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The private journal of Judge-Advocate Larpent

Chapter 43: Transcriber’s Notes
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A series of letters and journal entries by the judge-advocate attached to Wellington's headquarters during the Peninsular War chronicles military operations, sieges, retreats, and the everyday reality of campaigning. It records the administration of courts-martial, legal and logistical duties of a judge-advocate, shortages of provisions, and personal anecdotes about officers and soldiers. The writer balances criticism of discipline with praise for battlefield courage and describes interactions with commanding staff. Postwar passages recount subsequent judicial and investigatory assignments and reflections on public responses to the published letters.

Transcriber’s Notes

  • pg 65 Changed: that is the best way, I believe, if posible
    to: that is the best way, I believe, if possible
  • pg 102 Changed: not to neglect making up her deficiences
    to: not to neglect making up her deficiencies
  • pg 125 Changed: the obligation of cuting so much of the corn
    to: the obligation of cutting so much of the corn
  • pg 137 Changed: too much for them, end are consequently retiring
    to: too much for them, and are consequently retiring
  • pg 144 Changed: round the botton of an insulated hill
    to: round the bottom of an insulated hill
  • pg 159 Changed: und and there the first charge of cavalry took place
    to: und and there the first charge of cavalry took place
  • pg 208 Changed: prisoners aad deserters say nearly five thousand
    to: prisoners and deserters say nearly five thousand
  • pg 308 Changed: given up their lodgings and and have packed up
    to: given up their lodgings and have packed up
  • pg 330 Changed: He is a stanch Frenchman
    to: He is a staunch Frenchman
  • pg 457 Changed: and thence he was was to post the other
    to: and thence he was to post the other
  • pg 458 Changed: every precaution taken for secresy
    to: every precaution taken for secrecy
  • pg 471 Changed: probably let the King he proclaimed
    to: probably let the King be proclaimed
  • pg 482 Changed: stay here until this mornimg
    to: stay here until this morning
  • pg 493 Changed: who were lyng safe on the ground
    to: who were lying safe on the ground
  • pg 520 Changed: like our New River, the bands trimmed
    to: like our New River, the banks trimmed
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