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A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809

Chapter 63: INDEX
By Charles Oman
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This volume presents a detailed narrative of the opening phase of the Peninsular campaigns (1807–1809), tracing diplomatic maneuvering, popular uprisings, and the military operations that followed the French interventions. It synthesizes official dispatches, private diaries, memoirs, and intercepted reports to reconstruct movements, sieges, retreats, and political decisions, and supplements the account with maps, plans, and portraits to clarify dispositions and actions. The focus lies on operational detail, the interaction between political events and battlefield choices, and the variety of contemporary Spanish, French, and British perspectives that illuminate the early course of the conflict.

INDEX

  • Acevedo, general, commands division under Blake, 408;
    • wounded at Espinosa, 415;
    • murdered by the French, 426.
  • Acland, brigadier-general, arrives at Peniche, 241;
    • at Vimiero, 249-58;
    • gives evidence before the Court of Inquiry, 294.
  • Afrancesados, party of the, in Spain, 97.
  • Alagon, Palafox defeated at, 145.
  • Alcedo, general, governor of Corunna, surrenders to Soult, 596.
  • Alcolea, combat of, 129.
  • Alexander, Emperor of Russia, his meeting with Napoleon at Erfurt, 377.
  • Andalusia, province of, rises against the French, 69;
    • its geography, 74, 80.
  • Anstruther, brigadier-general, arrives in Portugal, 248;
    • at Vimiero, 250-61;
    • in command at Almeida, 494;
    • dies at Corunna, 595.
  • Antonio, Don, brother of Charles IV, appointed head of the Junta of Regency, 48;
    • goes to Bayonne, 62;
    • at Valençay, 56.
  • Army, the Spanish, its character and organization, 89-95:
    • see also Tables and Appendices v, viii, &c.
  • Army of Spain, the French, character of the first, 103-7;
    • of the second, 107-13:
    • see also Tables and Appendices vi, &c.
  • Artillery, the, of the Spanish army, 94, 95;
    • of the French army, 112;
    • tactics of the, 120-2.
  • Asturias, Prince of the: see Ferdinand.
  • Asturias, province of the, declares war on France, 65;
    • sends emissaries to England, 66;
    • sends troops to Blake’s army, 382, 384.
  • Baget, Juan, leader of Catalan miqueletes, 318, 322, 328.
  • Baird, Sir David, general, lands at Corunna, 484, 491, 498;
    • advances to Astorga, 500;
    • joins Moore at Mayorga, 532;
    • wounded at Corunna, 584, 589.
  • Barcelona, treacherously seized by Duhesme, 36;
  • Baylen, battle of, 187-92;
    • Convention of, 197-9;
    • text of the Convention, Appendix, 621-3.
  • Bayonne, French troops at, 6-12, 34;
    • treachery of Napoleon at, 51-6.
  • Beauharnais, Marquis of, French ambassador at Madrid, his negotiations with Ferdinand, Prince of the Asturias, 19, 20;
    • refuses to acknowledge Ferdinand as King, 43, 46.
  • Belesta, general, joins Blake with his division, 208.
  • Belvedere, Conde de, defeated at Gamonal, 421-3.
  • Bembibre, the British at, 566.
  • Benavente, combat of, 549-51.
  • Bentinck, Lord William, British military representative in Madrid, 365;
    • endeavours to get information from the Junta, 488;
    • his correspondence with Moore, 504;
    • at Corunna, 584.
  • Bernadotte, Jean Baptiste, marshal, Prince of Ponte Corvo, in command on the Baltic, 368;
    • tricked by La Romana, 373.
  • Bessières, Jean Baptiste, marshal, Duke of Istria, leads a corps d’armée into Spain, 40;
    • his first operations, 125, 126;
    • operations in Northern Spain, 140, 142, 166-72;
    • victory at Medina de Rio Seco, 169-72;
    • represses rising in Biscay, 356;
    • superseded by Soult, 418;
    • pursues Infantado, 470.
  • Bessières, general, leads French cavalry in Catalonia, 309, 318.
  • Betanzos, the stragglers’ battle at, during Moore’s retreat, 579.
  • Bilbao, taken and sacked by Merlin, 356;
    • taken by Blake, 383;
    • taken by Lefebvre, 400.
  • Biscay, rising in, 355, 356.
  • Blake, Joachim, captain-general of the province of Galicia, 163;
    • his differences with Cuesta, 165;
    • defeated at Medina de Rio Seco, 168-72;
    • his operations in Biscay, 382, 384, 400;
    • defeated at Zornoza, 407;
      • at Valmaceda, 411;
      • at Espinosa, 413-6;
    • escapes into the Asturian hills, 427;
    • superseded by La Romana, 427.
  • Bonaparte, Joseph: see Joseph Napoleon.
  • Bonaparte, Louis, King of Holland, refuses the crown of Spain, 46.
  • Bonnet, general, at Gamonal, 422;
    • occupies Santander, 429.
  • Bowes, general, B. F., commands brigade under Wellesley, 232;
  • Brennier, general, at Roliça, 239;
    • at Vimiero, 253-9.
  • Burgos, taken and sacked by Napoleon, 424.
  • Burrard, Sir Harry, second in command of British troops in Portugal, 226;
    • arrives at Maceira Bay, 250;
    • assumes command at Vimiero and refuses to advance, 260, 261;
    • joins in negotiations for the Convention of Cintra, 268;
    • summoned before the Court of Inquiry, 294.
  • Cabezon, combat of, 141.
  • Cacabellos, combat of, 567-9.
  • Caldagues, Count of, leader of Catalan levies, 327;
    • relieves Gerona, 328-30.
  • Canning, George, Foreign Secretary, gives assistance to the Asturians, 66;
    • permits the embarkation of Dupont’s troops after Baylen, 202;
    • his speech on the Spanish insurrection, 222;
    • sends Robertson to La Romana, 371;
    • his replies to the Notes of France and Russia, 378, 379.
  • Caraffa, general, arrested by Junot, 208, 209;
    • released by Convention of Cintra, 273.
  • Carlos, Don, brother of Ferdinand VII, sent to Bayonne to meet Napoleon, 47, 48;
    • confined at Valençay, 55.
  • Castaños, general, in command of Andalusian army, 127;
    • opposes Dupont at Andujar, 177;
    • receives capitulation of Dupont, 197;
    • marches on Madrid, 346;
    • commands the ‘Army of the Centre,’ 385-431;
    • defeated at Tudela, 441-4;
    • his retreat, 447-9;
    • superseded, 449.
  • Castelar, Marquis of, defends Madrid against Napoleon, 463-9.
  • Castlereagh, Robert, Stewart, viscount, his policy, 221, 223, 224;
    • his confidence in Wellesley, 225;
    • commends Wellesley to Dalrymple, 263;
    • receives Wellesley’s report on the Spanish War, 289, 290;
    • his correspondence with Moore, 487, 493, 506, 518, 522, 529, 548, 554, 597, 599.
  • Castro Gonzalo, combat of, 548.
  • Catalonia, province of, revolts against the French, 70;
  • Cavalry, tactics of, in the Peninsular War, 117-20;
    • the Spanish, its weakness, 92, 93, 120;
    • the French, 105.
  • Cervellon, Conde de, captain-general of Valencia, his incapacity, 134-9.
  • Cevallos, Don Pedro, minister of Foreign Affairs, accompanies Ferdinand VII to Bayonne, 48;
    • his interview with Napoleon, 51, 52;
    • takes office under Joseph, 174;
    • reappointed minister by the Supreme Junta, 359.
  • Chabert, general, at Baylen, 187, 189;
    • negotiates terms of surrender, 196, 197.
  • Chabran, general, his expedition to Tarragona, 309;
    • recalled by Duhesme, 312;
    • checked at Granollers, 319.
  • Charles IV, King of Spain, his character, 13;
    • arrests Ferdinand, Prince of the Asturias, for high treason, 21;
    • pardons him, 23;
    • compelled to disgrace Godoy, 41;
    • abdicates in favour of Ferdinand, 42;
    • withdraws his abdication, 45;
    • summoned to Bayonne by Napoleon, 53;
    • abdicates in favour of Napoleon, 55.
  • Charlot, general, at Vimiero, 254, 255.
  • Charmilly, colonel, emissary sent by Frere to Moore, 520-3.
  • Cintra, Convention of, 268-72;
  • Claros, Don Juan, leader of Catalan miqueletes, 321, 328.
  • Cochrane, Lord, harasses Duhesme’s troops, 324, 331;
    • blockades Barcelona, 327.
  • Colbert, general, at Tudela, 441-4;
    • slain at Cacabellos, 569.
  • Colli, Baron, his attempt to release Ferdinand from Valençay, 18.
  • Collingwood, Lord, commanding Mediterranean Fleet, refuses to allow embarkation of Dupont’s troops, 201.
  • Constantino, combat of, 572-3.
  • Cordova, sack of, by Dupont’s troops, 130.
  • Cortes, proposal to summon the, 362.
  • Corunna, Baird lands at, 484, 491, 498;
    • arrival of Moore at, 581;
    • battle of, 583-95.
  • Cotton, admiral, resents the terms of the Convention of Cintra, 271, 272;
    • concludes an arrangement with Siniavin, 284, 285.
  • Coupigny, general, commands a division in Castaños’ army, 177, 180;
    • at Baylen, 187, 191;
    • delegate to the Army of the Centre, 395.
  • Crawfurd, Catlin, colonel, commands a brigade under Wellesley, 232;
  • Crawfurd, Robert, colonel commanding Light Brigade, blows up the bridge at Castro Gonzalo, 548;
    • retreats to Vigo, 564;
    • his excellent discipline, 565.
  • Cruz-Murgeon, colonel, at Baylen, 191;
    • his defence of Lerin, 394.
  • Cuesta, Gregorio de la, captain-general of Old Castile, his reluctance to take arms against the French, 68;
    • his character and capacity, 141;
    • defeated at Cabezon, 141;
      • at Medina de Rio Seco, 165-72;
    • his extravagant claims, 347, 348, 357;
    • removed from his command, 359.
  • Dalrymple, Sir Hew, governor of Gibraltar, receives command of British troops in Portugal, 226;
    • arrives at Vimiero, 263;
    • his lack of confidence in Wellesley, 263-5;
    • negotiates the Convention of Cintra, 268-72;
    • his want of consideration for Portuguese authorities, 279, 283, 285;
    • his dilatoriness, 287;
    • summoned before the Court of Inquiry, 294;
    • censured by the Commander-in-chief, 299.
  • Debelle, general, surprised by Paget at Sahagun, 535, 536.
  • Delaborde, general, marches against Wellesley, 236;
  • Despeña Perros, pass of, 79, 80.
  • Digeon, general, at Tudela, 441, 443.
  • Duhesme, general, leads an army into Catalonia, 36;
    • at Barcelona, 302;
    • failure of expeditions against Catalan insurgents, 310, 312;
    • marches on Gerona, 314;
    • his repulse and retreat, 316-8;
    • besieges Gerona again unsuccessfully, 325-30;
    • retreats on Barcelona, 331.
  • Dupont, general, leads Second Corps of Observation of the Gironde into Spain, 34;
    • composition of his army, 104, 107, 126;
    • his first operations, 127;
    • combat of Alcolea, 129;
    • sacks Cordova, 130;
    • retreats to Andujar, 132;
    • defeated at Baylen, 190-2;
    • capitulates, 197;
    • imprisoned by Napoleon, 335.
  • Echávarri, Don Pedro de, defeated by Dupont at Alcolea, 128, 129.
  • Escoiquiz, Juan, canon of Toledo, his influence on Ferdinand VII, 16, 17;
    • prompts the negotiations with Napoleon, 19, 20;
    • accompanies Ferdinand to Bayonne, 48;
    • his interview with Napoleon, 52.
  • Escurial, the affair of the, 23.
  • Espinosa de los Monteros, battle of, 413-6.
  • Etruria, King of, evicted by Napoleon, 35;
    • promised Northern Portugal, 9.
  • Evora, defeat of the Portuguese at, 218.
  • Fane, general, H., commands brigade under Wellesley, 232;
  • Ferdinand, Prince of the Asturias, accused of treason, 12, 21;
    • his character, 16-19;
    • his intrigue with Napoleon, 20;
    • his arrest and acquittal, 21, 23;
    • pacifies the mob at Aranjuez, 41;
    • becomes King on his father’s abdication, 42;
    • enters Madrid, 43;
    • his title not recognized by the French, 43, 46;
    • tries to propitiate Napoleon, 47;
    • meets Napoleon at Bayonne, 47-51;
    • is forced to abdicate, 54;
    • confined at Valençay, 55.
  • Ferguson, general, R., commands brigade under Wellesley, 232;
    • at Roliça, 237, 239;
    • at Vimiero, 249-60;
    • gives evidence before the Court of Inquiry, 294, 295.
  • Filanghieri, captain-general of Galicia, murdered by soldiery, 66, 67.
  • Florida Blanca, Count, political influence of, 345;
    • president of the Junta General, 359.
  • Fontainebleau, treaty of, 8-11.
  • Foy, general, his opinion of English infantry, 115;
    • of English cavalry, 119;
    • at Vimiero, 255;
    • at Corunna, 591.
  • Franceschi, general, scatters La Romana’s troops at combat of Mansilla, 552;
    • in the pass of Foncebadon, 563;
    • pursues Moore’s army at Betanzos, 579;
      • at Corunna, 589.
  • Francisco, Don, younger brother of Ferdinand VII, arrested by Murat, 60.
  • Freire, Bernardino, general, appointed head of Portuguese armies, 212;
    • quarrels with Wellesley, 233;
    • resents the terms of the Convention of Cintra, 270, 277, 278.
  • Frere, John Hookham, British minister in Spain, brings subsidies to Corunna, 365, 499;
    • urges Moore to advance, 506, 519, 520;
    • his controversy with Moore, 523, 524.
  • Frère, general, meets Moncey with reinforcements, 138.
  • Galicia, province of, revolts against the French, 66;
    • its importance, 69;
    • geography of, 80, 81;
    • military operations in, 163-75.
  • Galluzzo, captain-general of Estremadura, attacks French garrison at Elvas, 276;
    • refuses to draw off his troops, 279;
    • recalled to Aranjuez, 420;
    • commands the army of San Juan, 481.
  • Gamonal, combat of, 422, 423.
  • George III, King, his reply to the Corporation of London about the Convention of Cintra, 293.
  • Gerona, fortress of, held by the Spanish, 70;
    • besieged by Duhesme, 316, 317;
    • second siege of, 325-31.
  • Gironde, First Corps of Observation of the, 6, 7 (see Junot);
    • Second Corps of Observation of the, 12 (see Dupont).
  • Gobert, general, reinforces Dupont, 179;
    • defeated and mortally wounded at Mengibar, 181, 182.
  • Godoy, Manuel, Prince of the Peace, prime minister of Charles IV of Spain, his proclamation of Oct. 5, 1806, 4;
    • his part in the Treaty of Fontainebleau, 9, 10;
    • his character and policy, 12-5;
    • his enmity to Prince Ferdinand, 20, 21;
    • tries to propitiate Napoleon, 36;
    • proposes the flight of the Spanish Court, 40, 41;
    • disgraced and banished, 41;
    • summoned to Bayonne by Napoleon, 53;
    • his responsibility for the state of the Spanish army, 96-8.
  • Goulas, general, repulsed at Hostalrich, 325.
  • Graham, colonel, T., brings news of the fall of Madrid to Moore, 529.
  • Grimarest, general, at Tudela, 442, 443.
  • Guadarrama, the, Napoleon’s passage of, 543.
  • Heredia, Don Joseph, commands the Army of Estremadura, 452, 455, 471, 516.
  • Hill, general, R., commands brigade under Wellesley, 232;
  • Hope, Sir John, general, his advance on Elvas, 280, 487;
    • his circuitous march to join Moore, 510, 511;
    • at Corunna, 584;
    • takes command of the army on Moore’s death, 591.
  • Ibarnavarro, Justo, brings the news of the treachery at Bayonne to Madrid, 59.
  • Infantado, Duke of, confidant of Ferdinand VII in the affair of the Escurial, 19, 22, 23;
    • in Biscay, 356;
    • defends Madrid against Napoleon, 463.
  • Inquisition, the, Godoy’s attitude towards, 15;
    • abolished by Napoleon, 474-6.
  • Izquierdo, Eugenio, agent of Godoy, draws up the Treaty of Fontainebleau, 8;
    • sends disquieting reports from Paris, 36.
  • John, Prince-Regent of Portugal, compelled to submit to the Continental System, 7;
    • attacked by Napoleon, 29;
    • his flight from Lisbon, 30.
  • Jones, Felix, general, commands a division in Castaños’ army, 177.
  • Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, accepts the crown of Spain, 46;
    • enters Madrid, 173;
    • his character, 174;
    • his flight from Madrid, 175;
    • at Miranda, 340;
    • his return to Madrid, 479.
  • Jourdan, Jean Baptiste, marshal, commands the troops of King Joseph, 383, 384.
  • Jovellanos, Gaspar de, refuses the Ministry of the Interior under Joseph, 174;
    • a member of the Junta General, 354;
    • his Liberal views, 361, 362.
  • Junot, general, Duke of Abrantes, leads French army into Spain, 8;
    • his invasion of Portugal, 26;
    • his march on Lisbon, 27-30;
    • his rule in Portugal, 206;
    • his difficulties in Lisbon, 213, 214;
    • defeated at Vimiero, 247-61;
    • negotiates the Convention of Cintra, 266-72;
    • evacuates Portugal, 280;
    • retires to Spain, 450, 481.
  • Junta, or Council of Regency, appointed by Ferdinand VII, 48;
    • its dealings with Murat, 58, 59;
    • sends petition to Napoleon asking for Joseph Bonaparte as King, 63.
  • Junta General, creation of the, 352;
    • its composition, 354;
    • in session, 354-66;
    • flies to Seville.
  • Juntas, the provincial: see Galicia, Andalusia, Catalonia, &c.
  • Keates, Sir Richard, admiral commanding the fleet in the Baltic, 370;
    • effects the escape of La Romana and his troops, 374.
  • Kellermann, François Christophe, general, retires on Lisbon, 216;
    • his success at Alcacer do Sal, 242;
    • at Vimiero, 246-56;
    • negotiates the Convention of Cintra, 266-72.
  • Kindelan, general, treachery of, 372, 374.
  • Lahoussaye, general, commands dragoons at Cacabellos, 569;
  • Lake, colonel, killed at Roliça, 238.
  • Lannes, Jean, marshal, Duke of Montebello, wins battle of Tudela, 436-44.
  • Lapisse, general, at Espinosa, 414, 415;
    • sent against Salamanca, 561.
  • Lasalle, general, at Cabezon, 141;
    • at Medina de Rio Seco, 167-71;
    • at Gamonal, 422.
  • Lazan, Marquis of, defeated at Tudela, 144, 145;
    • at Mallen, 145;
    • sent to Catalonia to oppose Duhesme, 387.
  • Lecchi, general, seizes fortress of Barcelona, 37;
    • besieged in Barcelona by Palacio, 327, 328;
    • with Duhesme at Barcelona, 318.
  • Lefebvre, Francis Joseph, marshal, Duke of Dantzig, defeats Blake at Zornoza, 407;
    • at Valmaceda, 411.
  • Lefebvre, general, reinforces Bessières, 337;
    • wounded at Corunna, 594.
  • Lefebvre-Desnouettes, general, sent against Saragossa, 125, 142;
    • victorious at Mallen, 144, 145;
    • his siege of Saragossa, 145-52;
    • superseded by Verdier, 152;
    • at battle of Tudela, 444;
    • taken prisoner at Benavente, 550.
  • Leite, general, defeated by Loison at Evora, 218;
    • his difficulties with Galluzzo, 279.
  • Leith, general, J., takes part in Blake’s retreat, 426-9;
    • commands a brigade under Moore, 501, 528, 533.
  • Leith Hay, major, his views on Spanish patriotism, 505, 577.
  • Leopold, Prince, of Sicily, intrigues for the Regency of Spain, 350.
  • Liger-Belair, general, defeated at Mengibar, 181.
  • Lisbon, seized by Junot, 30, 31;
    • its importance, 209;
    • condition of, under Junot, 213, 214;
    • surrendered to the British by the Convention of Cintra, 273.
  • Llamas, Valencian general, at the council of war in Madrid, 357;
    • at Aranjuez, 385.
  • Loison, general,in Northern Portugal, 213;
    • retires on Abrantes, 216;
    • his victory at Evora, 218;
    • recalled to Lisbon, 218;
    • at Vimiero, 246-52.
  • Lopez, colonel, Spanish attaché with Moore, 488, 494.
  • Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, his intrigues about the Spanish Regency, 350.
  • Lugo, combat of, 574, 575.
  • Madrid, description of, 75;
    • its lack of importance politically, 75;
    • its advantages as a centre of roads, 86;
    • Joseph Bonaparte enters, 173;
    • abandoned by Joseph, 175;
    • its resistance to Napoleon, 462-9;
    • Napoleon at, 473-85.
  • Maison, general, at Espinosa, 415.
  • Malaspina, general, defeated by Sebastiani, 416.
  • Mansilla, combat of, 552.
  • Maransin, general, evacuates Algarve, 212;
    • storms Beja, 215.
  • Margaron, general, at Vimiero, 246-52.
  • Maria Luisa, queen of Charles IV of Spain, her character, 14;
    • intrigues with Murat against Ferdinand VII, 44, 45;
    • at Bayonne, 53.
  • Mataro, stormed and sacked by Duhesme, 315.
  • Mathieu, Maurice, general, at Tudela, 441-3.
  • Medina de Rio Seco, battle of, 168-72.
  • Mengibar, combat of, 181.
  • Merle, general, sent against Santander, 125, 142;
    • at Cabezon, 141;
    • at Medina de Rio Seco, 169-71;
    • at Gamonal, 422;
    • at Cacabellos, 569;
    • at Constantino, 573;
    • at Corunna, 586-90.
  • Milans, Francisco, leader of Catalan somatenes, repulses Chabran, 319;
  • Milhaud, general, at Gamonal, 422.
  • Miqueletes, the, of Catalonia, 302, 306.
  • Moira, Francis Rawdon, Lord, on the Inquiry into the Convention of Cintra, 294-8.
  • Moncey, Bon Adrien Jeannot de, marshal, Duke of Conegliano, leads Corps of Observation of the Ocean Coast into Spain, 34;
    • composition of his army, 126;
    • his expedition against Valencia, 133;
    • his repulse at Valencia, 136;
    • retreats on Madrid, 138;
    • at Tudela, 441.
  • Monteiro Mor, the (Conde de Castro Marim), resents the terms of the Convention of Cintra, 279, 283.
  • Montijo, Conde de, his operations on the Ebro, 381;
    • field-deputy of the Junta, 395.
  • Moore, Sir John, general, returns from the Baltic, 224, 226;
    • lands in Portugal, 270, 486;
    • advances into Old Castile, 451, 485;
    • his difficulties of transport, 486-91;
    • at Salamanca, 486-512;
    • resolves to retreat, 509, 510;
    • his change of plans, 522, 523;
    • his quarrel with Frere, 523, 524;
    • advances to Sahagun, 537;
    • his retreat before Napoleon, 538-59;
    • is joined by La Romana at Astorga, 552;
    • retreats before Soult, 556-88;
    • wins battle of Corunna, 588, 589;
    • his death and burial, 595;
    • his character and achievements, 597-602.
  • Morla, Don Tomas de, general, repudiates the Capitulation of Baylen, 201;
    • defends Madrid against Napoleon, 463;
    • negotiates the surrender of the city, 469;
    • takes office under Joseph, 472;
    • his letter to Moore, 517, 518.
  • Mortier, Edouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph, Duke of Treviso, arrives in Spain, 481.
  • Mouton, general, at Medina de Rio Seco, 169-71;
    • at Gamonal, 422.
  • Munster, George Earl of, his opinion of the Spanish army, 98.
  • Murat, Joachim, Grand-Duke of Berg, commands French forces in Spain, 38;
    • his character and capacity, 39;
    • enters Madrid, 43;
    • refuses to acknowledge Ferdinand VII as king, 43;
    • intrigues with Charles IV and Maria Luisa against Ferdinand, 44;
    • induces the old king to withdraw his abdication, 45;
    • his dealings with the Junta at Madrid, 58, 59;
    • quells insurrection in Madrid, 60, 61;
    • leaves Spain, 123;
    • his intrigues with Fouché and Talleyrand, 560.
  • Napier, Sir William, general, historian of the Peninsular War, his strictures on the Spaniards, 89, 499;
    • errors in his estimates of numbers, 251, 421, 639;
    • his testimony to the Catalans, 302;
    • misinformed with regard to La Romana’s army, 416;
    • his defence of Moore’s strategy, 497, 597, 600;
    • his eulogy on Moore, 602.
  • Napier, Major Charles, wounded and taken prisoner at Corunna, 588.
  • Napoleon, his projects against Spain, 2-11;
    • intrigues with Ferdinand, Prince of the Asturias, 20-3;
    • his treachery at Bayonne, 51;
    • offers Joseph Bonaparte the kingdom of Spain, 46;
    • his original plan of campaign in Spain, 123-6;
    • his wrath at the Capitulation of Baylen, 334, 335;
    • his new scheme of operations in Spain, 337-40;
    • his treaty with the Czar Alexander, 377;
    • his letter to King George III, 378;
    • arrives in Spain, 397, 417;
    • defeats Belvedere at Gamonal, 422;
    • advances on Madrid, 449;
    • crosses the Somosierra, 453-61;
    • enters Madrid, 466-9;
    • his scheme of reforms for Spain, 475, 476;
    • his pursuit of Moore, 538-47;
    • halts at Benavente, 559;
    • returns to France, 561.
  • Ney, Michel, marshal, Duke of Elchingen, arrives in Spain, 341;
    • fails to catch the retreating army of Castaños, 446, 448;
    • joins in the pursuit of Moore, 545, 547, 561, 562.
  • Nightingale, general, M., commands brigade under Wellesley, 232;
  • O’Farrill, general, Spanish Minister of War, takes office under Joseph, 174.
  • O’Neille, general, his blunders at Tudela, 435-44.
  • Oporto, Bishop of, Dom Antonio de Castro, head of the Portuguese Junta, 211;
    • his interview with Wellesley, 228;
    • resents the Convention of Cintra, 277, 278;
    • his letter of complaint, 291.
  • O’Sullivan, Manuel, captain, repulses Goulas from Hostalrich, 325.
  • Paget, Edward, general, commands Reserve Division of Moore’s army, 533, 564;
    • his success at Cacabellos, 568;
    • at Constantino, 573;
    • at Corunna, 589.
  • Paget, Henry Lord, surprises the French at Sahagun, 536;
  • Palacio, Marquis del, leads troops from Balearic Isles to Catalonia, 323;
    • Captain-General of Catalonia, 327;
    • invests Barcelona, 327.
  • Palafox, Francisco, Deputy of the Supreme Junta, 355;
    • usurps command of the army of Castaños, 433.
  • Palafox, Joseph, leads the revolt against the French in Saragossa, 67;
    • Captain-General of Aragon, 69;
    • his character, 143;
    • his defence of Saragossa, 143, 153-62;
    • defeated at Alagon, 145;
    • at Epila, 151;
    • his fantastic plans, 391, 434-5.
  • Pampeluna, citadel of, seized by D’Armagnac, 36.
  • Peña, Manuel La, general, commands division in Castaños’ army, 177;
    • arrives at Baylen, 192;
    • threatens Dupont, 195;
    • his cowardice at Tudela, 442-5;
    • escapes from Ney, 470.
  • Pignatelli, general, commands Army of Castile, 385;
    • retreats before Ney, 393;
    • removed from his command, 385.
  • Polish Light Horse, charge of the, at the Somosierra, 459.
  • Portland Cabinet, the, resolves to aid risings in Spain and Portugal, 221, 222.
  • Portugal, kingdom of, compelled to submit to the Continental System, 7;
    • conquest of, by French troops, 26-32;
    • its army dissolved, 31;
    • insurrection of, 205-18;
    • evacuated by the French, 279, 280.
  • Pradt, Mgr. de, Archbishop of Malines, his memoirs, 5, 16, 17, 459, 473.
  • Reding, Teodoro, general, commands division under Castaños, 177;
    • at Mengibar, 181, 182;
    • marches on Baylen, 185;
    • at battle of Baylen, 187-91;
    • marches for Catalonia, 387-8.
  • Reille, general, succours Duhesme, 319;
    • repulsed from Rosas, 321.
  • Roads, the, of Spain, 78-85.
  • Robertson, Rev. James, emissary from Canning to La Romana, 371;
    • success of his mission, 372.
  • Roca, general, commands Valencian division at Tudela, 441.
  • Roliça, combat of, 236-40.
  • Romana, La, Marquis of, sent to the Baltic with Spanish troops, 90, 367;
    • escapes with his army on British vessels, 371-4;
    • supersedes Blake in command of the army of Galicia, 427;
    • proposes a junction with Moore, 515,
    • 528, 533, 534;
    • joins Moore at Astorga, 553;
    • retreats through the pass of Foncebadon, 563.
  • Rosas, resists Reille’s attack, 321.
  • Sabathier, general, at Medina de Rio Seco, 169-71.
  • Sahagun, combat of, 536.
  • St. Cyr, Laurent Gouvion, general, supersedes Duhesme in Catalonia, 332.
  • Saint March, general, at Tudela, 441.
  • San Juan, general, defeated at the Somosierra, 455-60;
    • murdered by his own troops, 471.
  • San Roman, Count of, commands division from the Baltic at Espinosa, 413-6.
  • Santa Cruz, Marquis of, leads the revolt in the Asturias, 65.
  • Saragossa, first siege of, 145-62;
    • story of the ‘Maid of,’ 154.
  • Savary, Anne Jean Marie Réné, general, Duke of Rovigo, at Madrid, 48;
    • induces Ferdinand to meet Napoleon, 48;
    • takes command at Madrid on Murat’s departure, 123, 166, 175;
    • at the passage of the Somosierra, 456.
  • Schwartz, general, sent against Lerida, 309;
    • retreats to Barcelona, 311.
  • Sebastiani, general, at Zornoza, 407;
    • defeats Malaspina, 416.
  • Ségur, Philippe de, his description of the passage of the Somosierra, 459.
  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, his speech on the Spanish insurrection, 222.
  • Siniavin, admiral commanding Russian fleet in the Tagus, refuses to aid Junot, 209;
    • concludes terms with Admiral Cotton, 272, 284, 285.
  • Smith, Sir Sydney, admiral, blockades Lisbon, 29.
  • Solano, captain-general, murdered in Cadiz, 67.
  • Solignac, general, at Vimiero, 253-9.
  • Somatenes, irregular levies of Catalonia, 70, 306, 311.
  • Somosierra, combat of the, 456-60.
  • Soult, Nicolas Jean de Dieu, marshal, Duke of Dalmatia, arrives in Spain, 418;
    • victorious at Gamonal, 422, 423;
    • occupies Santander, 429;
    • successful at Mansilla, 552;
    • his pursuit of Moore, 557-83;
    • refuses battle at Lugo, 574;
    • fights at Corunna, 583-91;
    • places inscriptions over Moore’s grave, 595.
  • Spencer, general B., brings division from Sicily and Gibraltar to join Wellesley, 230;
    • his evidence at the Inquiry into the Convention of Cintra, 294, 295.
  • Strangford, Lord, British ambassador at Lisbon, 29, 30.
  • Stuart, Charles, British minister at Madrid, his remarks on the inactivity of the Supreme Junta, 365, 504;
    • urges Moore to advance, 519;
    • comes as emissary from Frere to Moore, 535.
  • Surtees, sergeant, his remarks on Spanish officers, 99.
  • Symes, colonel, M., his report on La Romana’s force, 534.
  • Tactics, the, of the French, 114-9;
    • of the British, 114-22.
  • Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord, Prince of Benevento, opposes the invasion of Spain, 11;
    • receives Ferdinand VII, Don Carlos, and Don Antonio at Valençay, 55, 56.
  • Taylor, lieut.-colonel, commands the 20th Regt. at Vimiero, 256.
  • Thiébault, Paul, general, chief of the staff to Junot, at the council of war at Torres Vedras, 266;
    • his interview with Napoleon, 269;
    • his evidence about the French peculations at Lisbon, 281.
  • Thomières, general, at Vimiero, 254, 255.
  • Toreño, historian of the Peninsular War, goes to London as an emissary from the Asturias, 66.
  • Trant, colonel, commands division of Portuguese under Wellesley, 234;
    • at Roliça, 237;
    • at Vimiero, 249.
  • Tudela, combat of, 144, 145;
  • Valdez, don Antonio, imprisoned by Cuesta, 359.
  • Valencia, massacre of the French colony in, 68;
    • Moncey’s expedition against, 133-6.
  • Valmaceda, combat of, 411.
  • Vaughan, Charles, secretary to the British minister in Madrid, his papers, 24, 143, 154;
    • his opinion of the Central Junta, 365;
    • brings the news of Tudela to Moore, 508.
  • Vedel, general, reinforces Dupont, 176;
    • marches on La Carolina, 183;
    • arrives late at Baylen, 193;
    • retreats on La Carolina, 198;
    • returns to Baylen, 199.
  • Verdier, general, at the siege of Saragossa, 152;
    • retreats to Tudela, 161.
  • Victor, Claude Perrin, marshal, Duke of Belluno, his operations against Blake, 409, 413;
    • at Espinosa, 414-6.
  • Villatte, general, at Zornoza, 407;
    • his escape from Acevedo, 410;
    • at Espinosa, 414.
  • Villoutreys, captain, asks suspension of hostilities from Reding, 192;
    • imprisoned by Napoleon, 335.
  • Vimiero, battle of, 247-61.
  • Vives, general, neglects to help Catalonia, 323.
  • Wellesley, general, Sir Arthur, disembarks at Figueira, 218;
    • his interview with the Bishop of Oporto and the Supreme Junta, 228;
    • at Roliça, 236-40;
    • at Vimiero, 247-61;
    • his differences with Burrard and Dalrymple, 260-5;
    • his views on the future of the war, 288;
    • returns to England, 290;
    • summoned before the Court of Inquiry on the Convention of Cintra, 294;
    • his evidence against Burrard and Dalrymple, 295;
    • returns to Lisbon, 300;
    • his tactics, 114-22.
  • Wilson, Sir Robert, organizes the Lusitanian Legion, 280.
  • Zagalo, Bernard, the student, leader of revolt in Coimbra, captures Figueira, 217.
  • Zamora, resists Lapisse’s attack, 562.
  • Zornoza, battle of, 407.