30
  • Albuera, 258;
  • losses of the 28th Regiment at, 214.
  • Albuquerque, 215, 239, 255
  • Alcalá de los Gazules, 153, 157, 164
  • Alcuescar, 216, 221;
  • fidelity of the Spaniards at, 235
  • Alemtejo, 30, 213
  • Alexander, the Emperor, 338
  • Algesiras, 135, 137, 141, 169
  • Aliseda, 215
  • Allen, Capt., 145
  • Almanza Creek, 198
  • Almeida, 279
  • Almendralejo, 256
  • Andalusia, 152
  • Anderson, Col., 122
  • Anderson, Lieut., 205
  • Andrée, Col., 231
  • Anglona, the Prince of, 177
  • Anstruther, Gen., 31
  • Antwerp, Fouché throws an army into, 131
  • Army, a partial remodelling of the 31
  • Arnot, Major, 286, 287
  • Arroyo de Puerco, 215
  • Arroyo Molinos, 216, 233, 360, 361;
  • battle of, 224–232;
  • fidelity of the Spaniards at, 235, 236
  • Ashurst, Lieut.-Col., 225
  • Astorga, 43;
  • march into, 44;
  • departure from, 47;
  • report that Napoleon had entered, 64, 65
  • Atchison, Mrs., 333, 334
  • Ayamonte, 245
  • Aylmer, Lord, 307;
  • his brigade, 308
  • Badajoz, 259;
  • the Duke of Dalmatia ordered to reduce, 152;
  • siege of, 260–280;
  • horrors of the storming, 272–276;
  • a trophy from, 277;
  • losses of the British at, 278
  • Bailey, Lieut., 216, 217
  • Baird, Gen. Sir David, wounded, 122;
  • at Nogales, 61;
  • at Corunna, 113, 115, 116; his corps, 32, 37, 49, 65
  • Balbi, Signorina, 364
  • Ballesteros, defeat of, 244
  • Bandon, 330
  • Bantry Bay, 329
  • Barbate, the River, 154, 156, 158, 166
  • Barnard, Lieut.-Col., 193, 262
  • Barossa, 35;
  • battle of, 42, 189–200;
  • critical position of the British troops at, 202, 203
  • Barossa Hill, 187, 209;
  • tower and ridge of, 183
  • Bastan, 315
  • Bath, Lieut.-Col., 193
  • Bathurst, Lord, 144
  • Batz, Fort, captured by the British, 131
  • Bayonne, arrival of the Duke of Dalmatia at, 296
  • Beguines, Gen., 163, 167, 183, 184, 196, 197;
  • ordered to attack Medina Sidonia, 153;
  • captures Medina, 159;
  • retires from it, 164
  • Belcher, Lieut., 135, 136
  • Belem, 252, 281
  • Belnevis, Col., 286, 287
  • Belson, Col., 150, 169, 171, 194, 205, 214, 258
  • Bembibre, 48, 49
  • Benevente, 37, 39; confusion in, 40;
  • evacuated by the rearguard of the reserve, 44;
  • degrading scenes at, 49, 50
  • Bennet, Capt., 68
  • Bennet, Lieut., 204, 205
  • Berasin, the Heights of, 300
  • Beresford, Marshal, 246
  • Bermeja Castle, 181, 183, 184, 186
  • Bernadotte declines to surrender the French fleet, 131
  • Berri, the Duc de, 336
  • Betanzos, 90, 93, 96, 98;
  • crossing the bridge of, 94;
  • occupied by the French, 99
  • Beverley, Lord, 253
  • Bidassoa, the Lower, 308, 311;
  • Soult’s positions on, carried, 309
  • Biscay, a privateer in the Bay of, 286, 287
  • Blakeney of Abbert, Mrs., 277
  • Blakeney, Robert, appointed to an ensigncy in the 28th Regiment, 1;
  • promoted, 2;
  • ordered to Exeter, 2;
  • at Colchester and Harwich, 6;
  • serves in the Danish campaign, 6–13;
  • ordered to Sweden, 14;
  • sails for the Peninsula, 17;
  • has a narrow escape, 97;
  • chased by a French patrol, 134;
  • his share of salvage-money, 139;
  • thanked in public orders, 140;
  • employed in carrying despatches, 141, 144, 146, 167;
  • Col. Browne promises to present him to Gen. Graham, 201;
  • wounded, 204;
  • recommended to Gen. Graham, 206;
  • goes to Cadiz, 206;
  • appointed to the command of a battalion company, 214;
  • ordered to take Prince d’Arenberg to Lisbon, 233;
  • joins his regiment at Albuquerque, 255;
  • gazetted to a company in the 36th Regiment, 255;
  • bids adieu to the 28th Regiment, 258;
  • goes to Lisbon, 281;
  • joins his regiment at Lewes, 285;
  • transferred to the battalion in the Peninsula, 286;
  • wounded at the battle of the Nivelle, 319;
  • travels in a hearse, 329, 330;
  • waits on Sir Henry Torrens, 331;
  • sets out for Paris, 333;
  • applies for a staff appointment in the army of Belgium, 336;
  • visits Brussels, 345;
  • copies of recommendations in his favour, 353–356;
  • has ophthalmia at Malta, 363;
  • married, 364;
  • retires from the army, 367, 368;
  • his services, 368, 369
  • Blakeney, Sir Edward, 243
  • Blood, Serg., 300
  • Bowes, Gen., 147, 148, 259;
  • wounded at Badajoz, 266
  • Bowles, Capt., 154, 164;
  • his company, 163
  • Bradby, Capt., 109
  • Bradley, Capt., 204
  • Bristol Channel, wrecks in the, 4
  • Britannia, the brig, 2
  • Browne, Major (afterwards Col.), 86, 129, 133, 135–137, 140, 146, 150, 151, 154–156, 158, 159, 167, 170, 206, 240, 258, 331;
  • appointed Lieut.-Gov. of Tarifa, 144;
  • employs the Tarifa Volunteers, 145;
  • ordered to attack Casa Vieja, 153;
  • ordered back to Tarifa, 160;
  • to occupy the western point of Barossa, 183–188;
  • at the battle of Barossa, 189–202
  • Bryan, Capt., 330
  • Buchan, Col., 244
  • Bunbury, Mr., 4.
  • Burke, Sir John, of Glenesk, 333
  • Burrard, Sir Harry, 20
  • Burrows, Capt., 2;
  • his incapacity, 3
  • Bury, Lord, 333–336
  • Busshe, Major, 226
  • Caceres, 215, 236
  • Cadell, Ensign Charles (afterwards Lieut.-Col.), 2, 84, 205
  • Cadiz, 152, 163, 167;
  • sortie from, 168, 169
  • Cadoval, Palace of the Duc de, 244
  • Calcabellos, 49, 51, 52, 54, 57;
  • encounter at, 58, 59
  • Calvert, Capt. (afterwards Lieut.-Col.), 42, 186, 191, 206
  • Cambarros, 47
  • Cameron, Capt., 103, 104;
  • his company, 102
  • Cameron, Col., 311
  • Campbell, Gen., 133, 137, 147, 149, 153, 169, 299
  • Campbell, Sir Guy, 150
  • Car, Dr., 326
  • Carlos d’Espana, Don, 297
  • Carrion, the, 33, 34, 35
  • Casa di Santillana, 215
  • Casa Vieja, Col. Browne to attack, 153, 154;
  • La Peña’s move towards, 177
  • Castanos, Gen., 235
  • Castello Branco, 279
  • Castletown, 329
  • Castro Gonzolo, destruction of the bridge of, 37, 41
  • Castro Nuevo, headquarters at, 32
  • Cathcart, Lord, 2, 8
  • Cattegat, capture of a Danish frigate in the, 7
  • Cerro de Puerco Ridge, the, 182, 183
  • Ceuta, 208
  • Charles V. and the Spanish language, 28
  • Charles XII. of Sweden, 8
  • Chatham, the Earl of, 127;
  • returns from Holland, 131
  • Chiclana, 163, 180, 182, 198;
  • Marshal Victor’s advance from, 184, 186
  • Chiclana wood, the, 193
  • Cintra, the Convention of, 20
  • Ciudad Rodrigo, 28, 279
  • Clarke, Mrs., 330
  • Clauzel’s Division, 298
  • Clinton, Sir H., 316, 323
  • Colbert, Gen., 59;
  • failure of his charge, 61
  • Colchester, 6, 14, 127, 128, 133
  • Coldstream Guards, the, 130;
  • defend Fort Batz, 131
  • Cole, Gen., 296, 297, 298
  • Colthurst, Capt., 341
  • Colville, Maj.-Gen., the Hon. C., 262, 307
  • Combemartin, 3, 4, 5
  • Comus, H.M.S., 7
  • Cone, Capt., 330
  • “Confidential Reports,” 240–242
  • Congreve rockets, 10
  • Connaught Rangers, the, 268
  • Constantino, 81, 82
  • Coote, Sir Eyre, 1
  • Copenhagen, fall of, 11, 12, 13
  • Cork, arrival at, 331
  • Corunna, a movement to decided upon, 36;
  • retreat to, 31–100;
  • arrival at, 102;
  • the reserve falls into position with the army at, 110;
  • arrival of transports at, 111;
  • conduct of the inhabitants of, 112;
  • preparations for embarkation at, 114;
  • battle of, 114–123;
  • embarkation of the British army at, 118, 124
  • Creçy, 343
  • Craufurd, Gen. Robert, 37, 39
  • Croix des Bouquets, the, 311
  • Cross, Col., 331
  • Cuesta, Gen., incapacity of, 168
  • Curragh of Kildare, the, 2;
  • an episode at, 148, 149
  • Curry, Capt. and Mrs., 214
  • Curry, Col., 227
  • Dacres, Doctor, 91
  • Dalmatia, the Duke of, 31;
  • ordered to Estremadura, 152;
  • in command of the French army in Spain, 296.
  • (See also Soult)
  • Dalrymple, Sir Hugh, 20
  • Danish Campaign, the, 7
  • Danish frigate, capture of a, 7
  • D’Arenberg, Col. Prince, 231, 333, 345;
  • conducted to Lisbon, 233, 244–253
  • D’Arenberg, Prince Pierre, 238, 244
  • D’Arenberg, the Duke, 345–351
  • Deal, 128
  • Debelle, Gen., 32
  • D’Echiparre, Don Martin, 327, 328
  • Denmark, the Royal Princesses of, 9
  • D’Erlon, Count, 298, 299, 310;
  • his corps in the Pyrenees, 307;
  • reviewed by Soult, 309
  • Desnouettes, Gen. Lefèbre, 43, 44
  • Diego, Don, 220
  • Dikes’ Brigade, Gen., 191
  • Dikes, Gen., 193, 194
  • Disney, Gen., 31, 105
  • Douglas, Col. Sir James, 286, 287, 289, 309, 310
  • Dover, 128
  • Downy, Mr. Commissary, 226
  • D’Oyly, Capt., 105
  • Drunkenness, prevalence of, 54
  • Duncan, Major, 193, 196, 197
  • Dunmanway, 330
  • Durque, Don Favian, 205
  • Ebro, the, 294
  • Echallar, 300
  • 8th French Regiment, the, 193
  • 18th Dragoons, the, 32
  • 82nd Regiment, the, 170, 179, 305
  • 87th Regiment, the, 193
  • El-Burgo, arrival of the reserve at, 101;
  • ordered to evacuate, 105
  • El-Burgo, bridge of, 99;
  • destruction of, 101;
  • repaired by the enemy, 110
  • Elliot, Sir William, 333
  • Elopement, a projected, 291
  • Elsinore Castle, 6
  • Elvina, 115, 118, 120, 121;
  • death of Sir John Moore at, 116
  • Enghien, 346, 347, 348
  • English, Lieut., 109
  • Erskine, Sir William, 225
  • Esla, the River, 37, 38;
  • forded by the enemy’s cavalry, 43
  • Espeletta, 309
  • Estremadura, 30, 214
  • Exeter, two Spaniards at, 125, 126
  • Farrel, Serg., 171
  • Fascinas, 154, 164
  • 5th Regiment, the, 24
  • 15th Hussars, the, 32, 33
  • 50th Regiment, the, charge of at Elvina, 121;
  • at Arroyo Molinos, 224, 225
  • 52nd Regiment, the, 31;
  • at Benevente, 41;
  • at Calcabellos, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 62;
  • on the retreat to Corunna, 100;
  • at Corunna, 115, 117
  • Figueira, landing at, 17
  • Fitzroy, Lord Charles, 257
  • Florinda, 207
  • Flushing, siege of, 130;
  • capitulation of, 131
  • Fontarabia, 308
  • Fontebro, 293
  • 41st Regiment, the, 133
  • 42nd Regiment, the, at Elvina 121
  • 47th Regiment, the, 137
  • Fouché throws an army into Antwerp, 131
  • 4th Regiment.
  • (See King’s Own)
  • 14th Regiment, the, 115, 118
  • Foy’s division, 306
  • Franceschi, Gen., 32;
  • his light cavalry, 94;
  • at Corunna, 113, 115
  • Francis, the Emperor, 338
  • Franklin, Dr., 326
  • Fraser, Gen., advance of his division on Astorga, 43;
  • position of at Corunna, 113, 115, 117
  • Frederiksborg, 10
  • French 5th Corps, the, 214
  • Fuentes de Oñoro, march into, 26, 28
  • Fury Bomb, the ship, 14
  • Gallegos, 80
  • Gambier, Admiral, 8
  • General Medical Board, the, 326, 363
  • Gerard, Gen., 214, 216, 228, 229, 230, 236;
  • loss of his corps at Arroyo Molinos, 231
  • German Hussars, the, 177, 178, 197, 226
  • Gibraltar, 133,205;
  • Lieut. Blakeney sent to, with despatches, 141, 144, 146, 167
  • Gibson, Capt., 15
  • Girlston, Capt., 330
  • Giron, Gen., 217, 312
  • Godwin, Capt., 146
  • Gomm, Capt., 96
  • Gonzolo Bridge, the, destruction of the, 37, 41
  • Gore, Capt., 226
  • Gottenborg harbour, 15
  • Gough, Major, 193
  • Gozzo, the Island of, 216
  • Graham, Gen., 177, 178, 179;
  • in command of the British troops at Cadiz, 152;
  • directs operations from Tarifa, 153, 160;
  • advocates a sortie from Cadiz, 167;
  • gives up the command to his ally, 168;
  • sails from Cadiz, 169;
  • at Tarifa, 170–172;
  • his advice disregarded by Gen. La Peña, 180;
  • his preparations for the battle of Barossa, 183–188;
  • at the battle, 189–200;
  • his orders after the battle, 202
  • Graham, Surg., 325
  • Grajal del Campo, 33, 34, 35, 36
  • Grenadiers, the, 77, 97, 98
  • Grimelle, the Marquis de, 350
  • Guadiana, the, 214, 256, 261, 271
  • Guarda, 22, 24, 26
  • Guards, the Brigade of, 86, 121, 190, 191, 194, 195, 197, 307
  • Guia, the River, 56, 57, 61
  • Gustavus of Sweden, 16
  • Guthrie, Dr., 364
  • Halket’s Light Germans, 311
  • Hamilton, Gen., 216, 217, 323;
  • his division at Badajoz, 261
  • Harwich, 6, 14
  • Havelock, Lieut., 312
  • Herrerias, 64, 66, 68, 69
  • Hill, Capt. Clement, 221
  • Hill, Gen. Lord, 215, 216, 217, 221, 227, 229, 233, 255, 256, 257, 298, 299, 300, 367, 368;
  • his corps, 302
  • Hill, Lieut., 104
  • Hill, Sir Rowland, 315
  • Holland, expedition to, 129;
  • mortality of the British troops in, 132
  • Hope, Capt., 196
  • Hope, Gen. Sir John, 30, 37, 119, 214;
  • advance of his division on Astorga, 43;
  • position of his division at Corunna, 113, 115;
  • commands the expedition to Holland, 129, 130
  • Howard, Gen. (afterwards Lord Howard of Effingham), 361
  • Howard’s Brigade, Maj.-Gen., 224
  • Huarte, 297, 298
  • Huddleston, Lieut., 220, 259, 275, 276
  • Huelva, the River, 29
  • Hughes, Corporal, 233
  • Humlebek, 8
  • Hunt, Capt. A., R.A., 181
  • Ilfracombe, 3, 5
  • Isla de Leon, 181;
  • Gen. Graham proposes a sortie from, 153;
  • Gen. Beginnes’ anxiety about, 159;
  • the sortie postponed, 160;
  • entrance of the British General into, after Barossa, 200
  • Johnson, Assist.-Surg., 161, 162
  • Johnson, Col., 150, 151
  • Johnson, Robert, 2; killed, 266
  • Joseph Bonaparte, 296
  • Julian, Count, 207
  • Keats, Sir Richard, 128, 129, 130, 140, 153, 160
  • Kemp’s Brigade, Gen., 312
  • Kennedy, Surg., 363
  • Kent, H.R.H. the Duke of, 253, 351, 356
  • King Charles, the, 8
  • King’s Own Regiment, the, 18, 81, 115;
  • Sir John Moore’s approval of their action at Corunna, 120;
  • embark for Gibraltar, 133;
  • at Ceuta, 208
  • Kinsale, 1
  • Labaneza, 44
  • Laborde, Gen., 112;
  • his division join main French army off Corunna, 111;
  • at Corunna, 115
  • Lacy, Adj.-Gen., 183
  • Lallemande, the Generals, 335
  • Lamartiniere’s division, Gen., 305
  • Lanz, valley of, 297, 298
  • La Peña, Gen., 169, 177, 181, 198, 199;
  • sluggishness of, 152, 153;
  • obstinacy of, 168;
  • arrives off Tarifa, 175;
  • distrusted by the British, 179;
  • disregards Gen. Graham’s advice, 180, 183;
  • his retreat from Medina, 182
  • Lardizabal, Gen., 177, 182
  • Laval, Gen., 193, 194
  • Lavens, Surg., 326
  • Lavinia frigate, the, 129, 130, 131
  • Le Brun, Gen., 231, 248–252
  • Leggatt, Major (afterwards Col.), 286, 287, 309
  • Leith, Maj.-Gen., Sir James, 245, 246, 262, 269
  • Leon, 36
  • L’Estrange, Lieut., 319, 322
  • Lewes, 333
  • Light, Lieut., 161, 204, 205
  • Lindsay, Surg., 363
  • Lisbon, 208, 209, 233, 244–253, 281;
  • an amusing scene at, 282, 290
  • Lizasso, 300
  • Llerena, arrival of Soult at, 279
  • Lloyd, Col., 317
  • Loftus, Capt., 147
  • Long, Gen., 257
  • Lorge’s Dragoons, 115
  • Los Ayres, 114, 115
  • “Louis XIV.” Mountain, 306
  • Louis XVIII., 342, 343
  • Love, Lieut., 41, 42
  • Lugo, march to, 85;
  • the British army in position at, 86;
  • retreat from, 88
  • Lundy Island, 2
  • Lynedoch, Lord, 239, 240.
  • (See also General Graham.)
  • McDonald, Col., 196, 197, 200, 206
  • M’Kenzie, Lieut.-Col., 112
  • McPherson, Colour Ensign, 318
  • Maitland, Sir Thomas, 242
  • Mallow, 2
  • Malpartida, 215
  • Malta, 363;
  • “Confidential Reports” at, 241
  • Mancilla, 36
  • Marmont, Gen., in the north of Portugal, 279;
  • retires, ib.;
  • his jealousy of Soult, ib.
  • Matthews, Staff-Surg., 325, 326
  • Maya Pass, the, 296, 302, 306, 315
  • Mayorga, 33, 37
  • Meacham, Capt., 144, 166
  • “Meacham’s Blind Nuts,” 144, 145, 157
  • Medina Sidonia, 153, 155, 158, 179, 181;
  • captured by Gen. Beguines, 159;
  • captured by the French, 164;
  • La Peña’s retreat from, 182
  • Merida, 215, 225, 256, 258;
  • the affair of, 257
  • Merle, Gen., 62;
  • loss sustained by his division, 64
  • Mero, the, 101, 113, 118
  • Mitchell, Lieut., 137, 154, 165
  • Mole, Col., 147
  • Mon Cœur redoubt, the, 262
  • Mondego, the, 17
  • Monkstown, 2
  • Monte Orgullo, 305
  • Montgomery, Ensign, 318, 322
  • Moore, Lieut., 204
  • Moore, Sir John, 14, 115;
  • placed under arrest by the King of Sweden, 16;
  • reaches the British fleet, 16;
  • receives news of Sir A. Wellesley’s victory at Rolica, 17;
  • appointed commander of the forces, 20;
  • his address to his officers and men, 21;
  • relations with his officers, 25, 26;
  • true cause of his retreat, 36;
  • complains of the want of discipline, 52;
  • his views on Gen. Paget’s position at Calcabellos, 60, 61;
  • retires before Soult, 87;
  • issues an order censuring the want of discipline, 87;
  • directing operations in person, 101;
  • at Corunna, 111, 112, 116;
  • death of, 116;
  • effect of his death, 119;
  • character and bearing, 120;
  • circumstances of his death, 121–123;
  • outcry against in England, 125;
  • his knowledge of the Spanish character, 169
  • Moors, the, 207
  • Morillo, Gen., 231, 300
  • Morillo’s Spanish Infantry, 224
  • Mullingar, 365, 366
  • Mullins, Capt., 204
  • Murgeon, Gen. Cruz, 183, 184;
  • his part in the battle of Barossa, 199, 200
  • Napier, Major, 121
  • Napoleon, marching from Madrid, 36;
  • celerity of his movements, 38;
  • his dictum at Waterloo, 63;
  • reported to have entered Astorga, 64, 65;
  • his idea of zeal, 245;
  • news of his escape and return to Paris, 334
  • Neufchâtel, Prince of, an intercepted despatch from the, 31
  • Ney, Marshal, execution of, 341, 342
  • Nichols, Col., recaptures Palavia Abaxo, 115
  • 9th Dragoons, the, 226
  • 9th Regiment, the, 133, 170, 191, 203, 204, 311;
  • marched into Badajoz, 277
  • 91st Regiment, the, 31, 100
  • 92nd Regiment, the, 224, 225
  • 95th (Rifles) Regiment, the, 31, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 69, 82, 83, 84, 100, 102, 103, 115, 117
  • Nivelle, crossing the, 317;
  • battle of, 318–321;
  • French losses at, 322
  • Nogales, 61, 67;
  • arrival at, 70, 75
  • Northcote, Major, 196
  • Oats, Private, 97, 98
  • O’Brien, Serg., 172
  • O’Callaghan, Maj.-Gen. Sir William, 337
  • O’Donnel, Gen., 297, 298
  • O’Donoghue, Capt., 137
  • Officers, claims of, 332
  • Olivenza, the Duke of Dalmatia ordered to reduce, 152
  • Oricain, 297
  • Paget, Gen., 31, 35, 76, 77, 80, 91, 95, 100, 101;
  • censures the conduct of the troops, 53, 54, 55, 56;
  • his position at Calcabellos, 57, 60;
  • his encounter with a paymaster, 78, 79;
  • strict orders of, 88;
  • orders the reserve to evacuate El-Burgo, 106, 107;
  • his connection with the 28th Regiment, 109, 110;
  • at Corunna, 115, 116;
  • Sir John Moore’s testimonial to his character, 123;
  • his services unnoticed in England, 125
  • Paget, Lord, 32, 33, 37, 43, 48
  • Palavia Abaxo, skirmish at, 112;
  • taken by Gen. Laborde, 115;
  • retaken by Col. Nichols, ib., 118
  • Pampeluna, 295, 296, 303, 314;
  • sortie from, 297;
  • surrender of, 315
  • Panniers, battle of the, 91
  • Pardaleras, the, 262
  • Paris, the Grand Review in, 337–341
  • Parsonstown, 2
  • Patten, Capt., 286
  • Patterson, Col., 258
  • Peniche, the roadstead of, 18
  • Peninsula, the first day’s march in the, 19
  • Percy, Capt., 253
  • Phillipon at Badajoz, 260;
  • surrenders, 271
  • Picton, Gen., 259, 262, 263, 267, 268, 269, 297;
  • his retreat at Pampeluna, 302
  • Picurina redoubt, capture of the, 261
  • Plunder, articles of, 92
  • Plymouth, 124
  • Ponsonby, Col., 197, 199, 206
  • Portalegre, 214, 215, 238, 244
  • Portsmouth, 14, 124, 133, 344
  • Portugal, rainy season in, 24
  • Portuguese and Spanish, contrast between, 27
  • Portuguese sharpers, 209
  • Potter, Lieut., 229
  • Powder, a great explosion of, 111
  • Power, Brig.-Gen., 262
  • Power, Capt., 147
  • Prussia, the King of, 338
  • Puebla, arrival of the reserve at, 32
  • Puerto, 300, 312
  • Pyrenees, fighting in the, 296–307;
  • losses in, 301
  • Queluz, the plains of, 19;
  • break up of the British camp at, 22, 26
  • Queues, abolition of, 17
  • Reille, Gen., 305
  • Reserve, formation of a corps of, 31
  • Reynosa, 293
  • Rhine Mountain, the, 308
  • Richelieu, the Duc de, 342
  • Rifles, the, 196, 224, 225
  • Roach, “Gentleman,” 72
  • Roderick, the last of the Visigoth monarchs, 207
  • Rolica, victory of Sir A. Wellesley at, 17
  • Romana, the Marquis of, 35, 36, 44;
  • his troops, 313
  • Roncesvalles, 295, 296, 302, 309
  • Ronda, 153
  • Rook, Col., 233
  • Ross, Col. (afterwards Gen.), 51, 243
  • Rousseau, Gen., 188;
  • his grenadiers, 188, 191, 194, 195, 197
  • Royal City Regiment (of Spain) the, 177, 183
  • Rueda, surprise of the enemy’s outpost at, 32
  • Rufin, Gen., 188, 189, 202;
  • his division, 191, 193, 194, 195
  • Sahagun, 32;
  • headquarters at, 33
  • S. Antonio, 216, 217
  • S. Cristoval, Fort, 262, 271
  • S. Helens, 17
  • S. Jean de Luz, 328, 329
  • S. Juan, H.M.S., 139, 140, 141
  • S. Lucia, 118
  • S. Marcial, 305, 309
  • S. Maria Bastion, the, 261, 262, 269, 273, 278
  • S. Martin del Rio, 28
  • S. Roque Ravelin, the, 260, 261
  • S. Sebastian, 295, 296, 303, 308;
  • stormed, 305, 306, 307
  • S. Vincente, the bastion of, 268, 269
  • Salamanca, march to, 22;
  • entrance into, 29;
  • advance of the British army from, 31
  • Saldaña, 33
  • Salsette frigate, the, 129
  • Santa Maria, 153
  • Santarbas, arrival of the Reserve at, 32
  • Santi Petri, the River, 153, 182, 183, 184
  • Sarre, 312
  • Sauroren, fight at, 300
  • Savage, Private, 105
  • Schelde, forcing the passage of the, 131
  • Sebastiani, Gen., 181
  • 71st Regiment, the, 224, 225
  • 73rd Regiment, the, 42
  • Seville, the Duke of Dalmatia marches from, 152
  • Shaw, Lieut.-Col., 337
  • Sierra Montanchez, the, 218, 224, 225, 226, 227, 231
  • Simpson, Assist.-Surg., 324, 325
  • 6th Portuguese Regiment, the, 225
  • 67th Regiment, the, 193
  • Skerrett, Col., 133
  • Slavin, Sir Frederick, 259
  • Somerset, Lord Fitzroy, 229
  • Soult, Marshal, 36, 308;
  • approach of his advance guard, 38;
  • approach of his heavy columns, 80;
  • his arrival before Lugo, 87;
  • his advanced guard, 94, 107;
  • at Corunna, 112;
  • his position, 113;
  • dangerous situation of his army, 117;
  • his corps advancing, 233;
  • arrives at Llerena, 279;
  • retires into Andalusia, 280;
  • remodels his army, 296;
  • at Pampeluna, 297, 298;
  • retreats, 300;
  • disorganised state of his army, 305;
  • his tactics, 306;
  • prepares for a more general action, 307;
  • his positions on the Bidassoa carried, 309;
  • his defence when charged with treason, 342.
  • (See also Duke of Dalmatia)
  • Sound, the, 6
  • South Beveland, the Island of, 130, 131
  • Spain, march of Sir John Moore’s army for, 22
  • Spaniards and Portuguese, contrast between, 27
  • Spaniards, dislike of by the British soldiers, 35;
  • their want of good feeling towards the British, 40, 41;
  • their character, 168, 169
  • Spanish door, a, 71
  • Spanish generals, tactics of, 182
  • Spanish soldiers, courage of, 311, 312
  • Sparks, Lieut., 185
  • Spithead, 17
  • Stanhope, Major, 121
  • Stewart, Lieut.-Col., 224
  • Stockholm, Sir John Moore at, 16
  • Stovin, Sir Frederick, 10, 21, 136
  • Stralsund, 16
  • Stuart, Gen., 8
  • Stuart, Gen. Charles, 32, 43
  • Stuart, Lord William, 129, 130, 131
  • Sullivan, Lieut., 229
  • Sweetland, Mr. William, 140
  • Tacher, Miss, 345
  • Tagus, crossing the, 23, 213, 252
  • Talavera, 35, 168
  • Tarifa, 207, 208, 209;
  • march to, 133;
  • withdrawal of the French from, 136;
  • regiments ordered to, 137;
  • threatened by a second attack, 146;
  • a campaign from, 152–166;
  • British troops sail for, 169;
  • conviviality at, 170;
  • arrival of Gen. La Peña off, 175;
  • departure from, 177;
  • return to, 205
  • Tarifa, the plain of, 164
  • Tarifa Volunteers, the, 144, 157, 158, 160
  • Taylor, Lieut., 28th Regiment (afterwards Capt.), 104, 330
  • Taylor, Lieut., 9th Regiment, 146, 147
  • 10th Hussars, the, 32, 33, 37, 43
  • 13th Dragoons, the, 227
  • 30th Regiment, the, 133
  • 34th and 39th Regiments, the, 225, 226, 233
  • 36th Regiment, the, 256, 309, 316, 318;
  • ordered to reinforce Wellington’s army, 337;
  • arrives in Paris, 341;
  • removed to the Ionian Islands, and subsequently to England and Ireland, 363
  • Toro, 32
  • Torre la Peña, 164
  • Torremocha, 215
  • Torrens, Col. Sir Henry, 239, 255, 331, 336, 337
  • Trafalgar Bay, 138, 180
  • Trinidad, Fort, 261, 262, 271, 278
  • “Trois Cents Corps Nobles, La Chapelle des,” 343
  • Trotter, Lieut., fate of, 288
  • Turnbull, Serg., 172
  • 20th Portuguese Regiment, the, 193
  • 20th Regiment, the, 31, 51, 100
  • 28th Regiment, the, 82, 85, 100, 102;
  • ordered to Kinsale, 1;
  • removed to Parsonstown and the Curragh of Kildare, 2;
  • on garrison duty in Dublin, 2;
  • in Denmark, 6–13;
  • ordered to Sweden, 14;
  • go to the Peninsula, 17;
  • with Sir A. Wellesley’s troops, 18;
  • inspection of, 20;
  • losses of, 24;
  • form portion of a reserve corps, 31;
  • a band of ventriloquists in, 45;
  • reprimanded by Sir John Moore, 53;
  • at Calcabellos, 57, 61;
  • in charge of the bridge of Betanzos, 94, 95;
  • ordered to retire from El-Burgo, 106;
  • efficiency of during the retreat, 108, 109;
  • return to England, 124;
  • ordered to Holland, 127;
  • arrival in, 129;
  • return to the Peninsula, 133;
  • ordered to Tarifa, 137;
  • garrisoned at, 169;
  • at Barossa, 188–200;
  • their losses at Barossa, 203, 204;
  • sail for Lisbon, 208;
  • at Arroyo Molinos, 225–229;
  • celebration of anniversaries in, 366
  • United Service Journal, The, 330
  • Valencia, 37
  • Valencia de Alcantara, 235, 237
  • Valladolid, 31, 32
  • Vandeleur, Gen., 335
  • Vejer, 154, 161, 163;
  • capture of an English merchant vessel near, 137;
  • retaken, 138;
  • move of the British army towards, 179, 180
  • Ventriloquists, a band of, 45, 46
  • Vera, 306, 312
  • Victor, Marshal, 133, 136;
  • result of his inactivity, 181;
  • advances from Chiclana, 184, 186;
  • at Barossa, 195, 196, 198, 199
  • Victoria, the Princess, 357
  • Villaba, 296
  • Villa Formosa, 26
  • Villa Franca, arrival of the Commander-in-Chief at, 52;
  • destruction of stores at, 66;
  • arrival of Soult at, 280
  • Villamur, Count Penne, 215, 226
  • Villapando, arrival of the reserve at, 32
  • Villatte’s Division, 198, 305, 306
  • Villavelha, the pass of, 22;
  • bridge of boats at, 279
  • Villaviciosa, 213
  • Vimieiro, 17
  • Vincent, Lieut. 319, 322
  • Vittoria, 294, 295
  • Vivian, Capt., R.N., 139, 140
  • Voirol, Lieut.-Col., 231, 361, 362
  • Walcheren, the Island of, British troops land on, 130
  • Walker, Gen., 262;
  • his brigade, 269
  • Walloon Regiment, the, 177, 183
  • Weir, Dr., 326
  • Wellesley, Sir Arthur (afterwards Lord Wellington), 17, 20, 168, 244, 256, 279, 321, 340;
  • at Badajoz, 266, 267;
  • his arrangements to meet Soult, 279;
  • arrival at Pampeluna, 298;
  • nearly captured, 300;
  • effect of his appearance on the battlefield, 306;
  • his successful manœuvring, 308;
  • extract from his despatch on the battle of the Nivelle, 323
  • Wench, Col., 116
  • Wheatley, Col., 193, 194
  • Whittingham, Col., 177, 183 184, 185
  • Wilkinson, Lieut., 204
  • Wilmot, Capt., 22, 23, 24, 29
  • Wilson’s Brigade, Col., at Arroyo Molinos, 225, 229
  • Woodford, Lieut.-Col., 130
  • Yarmouth, 16
  • York, H.R.H. the Duke of, 239, 285, 357
  • Zante, the Island of, 42
  • Zayas, Gen., 181, 182, 198;
  • in command at Cadiz, 169
  • Zubiri, the valley of, 297, 298