Wellington's Army, 1809-1814

INDEX

• A.
• Abrantes, importance of, as a depôt, 311
• Accursio das Neves, José, Portuguese historian, 21
• Adjutant-General, office and duties of, in Wellington’s army, 156–7
• Albuera, battle of, strictures on Napier’s account of, 2;
• use of the ordre mixte by the French at, 85, 86;
• Blakeney’s account of, 86;
• W. Stewart’s blunder at, 88;
• Beresford’s mistakes at, 120;
• losses at, 190;
• gallant behaviour of Harvey’s brigade at, 234
• Americans, the Royal, or 60th Foot, their rifle-battalion, 75, 227–228;
• its uniform, 300
• American War of 1775–82, use of light troops in, 75
• American War of 1812–14, its influence on the Peninsular War, 308
• Archives de la Guerre, French military documents at, 16
• Archives Nationales, French military documents at, 16
• Arroyo dos Molinos, surprise of the French at, 109, 117
• Arteche, General, his History of the Peninsular War, 38
• Artificers, the Royal Military, 281;
• reorganized as Sappers and Miners, 285–6;
• uniform of, 299
• Artillery, Wellington’s use of, 113;
• distribution of, in divisions, 176;
• weakness of, in Wellington’s army, 281;
• use of, in sieges, 281–3;
• uniform of, 298
• Auxiliary troops, the German and Portuguese, with Wellington’s army, 220–36
• B.
• Badajoz, gallant services of Engineers at, 47, 48;
• storming of, 57;
• Picton at, 135;
• sack of, 213, 290;
• sieges of, 281–3, 284–5, 289
• Baggage, with the British army, 268–71
• Baird, General Sir David, his despatches in the Record Office, 15
• “Baker Rifle,” the, 302–3
• Barnard, Colonel Sir Andrew, commands Light Division after Craufurd’s death, 197–8
• Barquilla, combat of, 100
• Bathurst, Lieut.-Col. James, Military Secretary to Wellington, 153
• Battalions, establishment of the various, in the British army, 178–81;
• and see Appendix I
• Beamish, Major Ludlow, his History of the King’s German Legion, 34;
• his description of combat of Garcia Hernandez, 101, 221
• Beckwith, Colonel John, his dealings with the Waldenses, 331
• “Belemites,” or “Belem Rangers,” the, 204, 328
• Bell, Sir George, his Rough Notes of Fifty Years’ Service, 24, 254;
• his description of soldiers’ wives, 274–5
• Bell, Sir John, his notes on Craufurd’s march to Talavera, 24
• Belmas, Colonel, his Journaux des Sièges dans la Peninsule, 1807–13, 21
• Bentinck, Lord W., his dispatches, 15
• Beresford, William Carr, Lord, his strictures on Napier’s History, 2;
• his General Orders for the Portuguese Army, 13;
• account of, by Cole, 36;
• Wellington’s regard for, 46;
• his character and capacity, 119;
• reorganizes the Portuguese army, 119–20, 231–3;
• Wellington’s confidence in, 120
• Blakeney, Captain Robert, 28th Foot, his Autobiography, A Boy in the Peninsular War, 22, 25, 28, 29, 200
• Blakeney, Colonel T., 7th Foot, his account of Albuera, 86
• Blakiston, Major John, his Memoirs, 35
• Blayney, Lord, his MS. at the Record Office, 15
• Bock, General, his mismanagement of cavalry at Venta del Pozo, 108;
• his exploit at Garcia Hernandez, 176, 224
• Boothby, Captain Charles, R.E., his diaries, 7, 34, 331
• Botelho, Major Texiera, his history of Portuguese Artillery, 35
• Borthwick, Major-General, chief of artillery, 158
• Brigades, the, of Wellington’s army, their organization, 163–71;
• and see Appendix II
• “Brown Bess” used in Peninsular army, 301
• Brunswick Oels, regiment, history of, by Colonel Kortfleisch, 35;
• used as light infantry, 76;
• services of, in the Peninsula, 224, 225, 243
• Bugeaud, Marshal, his account of an attack of column on line, 90–2
• Bunbury, Colonel Thomas, Memoirs of, 35
• Burgos, Wellington’s retreat from, 58, 59;
• hardships of the retreat, 266, 267;
• siege of, 286, 287
• Bussaco, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80, 89;
• Craufurd’s tactics at, 145;
• Light Division Caçadores at, 234
• C.
• Caçadores, Portuguese light battalions with British army, 83, 230;
• uniform of, 301
• Camp-followers, with the Peninsular army, 272–3
• Camp-kettles, improvements in, 263
• Campo-Mayor, cavalry charge at, 105
• Canning, George, his correspondence with Wellington about the war, 52
• Cannon, Richard, his edition of Regimental Histories, 32–3
• Capataz, the Portuguese, 312–13
• Cashiering, the punishment of, how earned, 238–40
• Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, his correspondence with Sir J. Moore, 15, 183;
• with Wellington, 50;
• develops system of recruiting from the militia, 209
• Cavalry, the, Wellington’s tactics, 94;
• difficulties of, in the Peninsula, 95–7;
• French tactics, 97–102;
• Wellington’s use of, 102–4;
• his remarks on British cavalry, 104, 109;
• shortcomings of British cavalry leaders, 106;
• Wellington’s “Instructions” for, 111, 112;
• strength of, in Wellington’s army, 191–4;
• uniforms of, 296–8
• Chaplains, army, their shortcomings, Wellington asks for adequate establishment of, 325–6
• Chasseurs Britanniques, no History of, 35;
• services of, 76, 86–7;
• formation and doings of, 225–7;
• desertion prevalent in, 243
• Cimitière, Captain, command of a brigade devolved on, after Albuera, 196–7
• Ciudad Rodrigo, storming of, 57;
• Craufurd slain at, 146;
• sack of, 213;
• siege of, 283, 289
• Cocked hat, the, disused by regimental officers, 293–4;
• worn by heavy dragoons, 296;
• by doctors and commissaries, 299
• “Conversion,” some anecdotes concerning, 322–4
• Corporal punishment, Wellington on, 43;
• details of, 148, 237–8, 251–4
• Clerc, Commandant, his account of Soult’s Pyrenean campaign, 38
• Coa, combat of the, 144
• Coiners in the army, 214
• Colborne, Sir John, Lord Seaton, Life of, by Moore Smith, 37;
• his remarks on Wellington’s Waterloo dispatch, 48;
• commands brigade at Albuera, 197;
• his remarks on the system of recruiting, 212;
• his religious character, 330
• Cole, J. W., his Memoirs of British Generals, 36
• Cole, General Sir Lowry, his controversy with Napier, 2;
• his achievement at Albuera, 150
• Combermere, Lord. See Cotton
• Commissariat Department, importance of, 161;
• management of, in Wellington’s army, 307–19
• Commissary-General, his duties, 161, 311–14
• Connaught Rangers, feud of, with Picton, 133;
• anecdotes of, 246–7
• Connolly, T., his History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, 34
• Cooper, J., Sergeant 7th Foot, his Seven Campaigns in Portugal, 31
• Cope, Sir W. H., his History of the Rifle Brigade, 33
• Costello, Edward, his Reminiscences, 30
• Cotton, Sir Stapleton, Lord Combermere, biography of, 36;
• Wellington’s opinion of, 46;
• his capacity as leader of cavalry, 103, 104, 106, 110, 176
• Court-martials, character of, 241–8
• Craufurd, General Robert, his treatment by Wellington, 46;
• his abilities and career, 139–40;
• captured at Buenos Ayres, 141;
• commands the Light Division, 142–4, 167;
• fights the combat of the Coa, 144;
• his relations with Wellington, 145;
• repulses Ney at Bussaco, 145;
• his retreat at Fuentes de Oñoro, 145;
• killed at Ciudad Rodrigo, 146;
• incident at his funeral, 149;
• institution of the Light Division, 168–9;
• his arrangements for marching, 263
• Crime in the army, 237–51
• Currie, Captain R., his wife with the army, 276, 278, note.
• D.
• Dalbiac, Mrs., her adventures at Salamanca, 277
• Dallas, Rev. Alexander, his diary, 7;
• description of his commissariat work, 317;
• takes orders, 331
• Delafosse, Lemonnier, his Souvenirs Militaires, 31
• Desertion, punishment of, 243;
• prevalence of, in the foreign corps, 223, 225–6
• Dickson, Colonel Sir Alexander, commands artillery, 158;
• at the sieges of Badajoz, 281–3;
• at Villa da Ponte, 312;
• his papers edited by Major Leslie, 22, 34
• D’Illens, Major A., his reminiscences of Soult’s campaigns, 32
• Dispatches, the Wellington, 9–12;
• Supplementary, 12
• Divisions, the, of Wellington’s army, 163–77;
• sobriquets of, 172;
• and see Appendix II
• Donaldson, Sergeant Joseph, 94th Foot, his Reminiscences, 30;
• anecdotes from, 249–50, 290, 322
• Douro, river, importance of, as a line of supply, 312
• Dragoons, uniform of, Heavy and Light, 296–7
• Drill-books, the French, 63, 69;
• the British, 77
• Duels, in the Army, 201–2
• Dumas, Colonel, his account of Soult’s campaign in the Pyrenees, 38
• Dundas, Sir David, his views on tactics, 77
• D’Urban, General Sir Benjamin, criticizes Napier, 2;
• his memorandum on the Portuguese army, 233;
• at Salamanca, 234;
• his account of Majadahonda, 235
• E.
• El Bodon, retreat of British troops in square at, 100;
• Grattan’s description of Picton at, 134
• Elphinstone, Lieut.-Colonel, commands Royal Engineers, 158
• Engineers, rank and file of, called “Royal Military Artificers,” and later “Royal Sappers and Miners,” 281, 286;
• weakness of Wellington’s army in, 281;
• Wellington’s criticism of, 284–5
• Erskine, General Sir William, Wellington’s mention of him in dispatches, 47;
• his blunders at Casal Novo and Sabugal, 151
• Executions, by shooting, 243;
• by hanging, 244
• F.
• Fantin des Odoards, General L., his Memoirs, 31
• Fisher, Colonel G. B., chief of artillery, 158
• Flanders, British campaigns of 1793–4 in, 4, 66, 74, 80
• “Flankers,” use of, in the British army, 74–5
• Fletcher, Colonel Richard, remarks on Wellington’s omission to mention Engineers at Badajoz, 48;
• Wellington’s instructions to, for Lines of Torres Vedras, 53;
• commanding officer of Royal Engineers, 158
• Forage, difficulty of providing, 112, 269
• Fortescue, Hon. J., his History of the British Army, 38, 208
• Foy, General M., his Guerre de la Peninsule, 19;
• his Life, 19;
• his estimate of English infantry, 20;
• remarks on Wellington’s strategy at Salamanca, 58;
• records Napoleon’s views on infantry tactics, 72;
• his account of cavalry charge at Garcia Hernandez, 101;
• his testimony to British officers, 204;
• his description of the impedimenta with the British army on the march, 268;
• note of, on the British dragoon uniform, 297
• Foz d’Arouce, Ney surprised at, 109
• Framingham, Colonel H., chief of artillery, 158
• Frederic the Great, infantry tactics of, 62;
• followed by French, 63–5, 69–70;
• his cavalry tactics, 97–8
• French Revolutionary War, its importance in English history, 4, 5, 320–1;
• tactics of the, 63–8
• Fuente Guinaldo, Wellington’s tactics at, 55, 81
• Fuentes de Oñoro, Wellington’s omission to mention artillery service at, 47;
• retreat of the Light Division at, 100;
• cavalry at, 103;
• Chasseurs Britanniques at, 227
• Fusil, the, 302
• G.
• Garcia Hernandez, combat of, 101, 103, 224
• Gardyne, Colonel, his Life of a Regiment, 33
• “General Orders,” Wellington’s collection of, its value, 13;
• Beresford’s for the Portuguese Army, 13
• “Gentlemen Rankers,” notes on, 214–15
• German Legion, the King’s, History of, by Major Beamish, 34;
• by Captain Schwertfeger, 34;
• Light Battalions of, 76;
• dragoons of, at Garcia Hernandez, 101;
• outpost work of its hussars, 111;
• good management of their horses, 112;
• under Craufurd, 143;
• raised in 1804, 221;
• in the Peninsula, 222–4, 242;
• uniform of, 298, 300
• Gleig, Rev. G. R., his Diary, 7;
• The Subaltern, 25, 27, 331
• Gomm, Sir William, his Life, 6;
• journals, 17
• Gonneville, Colonel A. O., his Memories of the War in Spain, 32
• Gordon, Colonel James, Quartermaster General, 156
• Gough, Hugh, Lord, Life of, by R. S. Rait, 37
• Graham, Sir Thomas, Lord Lynedoch, his diary, 5–6;
• Life of, by Captain Delavoye, 35;
• Wellington’s confidence in, 46;
• his career, 122;
• commands British troops at Cadiz, 123;
• his victory at Barrosa, 124;
• his failure at Bergen-op-Zoom, 126;
• his character and popularity, 127
• Grattan, W., his With the Connaught Rangers, 27;
• complains of Wellington’s forgetfulness of Peninsular services, 49;
• his description of Picton, 132, 133;
• of the storm of Ciudad Rodrigo, 290;
• his description of the uniforms of the army, 293
• Guards battalions in Wellington’s army, 179, 180, 181, 194
• Guides, Corps of, in Wellington’s army, 158, 159
• Guingret, Captain, his reminiscences of Masséna’s campaign in Portugal, 32
• Guidons, disuse of, by the cavalry, 305
• Gurwood, Colonel J., his edition of Wellington’s Dispatches, 9–12, 19
• Guibert, General, tactical theories of, 63, 64, 70
• H.
• Hair-powder, disused on active service, 293;
• Wellington’s dislike for, 294
• Halberd, the, proper weapon of sergeants, 303
• Hamilton, Colonel H. B., his History of the 14th Light Dragoons, 33
• Hardinge, Sir Henry, his controversy with Napier, 2
• Harris, Rifleman, of the 95th, 3, 31;
• his views on Craufurd, 147, 148
• Hawker, Colonel Peter, his Journal of the Talavera Campaign, 17
• Henegan, Sir R. D., his Seven Years of Campaigning, 25;
• describes the march of a convoy, 315
• Hill, Rowland, Lord, his Life by Sidney, 36;
• Wellington’s regard for, 46;
• his success at Arroyo dos Molinos, 109, 117;
• character of, 115–116;
• his capacity as a leader, 116–117;
• Wellington’s confidence in, 117;
• his brilliant achievement at St. Pierre, 118;
• commander-in-chief, 118;
• commands the 2nd Division, 166;
• religious character of, 330
• Horse Artillery, in the Peninsular Army, 177;
• uniform of, 299
• Horses, difficulty of feeding, in the Peninsula, 112–13;
• private horses of officers, 269–71
• Howarth, Brigadier-General E., chief of artillery in Wellington’s army, 157
• Hussars, uniform of, 298
• I.
• Infantry tactics, the, of Wellington, 61–93;
• French system of, 63;
• in Wellington’s army, 178–91
• J.
• Jones, Sir John, his Journal of the Sieges in Spain, in 1811–12, 21;
• remarks on Wellington’s omission to record services of Engineers at Badajoz, 47;
• his note on the siege of St. Sebastian, 288
• Jourdan, Jean-Baptiste, Marshal, his Guerre d’Espagne, 20
• K.
• Ker-Porter, Sir Robert, his Journal, 1808–9, 17
• Kincaid, Sir John, 6 note;
• his Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, 28;
• his account of Ciudad Rodrigo, 130
• King’s German Legion. See German Legion
• L.
• Ladies at the front, 276–8
• La Peña, General, his inactivity at Barrosa, 124
• Lapène, Major, his histories of Soult’s campaigns, 20
• Larpent, Francis, his Private Journal, 17, 159
• Latour-Maubourg, General, defeat of, by Lumley at Usagre, 107–8
• Lawrence, W., 40th Foot, his flogging, 253;
• anecdote of his experiences at Waterloo, 306
• Leach, Col. J., his Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier, 24
• Leith, Gen. Sir James, his dispatches at the Record Office, 15;
• memoirs of, 37;
• commands 5th Division, 169
• Lejeune, General, his picture of An English Officer’s family on the march, 278
• Le Marchant, General Sir John Gaspard, his cavalry charge at Salamanca, 103, 104, 176;
• head of the Military College, 204;
• his religious convictions, 330
• Lemonnier, Delafosse, his Souvenirs Militaires, 31
• Leslie, Major John, his edition of the Dickson Papers, 34
• Leslie, Colonel T., of Balquhain, his Military Journal, 24
• Light companies, use of, 74
• Light Division, institution of, 83, 168;
• achievements of under Craufurd, 142–9;
• at Bussaco, 145;
• at Fuentes de Oñoro, 145;
• commanded by Alten, 146
• Line v. Column, 61–92
• Ligny, Prussian tactics at, Wellington’s views on, 80–1
• Londonderry, Chas. Stewart, Lord, his History of the Peninsular War, 12, 18;
• Adjutant-General in Wellington’s Army, 156–7
• Long, General, R. B., his desponding views, 41;
• weak operations of, 106
• Lumley, General W., at Usagre, 103;
• at Albuera, 107;
• praise of, by Picard, 107
• Lusitanian Legion, the Loyal, formed by Sir R. Wilson, 84, 229
• Luz, Soriano da, his History of the Peninsular War, 38
• Lynedoch, Lord. See Graham, Sir Thomas
• M.
• Mackinnon, General H., his Journal, 17
• Maguilla, cavalry combat of, 105
• Maguire, Lieutenant, leads the “forlorn hope” at San Sebastian, 293
• Maida, battle of, the use of skirmishers at, 74;
• tactics at, 77, 78
• Marbot, General M., uses Napier’s History, 23;
• his mistakes and exaggerations, 26
• March, the army on the, account of, 255–65;
• Foy’s description of the British, 268
• Marmont, Auguste, Marshal, his autobiography, 20;
• his misrepresentations, 26;
• commands Army of Portugal, 56
• Masséna, André, Marshal, his invasion of Portugal in 1809, 53;
• foiled by Lines of Torres Vedras, 53
• Masterson, Sergeant, captures an eagle at Barrosa, 206
• McGrigor, Sir James, his anecdotes of Wellington, 44, 45;
• his account of the Medical Department in the Peninsular army, 160
• Medals, institution of, for good service in the regiments, 251
• Medical Department, the, 160
• Menil-Durand, General, his system of infantry tactics, 63
• Methodists, the, influence of, in the army, 320–31
• Military Secretary, office of the, at Headquarters, 152–3
• Militia, recruiting from, in Wellington’s Army, 209–11
• Minorca Regiment, Stuart’s, later 97th, 227–8
• Money, current, difficulty of providing, in the Peninsula, 161, 214, 270, 317
• Moore, General Sir John, biography of, by Sir F. Maurice, 37;
• his views on the defence of Portugal, 51;
• his army, 183
• Moorsom, Captain W. S., his History of the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 33
• Mules, use of, for baggage and transport, 269–71, 308–9
• Muleteers, organization of, for the army, 312, 313
• Murray, Colonel George, Quartermaster-General to Wellington’s army, 155–6
• Murray, John, Commissary-General, 156, 161
• Murray, Major-General John, 15, 47, 155
• N.
• Napier, Sir William, criticism of his Peninsular War by Beresford, Cole, Hardinge, D’Urban, etc., 2;
• his History, 18;
• its influence on other publications, 23, 24, 29, 32;
• his controversy with Picton’s biographer, 36;
• complains of want of recompense of Peninsular veterans, 49;
• overstates Craufurd’s march to Talavera, 141, 167;
• his severe judgment of Craufurd, 147;
• his failure to appreciate the work of the Portuguese army, 234
• Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor, his tactics at Marengo, 69;
• his infantry tactics, 70;
• his use of cavalry, 97;
• at Waterloo, 102;
• his use of artillery, 113, 177
• Naval predominance of Great Britain, its importance, 310–11
• Newman, Sergeant, of 43rd, his exploit, 206
• Nive, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 59
• O.
• Officers, establishment of, in Wellington’s army, 195;
• promotion among, 198–201;
• training of, 203;
• discipline of, 237–42
• Oporto, campaign of, Wellington’s, 163, 164
• Ordenança, the Portuguese, 235–6
• Orders, General, publication of, 13;
• the Portuguese, 13;
• account of the marching of the army in, 255–65
• Ordre mixte, the, Napoleon’s preference for, 70–72
• Organization, the, of Wellington’s army, 153–77, and Appendix II
• Ormsby, Rev. J. W., his Journal of the Campaigns of 1809, 9, 17, 325
• Owen, Rev. T., army chaplain, his gallant behaviour in action, 327
• Ox-waggons, use of, its drawbacks, 314–15
• P.
• Pack, Sir Denis, Life of, 37
• Paget, Lord, his ability as a cavalry leader, 106
• Pakenham, Major-General Edward, commands expedition to New Orleans, 151;
• Adjutant-General in Wellington’s army, 157;
• commands 3rd Division at Salamanca, 198
• Parquin, Captain D., his memoirs, 32
• Paymaster-General, office of, 161
• Peninsular War, history of, by Napier, 2, 18, 23, 24, 29, 32, 36;
• by Southey, 18;
• by Toreno, 21;
• by Accursio das Neves, 21;
• by Arteche, 38;
• by Soriano da Luz, 38;
• by Balagny, 38
• Prisoners, the French, 14;
• recruiting of foreign corps from, 225–6
• Picton, General Sir Thomas, Life of, by H. B. Robinson, 36;
• his personal relations with Wellington, 44, 46, 137, 138;
• character and career of, 129–38;
• Governor of Trinidad, 130;
• description of, by Grattan, 132, 133;
• at El Bodon, 134;
• his successful storm of the castle at Badajoz, 135, 284;
• wounded at Quatre Bras, 135;
• killed at Waterloo, 136;
• estimate of his character and abilities, 136–8
• Popham, Sir Home, his MS. at the Record Office, 15
• Portugal, defence of, Wellington’s scheme for, 50
• Portuguese Army, account of, 35;
• artillery of, by Major Botelho, 35;
• troops incorporated in British Army, 83, 168;
• organization of, by Beresford, 119–122, 231–3;
• its composition, 229–33
• Press, the Travelling, of Wellington’s army, 162
• Promotion, system of, in British army, 198;
• from the ranks 206–7
• “Provisional Battalions,” history of the, 187–8
• Purveyor’s Department, the 160
• Q.
• Quartermaster-General, office of, in Wellington’s army, 155–6;
• duties of his subordinates, 258–9
• Quill, Doctor Maurice, surgeon of the Connaught Rangers, anecdotes of, 299
• R.
• Rae, John, 71st Foot, his exploit at Sobral, 324
• Raglan, Lord. See Somerset, Lord Fitzroy
• Record Office, Peninsular documents in, 14
• Recruiting, notes on, 208–213
• Regiments, internal organization of, 208–219
• Regimental Histories, series, compiled by R. Cannon, 32;
• later histories, 33–4
• Reille, General, his mistake at Quatre Bras, 81
• Religion, influence of, in Peninsular army, 6–7, 320–1
• Reprimands, punishment by, 240–2
• Revolution, the French, British detestation of, 5, 320–1
• Reynier, General J. L., at Maida, 77, 78;
• at Bussaco, 85
• Rifle battalions, formed in the British army, 75;
• use of, by Wellington, 83, 84;
• uniform of, 300–1
• Rifle, the Baker type, its character, 302–3
• Rifle Brigade, the 95th Foot, 75, 305
• Rifleman Harris, 3, 23, 31;
• his account of Craufurd, 147–8
• Roberts, Lord, his estimate of Wellington’s character, 49
• Rocca, Captain M., his account of the war in Spain, 32
• Rodrigo, Ciudad. See under Ciudad Rodrigo
• Ross, General W., commands expedition to America, 151
• Royal Military College, the, 203–4
• Russian War, its effect on the Peninsular War, 56, 59
• S.
• Sabugal, combat of, 86
• Salamanca, Wellington’s sudden attack at, 57;
• his tactics at, 80;
• use of cavalry at, 97, 170
• San Sebastian, sack of, 213;
• siege of, 287–8;
• the Portuguese infantry at, 234
• Sappers and Miners, the Royal, 286;
• uniform of, 299;
• weapons of, 304–5
• Saxe, Marshal, infantry tactics of, 62, 63, 65
• Schepeler, Colonel K., his History of the Peninsular War, 20
• Scouts, Wellington’s, 53
• Seaton, Lord. See Colborne
• Sergeants, status of, in the Peninsular army, 216–19;
• their halberds, 303
• Shako, introduction of, in the British army, 292–3
• Shaw-Kennedy, T., aide-de-camp to Craufurd, his description of Craufurd, 143
• Sherbrooke, General J. C., commands the 1st Division, 166
• Sherer, Captain Moyle, his Recollections of the Peninsula, 27
• Shipp, John, his autobiography, 3;
• his romantic career, 206
• Siege train, Wellington’s, organized by Alex. Dickson, 281–3
• Sieges, the, of the Peninsular War, 279;
• of Badajoz, 281–6;
• of Ciudad Rodrigo, 283;
• of Burgos, 286–7;
• of San Sebastian, 288
• Silveira, General, commands Portuguese Militia, 235
• Simmons, George, 95th Foot, his Journal, 17
• Slade, General J., his rash charge at Maguilla, 105;
• Wellington’s remarks on, 106;
• estimate of his capacity, 151
• Smith, Sir Harry, his Autobiography, 28;
• romantic story of his marriage, 277
• Somerset, Lord Fitzroy (afterwards Lord Raglan), Military Secretary to Wellington, 153;
• aide-de-camp to Wellington, 160
• Sorauren, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 54, 81
• Soult, Nicolas, Marshal, at Sorauren, 54, 55;
• at St. Pierre, 118;
• at San Sebastian, 288
• Southey, Robert, his History of the Peninsular War, 18
• Spain, geography of, 93–7
• Spencer, Sir Brent, Wellington’s confidence in, 46;
• his limitations, 151
• “Spring Waggons,” the, 314
• Sprünglin, Colonel, his autobiography, 22, 32
• St. Chamans, Colonel, his Memoirs, 31, 32
• St. Cyr, Gouvion, Marshal, his History of the War, 20
• St. Pierre, Hill at the battle of, 118;
• gallant conduct of Ashworth’s Portuguese at, 234
• Staff Corps Cavalry, duties of the, 150
• Standards, types of, used in Wellington’s army, 305–6
• Stevenson, Sergeant, J., his memoirs, 4;
• his religious convictions, 324;
• description of the Methodist meetings at Badajoz, 329–30
• Stewart, Sir Charles. See Londonderry
• Store-keeper General, office of, 162
• Stothert, Captain W., his Diary of 1809–11, 17
• Suchet, Marshal Louis Gabriel, his account of the war in Catalonia, 20
• Surtees, Sergeant W., his religious experiences, 7;
• his reminiscences, 30, 215;
• his remarks on army chaplains, 328
• “Suspension,” punishment of, 240–1
• Swords, types of, used by Peninsular army, 303–4
• T.
• T. S. of the 71st Foot, his autobiography, 30;
• why he joined the army, 211–12
• Tactics, infantry, French, 63–73;
• British, 74–91
• Talavera, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80, 82;
• charge of 23rd Light Dragoons at, 105
• Tarleton, Colonel B., his History of the War in Carolina, 3;
• his “Legion” of light troops, 75
• Tents, advantages and disadvantages of, 259–60, 264–5
• Thiébault, General Dieudonné, his account of the war in Portugal, 20;
• of the combat of Aldea da Ponte, 26
• Tirailleurs, employed in French army, 65–7, 69
• Tomkinson, Colonel W., his Diary, 17, 106;
• his Notes on British Cavalry Regiments, 110, 193
• Torres Vedras, Lines of, Wellington orders their construction in 1809, 52–3
• Toreno, Conde de, his History of the Peninsular War, 21
• Trant, Colonel N., leads Portuguese militia, 235
• Trousers, introduced in the British army, 294–6
• U.
• Uniforms, the, in the Peninsular army, 292
• Usagre, cavalry combat of, 105
• V.
• Vaughan, Sir Charles, his dispatches, 15;
• his MSS., 16
• Venta del Pozo, cavalry combat of, 103, 108
• Victor, Claude Perrin, Marshal, defeated at Barrosa, 124
• Vigo-Roussillon, Colonel, his account of Barrosa, 32;
• his appreciation of Graham, 127
• Vimeiro, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80
• Vivian, Hussey, Lord, 6;
• Life of, 37
• “Volunteers,” their status, 196
• W.
• Walcheren, expedition, the, disastrous effects of on health of regiments, 187
• Wallace, Colonel W., commands 3rd Division after fall of Badajoz, 198
• Warre, Sir George, his Letters of 1808–12, 17
• Waterloo, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80, 87
• Wellesley, Henry, diplomatist, his dispatches at the Record Office, 15, 106
• Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, his dispatch concerning preaching officers, 7;
• Gurwood’s edition of his Dispatches, 9–12;
• the Supplementary Dispatches, 12;
• his General Orders, 13;
• views on publication of historical information, 9;
• his story of a visit to Blücher before Waterloo, 25;
• his early career, 39–41;
• his relations with his troops, 41–3;
• with his officers, 43;
• autocratic temper, 46;
• his dispatches, 47;
• Lord Roberts’ estimate of him, 49;
• extraordinary prescience of the course of the war, 50–3;
• his long-sighted calculation, 53–5;
• his strategy, 55;
• in offensive warfare, 57–80;
• his infantry tactics, 61, 73–93;
• his views on French tactics, 78;
• his tactics at Vimeiro, Bussaco, Salamanca, Waterloo, 80;
• remarks on the triumph of line over column, 86;
• his cavalry tactics, 94–102, 104;
• remarks on British cavalry, 104–109;
• “Instructions for Cavalry,” 111, 112;
• his confidence in Hill, 117;
• in Beresford, 120;
• in Graham, 125;
• his relations with Craufurd, 144;
• his estimate of Erskine, 151;
• his organization of the army, 154;
• his rapid early promotion, 199;
• remarks on promotion from the ranks, 206–7;
• adventure with the plunderer of bee-hives, 246;
• his orders for the army on the march, 255, 263;
• his remarks on the third siege of Badajoz, 284;
• at the siege of Burgos, 287;
• his attitude toward religion, 324–5;
• requisitions chaplains for the army, 325–7
• Wellington, Arthur Richard Wellesley, second Duke of, his publication of the Supplementary Dispatches, 9, 12
• Wesleys, the, influence of, 320
• Whinyates, Colonel F. A., his history From Corunna to Sebastopol, 33
• Windham, William, his appreciation of Craufurd, 140
• Wives, the soldiers’, at the front, 274–6
• Woodberry, Lieutenant G., 18th Hussars, his Diary, 6
• Y.
• York, Frederick, Duke of, his campaign in Flanders, 66, 74;
• his views on infantry tactics, 77;
• on promotion in the army, 199–200