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| 1808 CHAPTER I |
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| Portsmouth, May 22 | 3 |
| H.M.S. Resistance, St Helens, May 24 | 4 |
| Cove, June 8 | 5 |
| Cove, June 17 | 8 |
| Cove, June 22 | 11 |
| Cove, June 27 | 41 |
| 1808 CHAPTER II |
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| Porto Roads, July 25 | 19 |
| Off Ovar, Monday evening, July 25 | 20 |
| Camp Lavos, near Figueira, Aug. 8 | 21 |
| Lourinhao, 12 miles south of Peniche, Aug. 19 | 24 |
| Vimiero, Aug. 22 | 25 |
| Buenos Ayres, Lisbon, Sept. 27 | 28 |
| Lisbon, Sept. 29 | 36 |
| 1808-9 CHAPTER III |
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| Avanilla, near Sahagun, 5½ leagues from Saldaña, half-past 5 P.M., Dec. 23, 1808 | 46 |
| Sobrado, between Lugo and St Jago, Jan. 4, 1809 | 48 |
| Barfleur, at sea, Jan. 18 | 50 |
| Plymouth, Jan. 23 | 51 |
| Lisbon, March 3 | 53 |
| Lisbon, April 1 | 56 |
| Undated (?) April 7 | 59 |
| Headquarters, Thomar, April 27 | 60 |
| Lisbon, July 13—arrived Aug. 24, per Colonel Brown | 66 |
| Lacebo, Aug. 10—Los Hoyos, Aug. 13 | 68 |
| Salvaterra, Aug. 18—Castello Branco, Aug. 20 | 71 |
| Headquarters, Lisbon, Sept. 6 | 77 |
| Headquarters, Lisbon, Sept. 11 | 81 |
| Lisbon, Sept. 25 | 85 |
| Lisbon, Oct. 10 | 86 |
| Lisbon, Oct. 26 | 90 |
| Lisbon, Oct. 26 | 93 |
| Lisbon, Dec. 1 | 95 |
| Thomar, Dec. 31 | 97 |
| 1810 CHAPTER IV |
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| Lisbon, Feb. 6 | 104 |
| Lisbon, Feb. 17 | 108 |
| Lisbon, March 10 | 112 |
| Coimbra, March 21 | 115 |
| Coimbra, March 30 | 117 |
| Headquarters, Mango Aide, May 3 | 119 |
| Fornos d’Algodres, May 9 (extract from letter to Sister) | 123 |
| Headquarters, Fornos d’Algodres, May 15 | 125 |
| Headquarters, Fornos d’Algodres, May 23 | 130 |
| Extract (London, June 20), Fornos, June 6 | 132 |
| Extract (Hendon, July 8), Fornos, June 13 | 133 |
| Headquarters, Fornos d’Algodres, June 20 | 134 |
| Headquarters, P.A., Francoso, near Pinhel, June 27 | 137 |
| Francoso, July 9 | 139 |
| Francoso, July 10 | 151 |
| Francoso, July 25 | 154 |
| Lagiosa, Aug. 8 | 156 |
| Lagiosa, Aug. 22 | 158 |
| Lagiosa, Aug. 29 | 162 |
| Lagiosa, Aug. 29, 6 P.M. | 166 |
| Hendon Place, Oct. 2 | 167 |
| Hendon Place, Oct. 16 (extract, news of Bussaco, Sept. 27) | 168 |
| Hendon Place, Oct. 25 (referring to letter Oct. 6) | 169 |
| Headquarters, P.A., Casal Eschin, a mile to the eastward of Enxara dos Cavaleiros, 5 leagues from Lisbon, Oct. 20 | 171 |
| Extract, Falmouth, Nov. 14 | 175 |
| Extract, Honiton, Nov. 18 | 177 |
| 1811 CHAPTER V |
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| Portsmouth, May 5 | 180 |
| Portsmouth, May 7 | 181 |
| Portsmouth, May 9 | 183 |
| Headquarters, St Olaia, June 20 | 184 |
| Headquarters, St Olaia, June 27 | 188 |
| Headquarters, St Olaia, July 1 | 191 |
| Lisbon, July 5 | 192 |
| Lisbon, Aug. 2 | 192 |
| Cintra, Aug. 17 | 195 |
| Cintra, Aug. 23 | 198 |
| Cintra, Sept. 7 | 202 |
| Lisbon, Oct. 17 | 205 |
| Lisbon, Nov. 23 | 209 |
| Lisbon, Nov. 30 | 212 |
| Lisbon, Dec. 6 | 213 |
| Lisbon, Dec. 14 | 216 |
| 1812 CHAPTER VI January to September |
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| Torres Novas, Jan. 4 | 221 |
| Coimbra, Jan. 10 | 222 |
| Gallegos, Jan. 20 | 223 |
| Elvas, March 6, extract | 226 |
| Elvas, March 18 | 229 |
| Camp before Badajos, March 20 | 234 |
| Camp before Badajos, March 29-(April 3), extract | 235 |
| Camp before Badajos, April 2 | 236 |
| Badajos Camp, April 7 | 241 |
| Camp before Badajos, April 10 | 247 |
| Nava, on the road between Sabugal and Alfaiates, April 24 | 248 |
| Fuente Guinaldo, May 20, extract | 252 |
| Fuente Guinaldo, May 28 | 254 |
| Salamanca, June 17 | 258 |
| Salamanca, June 25 | 262 |
| Villa Escusa, Province of Toro, June 30 | 269 |
| La Seca, Province of Valladolid, July 7 | 274 |
| La Seca, July 10, extract | 278 |
| La Seca, July 13 | 279 |
| Salamanca, July 24 | 284 |
| Salamanca, July 27 | 292 |
| Salamanca, Aug. 29, extract | 295 |
| (?) Salamanca, Sept. 2, extract | 297 |
About This Book
A sequence of candid letters written by a staff officer during the Peninsular campaigns, recounting daily life, military operations, and the practical work of organising allied Portuguese forces. Addressed to family and colleagues, the correspondence combines campaign reports, logistical detail, personal impressions of local character and government, and reflections on contemporary politics, offering a chronological, on-the-spot perspective on headquarters’ decision making and the hardships and routines of wartime service.