- Albergaria Nova, combat of, 325
- Albuquerque, Duke of, attacks Digeon at Mora, 145;
- his quarrel with Cartaojal, 145;
- sent to join Cuesta’s army, 145, 157;
- at the battle of Medellin, 159-63;
- his intrigues against Cuesta, 465;
- at Talavera, 532, 545;
- at Oropesa, 583;
- routed by Soult at Arzobispo, 589-91.
- Alcañiz, battle of, 418-20.
- Alcantara, sacked by Lapisse, 261;
- Almonacid, battle of, 614-6.
- Alorna, Marquis of, raises an ‘experimental legion’ in the Portuguese army, 210.
- Alvarez, Julian, Governor of Gerona, his attempt to relieve Rosas, 51.
- Amarante, defended by Silveira, 267-71;
- captured by Loison, 271;
- Loison defeated at, 344, 345.
- Aranjuez, Venegas at, 568;
- Areizaga, Juan Carlos, general, at Alcañiz, 418;
- his error at Maria, 431;
- commands army of Andalusia, 605.
- Argenton, captain, his conspiracy against Soult, 279;
- makes overtures to the English, 284;
- his first interview with Wellesley, 315;
- his second visit to Wellesley, 321;
- his arrest and confession, 322-3;
- his escape and death, 323.
- Arzobispo, combat of, 591.
- Astorga, Marquis of, elected President of the Central Junta, 21.
- Asturias, Junta and army of, their selfish policy, 370-1;
- dissolution of the Junta by La Romana, 375, 376;
- invaded by Ney and Kellermann, 379;
- evacuated by the French, 387.
- Avé, passage of, by Soult, 239.
- Badajoz, summoned to surrender by Victor, 168;
- Wellington retires to, 607.
- Ballasteros, Francisco, general, in command at Colombres, 372;
- escapes from the advancing French, 382;
- his descent on Santander, 386;
- driven out by Bonnet, 387.
- Barcelona, held by Duhesme against Vives, 41
- Barrio, Manuel Garcia, Del, colonel sent by the Central Junta to lead Galician insurgents against Vigo, 263.
- Bennett, captain, R. N. at the siege of Rosas, 50, 55, 56.
- Beresford, William Carr, general, appointed Commander-in-chief of the Portuguese army, 216;
- his reorganization of the army, 217, 218;
- joins Wellesley with ten line regiments, 314;
- commands flanking column at the advance on Oporto, 318;
- at Amarante, 344, 345;
- pursues Soult, 351, 360;
- his march to Perales and Coria, 599;
- retires to Castello Branco, 611.
- Blake, Joaquin, general, commands in Aragon, 414;
- wins battle of Alcañiz, 418-20;
- defeated at Maria, 423-7;
- at Belchite, 429, 430.
- Blanca, Florida, Marquis, President of the Junta, death of, 21.
- Bogiero, Padre Basilio, chaplain of Palafox, shot by the French, 139.
- Bonnet, general, his advance into Asturias, 382;
- his pursuit of Ballasteros, 386-7.
- Botilho, general, commands Portuguese force on the Minho, 223;
- opposes Soult’s advance, 237.
- Bouchard, captain, French engineer officer, his ingenious scheme for crossing the Tamega at Amarante, 270-1.
- Bourke, colonel, sent by Wellesley to Cuesta, 437.
- Braga, battle of, 235.
- Cadiz, British proposal to garrison, 25;
- negatived by the Junta, 26;
- refusal of Villel to allow the British troops to land at, 28;
- tumults in, 29-31.
- Caldagues, Conde de, commands the Catalonian troops round Barcelona, 38, 39;
- repulses sortie of Duhesme, 68;
- retreats on Molins de Rey, 68;
- taken prisoner by St. Cyr, 71.
- Canning, George, proposes to garrison Cadiz, 25, 26;
- his correspondence with Wellesley, 609.
- Cardadeu, battle of, 64-7.
- Carrera, Martin La, checks Maucune at Santiago, 385.
- Carrol, W. P., captain, his adventures in Asturias, 373, 380;
- Cartaojal, general, takes command of the Army of the Centre, 33, 143;
- his quarrel with Albuquerque, 145;
- attacks Lasalle’s division at Yébenes, 146;
- routed by Sebastiani at Ciudad Real, 147;
- deprived of his command by the Junta, 148.
- Casa de Salinas, combat of, 503.
- Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, his confidence in Wellesley, 287.
- Castro, general, routed at Igualada, 79.
- Catalonia, army of, its composition, 33, 40;
- campaigns of St. Cyr, Vives, and Reding in, 38, 89.
- Cavallero, colonel, his account of feeling in Saragossa, 99.
- Cazadores (riflemen), new battalions of, raised in the Portuguese army, 212.
- Chalot, colonel, surrenders Vigo, 263, 264.
- Chaves, surrender of, to Soult, 225, 226;
- reoccupied by Silveira, 264.
- Chinchon, revolt of, 7;
- massacre in, by the French, 8.
- Cienfuegos, Captain-General of Asturias, 372.
- Ciudad Real, the rout of, 143-7.
- Ciudad Rodrigo, resists Lapisse, 260.
- Cochrane, Lord, his raids on the coast of Languedoc, 39;
- his defence of Rosas, 48, 50-5.
- Colmenar, insurrection of, against the French, is put down by Victor, 8.
- Corunna, surrenders to Soult, 173;
- Cotton, Stapleton, general, commands brigade at Albergaria Nova, 325.
- Cradock, Sir John, general, dispatches British troops to Cadiz and Seville, 27, 206;
- condition of his force in Portugal, 201, 202;
- his timid policy, 203;
- retires to Passo d’Arcos, 205;
- at Lumiar, 206;
- advises Sir R. Wilson to retreat, 256;
- superseded by Wellesley, 207;
- Governor of Gibraltar, 313.
- Craufurd, Robert, arrives with light brigade at Talavera, after the battle, 560;
- holds Almaraz against Ney, 586, 587.
- Cuesta, Gregorio, general, commands Estremaduran army, 24, 143;
- his operations against Victor, 152-8;
- defeated at Medellin, 159-66;
- appointed Captain-General of the Estremaduran army, 167;
- his correspondence with Wellesley about the advance into Spain, 445-8;
- his jealousy of Wellesley, 464-7;
- receives Wellesley at Almaraz, 470-2;
- quarrel with Wellesley at Talavera, 489-92;
- pursues Victor, 492, 493;
- retreats on Talavera, 500;
- at the battle of Talavera, 509-56;
- retreats on Oropesa, 579, 580;
- withstands Mortier, 583;
- his final disputes with Wellesley, 603;
- retires from command, 605.
- Dalmatia, Duke of: see Soult.
- Dantzig, Duke of: see Lefebvre.
- Decken, von der, Hanoverian general sent to Oporto by the British Government, 198;
- his report on the Portuguese army, 213.
- Delaborde, general, opposed to Soult’s ambitions in Portugal, 279.
- Del Reino, Marquis, defends the Pass of Baños, 572;
- breaks the bridge of Almaraz, 576.
- D’España, Carlos, raises troops at Ciudad Rodrigo, 258;
- Digeon, general, captures artillery of the Spanish Army of the Centre
- at Tortola, 13;
- surprised at Mora, 144.
- Donadieu, colonel, one of Argenton’s conspirators, 279, 281;
- Douglas, major, receives Argenton, 284;
- brings him to meet Wellesley at Lisbon, 315.
- Doyle, Charles, colonel, British agent at Tarragona, sends muskets to Saragossa, 101;
- his intrigues in favour of Infantado, 464.
- Duhesme, general, at Barcelona, 37, 41, 58, 59;
- Dulong, major, his exploit at the Ponte Nova, 355;
- and at the Saltador, 357.
- Eben, Baron, Prussian colonel, sent to Oporto by the British Government, 198;
- sent to Freire’s army with the 2nd batt. of the Lusitanian Legion, 228;
- takes command of the army on Freire’s flight, 232;
- defeated at Braga, 235;
- at the siege of Oporto, 241.
- Eguia, Francisco, general, succeeds Cuesta, 605;
- his quarrel with Wellesley, 606.
- Excellent, the, at Rosas, 48-9.
- Ferrol, surrenders to Soult, 175.
- Fleury, de, colonel, holds the tower of San Francisco at Saragossa, and is killed, 133.
- Foy, general, routs a detachment of Silveira’s force, 224;
- taken prisoner at Oporto, 243;
- delivered by Soult, 249;
- surprised by the English at Oporto, 337;
- sent by Soult to Joseph, 496;
- pursues Robert Wilson, 619.
- Franceschi, general, receives the surrender of Vigo and Tuy, 178;
- routs La Romana’s rearguard, 194;
- at Lanhozo, 231;
- at Albergaria Nova, 325;
- at Grijon, 329;
- at Zamora, 402;
- his captivity and death, 402.
- Freire, Bernardino, general, at Braga, 224, 228;
- his timidity, 228;
- his flight, 232;
- and death, 233.
- Frere, John H., British ambassador, his negotiations regarding the British garrison for Cadiz, 26-31;
- correspondence with Wellesley, 290;
- supports Albuquerque against Cuesta, 465;
- urges Wellesley’s claims to be Commander-in-chief, 465, 466.
- Galicia, Soult’s operations in, 170-95;
- its insurrection, 367-401;
- evacuated by Soult and Ney, 398-402.
- Galindo, Mariano, leads a sortie from Saragossa, 119.
- Galluzzo, general, defeated by Lefebvre at Almaraz, 4.
- Garay, Don Martin de, Secretary to the Central Junta, declines the British proposal to garrison Cadiz, 26, 27, 29;
- his dealings with Lord Wellesley, 608.
- Gazan, general, takes part in the siege of Saragossa, 104, 107, 109;
- present at Arzobispo, 589.
- German Legion, the King’s, losses of, at Talavera, 510.
- Girard, general, storms the bridge of Arzobispo, 589.
- Giron, Pedro, general, commands at Aranjuez, 612;
- Grijon, combat of, 328-30.
- Henestrosa, Juan, general, commands cavalry of Cuesta’s army, checks Lasalle at Berrocal and at Miajadas, 155;
- Heudelet, general, sent out by Soult to relieve Tuy and Vigo, 262;
- relieves Tuy, 263;
- evacuates Tuy and Valenza, 265.
- Hill, Sir Rowland, general, Wellesley’s appreciation of, 304, 305;
- in the advance on Oporto, 326-8;
- defends the Seminary, 338-9;
- at Talavera, 503, 517, 524;
- wounded, 525.
- Igualada, combat of, 79.
- Impérieuse, the, frigate, commanded by Lord Cochrane at Rosas, 48.
- Infantado, Duke of, commands Army of the Centre, 5;
- at Cuenca, 5;
- his hesitation and delay, 6-8;
- starts to join Venegas, 12;
- his march to Chinchilla, 13;
- joins Del Palacio on the Despeña Perros, 32;
- removed from command by the Junta, 33;
- his intrigues against the Junta, 464.
- Jaca, surrender of, 408.
- Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, his position at Madrid, 2-8;
- makes formal entry into the capital, 13;
- his anxiety about Soult and Ney’s expedition, 377;
- dispatches an expedition to Galicia, 378;
- correspondence with Victor, 443, 444;
- leads his Guards from Madrid to pursue Venegas, 458;
- joins Victor, 499, 500;
- at the battle of Talavera, 527-54;
- his mendacious report to Napoleon, 565;
- retreats toward Madrid, 568;
- marches against Venegas, 569;
- his orders to Soult, 596;
- wins battle of Almonacid, 614.
- Jourdan, Jean-Baptiste, marshal, military adviser to King Joseph, his controversy with Victor, 151;
- his comments on the Spanish resistance, 167;
- sends orders to Lapisse to go to Alcantara, 259;
- at Talavera, 527-54;
- his orders to Soult, 596.
- Junot, general, Duke of Abrantes, besieges Saragossa, 110-19;
- superseded by Lannes, 119;
- removed from his command, 410.
- Junta, the Central, flies from Aranjuez to Seville, 21;
- its refusal to allow a British garrison in Cadiz, 26, 27, 29, 31;
- refuses to appoint a single Commander-in-chief for Spanish troops, 35;
- rejects the offers of negotiation of Sotelo, 169;
- the plots against, 464;
- its negotiations with Wellesley, 466;
- its fears of Cuesta and intrigues with Venegas, 468-9;
- endeavours to prevent Wellesley’s return to Portugal, 608.
- Kellermann, François Christophe, general, commands expedition to Galicia, 378;
- forces the pass of Pajares, 382;
- evacuates the Asturias, 388;
- commands in Leon, 575, 597.
- Lacoste, general, commands engineers at the siege of Saragossa, 104, 109, 115;
- Lafitte, colonel, one of Argenton’s conspiracy, 279;
- Lamartinière, general, left by Soult at Tuy, 188;
- relieved by Heudelet, 262.
- Lanhozo, combat of, 231, 232.
- Lannes, Jean, marshal, besieges and takes Saragossa, 1, 119-36.
- Lapisse, general, his instructions from Napoleon for the invasion of Portugal, 253;
- held in check by Wilson, 257, 258;
- escapes from Wilson and sacks Alcantara, 260, 261;
- joins Victor at Merida, 261;
- at Talavera, 504, 516, 522;
- killed, 543.
- Lasalle, general, commands cavalry in Victor’s army, 150;
- at Berrocal, 155;
- at Medellin, 161.
- Lazan, Marquis of, brings the Aragonese division to Gerona, 52;
- pursues St. Cyr, 61;
- fails to appear at the battle of Cardadeu, 67;
- his success in the Ampurdam, 73, 74;
- promises to succour Saragossa, 116, 120;
- unites with Francisco Palafox, 131;
- retreats before Lannes, 131;
- at Alcañiz, 417;
- at Maria, 424.
- Lefebvre, general, delates Argenton to Soult, 321-2.
- Lefebvre, marshal, Duke of Dantzig, defeats Galluzzo at Almaraz, 4;
- disobeys Napoleon’s orders, sent back to France, 4.
- Leval, general, at Talavera, 530.
- Lima-Barreto, general, at the defence of Oporto, 241;
- Lippe, Conde de La (Frederick of Lippe-Bückeburg), his reorganization of the Portuguese regular army, 208, 211.
- Lisbon, disturbed condition of, 200-1;
- Wellesley’s plans for defence of, 610.
- Loison, general, his disinclination to advance into Portugal, 192;
- hatred of the people of Oporto for, 243;
- sent out by Soult to the Tras-os-Montes, 262;
- resisted by Silveira, 267;
- attacks Amarante, 267;
- his difficulties, 267-71;
- occupies Amarante, 271;
- and Villa Real, 272;
- disapproves of Soult’s ambitious views, 279;
- checked by the Portuguese and abandons Amarante, 344, 345;
- retreat of, to Guimaraens, 346.
- Lusitanian Legion, the, raised by Sir R. Wilson, 168;
- on the Portuguese frontier, 199, 202;
- 2nd batt. of, sent under Eben to Braga, 228;
- at battle of Braga, 234;
- 1st batt. defends Alcantara, 441;
- engaged in Wilson’s march to Escalona, 479-570.
- Mackenzie, general, commands brigade sent to garrison Cadiz, 28;
- returns to Lisbon, 32;
- commands ‘containing force’ left by Wellesley on his advance to Oporto, 317;
- killed at Talavera, 541.
- Mackinley, captain, R.N., receives the surrender of French garrison of Vigo, 264.
- Madrid, formal entry of Joseph into, 14.
- Mahy, Nicolas, general, is defeated by Franceschi at La Trepa, 194;
- left in command of La Romana’s army, 375;
- retreats before Ney, 380;
- his descent on Lugo, 384.
- Maria, battle of, 423-8.
- Maucune, general, defeated by Carrera near Santiago, 385.
- Mayne, William, lieut.-col. of the Lusitanian Legion, governor of Almeida, 256-8;
- occupies Alcantara, 318;
- driven out by Victor, 440-1.
- Medellin, battle of, 158-66.
- Melgarejo, governor of Ferrol, surrenders to Soult, 175.
- Mequinenza, refuses to surrender to Mortier, 409.
- Meza de Ibor, combat of, 153;
- Miajadas, combat of, 155.
- Milans, Francisco, leader of miqueletes, driven back by St. Cyr, 63;
- fails to come up at battle of Cardadeu, 67.
- Minho, Soult repulsed at the, 182.
- Miqueletes, the Catalonian, surround Barcelona, 38, 60.
- Misarella, passage of the, 357.
- Molins de Rey, battle of, 1, 70, 71.
- Moncey, Bon Adrien de, marshal, in charge of the siege of Saragossa, 91, 103-10;
- Moore, Sir John, his views on the defence of Portugal, 286.
- Morella, taken and abandoned by Grandjean, 410.
- Morillo, Pablo, leads Galicians against Vigo, 263;
- at combat of Santiago, 385.
- Mortier, Edouard, marshal, Duke of Treviso, leads the 5th Corps to take part in the siege of Saragossa, 103-12;
- operations of, in Eastern Aragon, 409;
- recalled to Castile by Napoleon, 410, 411;
- leads the vanguard of Soult’s force to Plasencia, 574;
- meets Cuesta’s force at Oropesa, 583;
- movements of, in the Tagus valley, 589.
- Murray, George, general, fails to stop the retreating French at Oporto, 340, 341;
- his pursuit of Soult, 350-1.
- Napoleon, Emperor, his parting orders to Jourdan, 3;
- at Valladolid, 15-6;
- quits Spain, 18;
- his plan for the next campaign, 16;
- its impracticability, 18-21, 171;
- his dispatch to Soult on the invasion of Portugal, 175;
- receives news of Soult’s ambitious views, 276;
- his estimate of Wellesley, 297;
- his orders to Ney for the subjection of Galicia, 369;
- of the Asturias, 388;
- his criticism of Soult’s advance on Plasencia, 497;
- his rebukes to Joseph and Jourdan, 537, 565;
- orders the cessation of active operations, 618.
- Ney, Michel, marshal, Duke of Elchingen, leaves Saragossa, 91;
- joins Soult, 178;
- his difficulties in Galicia, 191, 367-70;
- captures Oviedo, 379-81;
- his meeting with Soult at Lugo, 391;
- repulsed by Noroña at the Oitaben, 396-7;
- abandons Galicia, 398;
- joins Soult in pursuit of Wellesley, 583;
- fails at Almaraz, 594;
- returns towards Salamanca, 597;
- defeats Wilson at Baños, 620.
- Noroña, Conde de, commands the ‘Division of the Minho,’ repulses Ney at the Oitaben, 394-7.
- O’Daly, Pedro, colonel, commands garrison of Rosas, 47, 50-6.
- O’Donoju, general, chief of Cuesta’s staff, 472.
- Oitaben, the, Ney repulsed by Noroña at, 395-7.
- Oporto, fortifications of, 240;
- stormed by Soult, 241-8;
- surprise and capture of, by Wellesley, 334-42.
- Oporto, the bishop of (Antonio de Castro), unwise zeal in rousing the populace of Oporto, 198;
- gathers an army for the defence of Oporto, 240, 241;
- abandons the city, 242.
- Ordenanza, the Portuguese levée en masse, called out by the Regency, 197;
- its organization, 221, 222;
- opposes Soult’s advance, 223-38.
- Orense, occupied by Soult, 189.
- Oviedo, captured and sacked by Ney, 381.
- Paget, Edward, general, crosses the Douro at Oporto, 336.
- Palacio, Del, Marquis, escapes from Victor, 13;
- commands Andalusian force, 25;
- Captain-General of Catalonia, his slowness, 40;
- recalled by the Central Junta, 41.
- Palafox, Francisco, escapes from Saragossa to seek help for the garrison, 116;
- arms the local levies, 119;
- joins Lazan’s force, 131;
- retreats before Lannes, 131;
- intrigues against the Junta, 464.
- Palafox, Joseph, defends Saragossa, 92-136;
- capitulates, 136-8;
- taken prisoner to Vincennes, 139;
- criticism of his defence, 140-2.
- Parque, Duke del, commands division of the Army of Estremadura at Meza de Ibor, 153;
- at Medellin, 161, 163;
- commands at Ciudad Rodrigo, 574.
- Parreiras, general, takes part in the defence of Oporto, 241-6.
- Patrick, colonel, his gallant defence of the bridge of Amarante, 267.
- Peso de Regoa, combat of, 344.
- Philadelphes, the, secret society in France opposed to Napoleon, 279.
- Pino, general, at Cardadeu, 66;
- Pizarro, Magelhaes, his futile attempt to defend Chaves, 225, 226.
- Ponte Nova, passage of the, 355-8.
- Portugal, condition of, in the spring of 1809, 196-208;
- Soult’s and Wellesley’s campaign in March-May, 1809, 222-366.
- Portuguese army, its history and reorganization, 208-22.
- Puerto de Baños, combat of, 620.
- Quiroga, Abbot of Casoyo, raises Galicians against Soult, 184.
- Reding, Teodoro, general, sent by Vives against St. Cyr, 62, 63;
- at Cardadeu, 64, 65, 66, 67;
- joins Caldagues, at Molins de Rey, 69;
- defeated by St. Cyr, 70, 71;
- supersedes Vives as Captain-General of Catalonia, 73;
- in Tarragona, 76, 77;
- drives back Souham at Valls, 84;
- defeated by St. Cyr, 86, 87;
- wounded and dies, 89.
- Regency, the Portuguese, fails in organizing national defence after Junot’s departure, 196, 197;
- calls out the Ordenanza, 197;
- asks for a British Commander-in-chief for the Portuguese army, 215;
- its report on the Oporto campaign, 218;
- attempts to mobilize the militia, 219.
- Reille, general, withdraws to Figueras, 37;
- sufferings of his troops, 39;
- besieges and takes Rosas, 48-57.
- Ricard, general, his circular letter on the subject of Soult’s election as King of Portugal, 276.
- Roca, general, at Alcañiz, 417;
- Rogniat, colonel, takes command of the French engineers at siege of Saragossa, 126, 135.
- Romana, La, Marquis of, condition of his army, 23;
- his wanderings, 179; retreats to Monterey, 180;
- escapes from. Franceschi, 193-5;
- captures Villafranca, 374-5;
- his coup d’état at Oviedo, 375, 376;
- routed by Ney at the passage of the Nova, 381;
- marches to Orense, 386;
- his operations against Soult, 399-400.
- Rosas, siege of, 46-57.
- Ruffin, general, commands division guarding Madrid, 3, 7;
- at battle of Ucles, 10, 11;
- leads night-attack at Talavera, 516-8;
- leads the second attack, 523, 525.
- St. Cyr, Laurent Gouvion, general, commands French army in Catalonia, 34;
- his character, 43;
- sends Reille to besiege Rosas, 46-57;
- proceeds against Barcelona, 58-68;
- wins battle of Cardadeu, 64-7;
- of Molins de Rey, 70, 71;
- routs Castro’s troops at Igualada, 79;
- wins battle of Valls, 87, 88.
- St. March, general, takes part in the defence of Saragossa, 106;
- receives military command of the city from Palafox, 136.
- Salamonde, combat of, 357-8.
- San Genis, colonel, fortifies Saragossa, 94;
- killed on the ramparts, 117.
- Santander, Ballasteros’ descent on, 386;
- Santiago, combat near, 385.
- Saragossa, second siege of, 90-136;
- its outworks stormed, 105-14, 123;
- street-fighting in, 123-35;
- capitulation of, 136;
- condition of, after the siege, 139.
- Sass, Santiago, parish priest of Saragossa, shot by the French, 139.
- Sebastiani, Horace, general, succeeds to command of the 4th Corps, 5;
- routs Cartaojal at Ciudad Real, 146, 147;
- at Talavera, 522, 527, 529;
- eludes Venegas, 566, 567;
- wins battle of Almonacid, 614.
- Senra, general, joins Venegas before the battle of Ucles, 9.
- Silveira, Francisco, general, military governor of the Tras-os-Montes, 223;
- assembles his forces at Chaves, 223;
- returns to San Pedro, 224, 225;
- to Villa Pouca, 228;
- recaptures Chaves, 266;
- attacks Loison, 267;
- defends Amarante, 267-71;
- escapes across the Douro, 272, 318;
- checks Loison at Peso de Regoa, 344;
- pursues Soult, 352, 359, 360.
- Smith, Sir George, his endeavour to force a British garrison on Cadiz, 27-9;
- Somatenes, their good work in Catalonia, 35, 38.
- Sotelo, agent for Victor, tries to negotiate with the Governor of Badajoz and Central Junta, 168, 169.
- Souham, general, repulsed by Reding at Valls, 84, 85.
- Soult, Nicolas, marshal, Duke of Dalmatia, receives instructions from Napoleon for the invasion of Portugal, 18;
- their impracticability, 18, 170-2;
- difficulties of his task, 173;
- captures Ferrol, 174, 175;
- his final orders from Napoleon, 175, 176;
- starts his troops for Portugal, 178;
- fails to cross the Minho, 182;
- difficulties of his progress in Galicia, 184-9;
- occupies Orense, 189, and Chaves, 226;
- wins battle of Braga, 235, 236;
- storms Oporto, 242-8;
- his ambitious views, 273-276;
- his dealings with the Argenton conspiracy, 322, 323;
- surprised by Wellesley in Oporto, 332-41;
- his retreat, 343-60;
- meets Ney at Lugo, 390;
- abandons Galicia, 398-402;
- his justificatory letters, 403-5;
- appointed commander of the united army, 460, 461;
- advances on Plasencia to support Joseph, 497, 573;
- pursues Wellesley, 577-580;
- routs Albuquerque at Arzobispo, 589-91;
- his desire to invade Portugal, 595, 617;
- checked by King Joseph, 618.
- Stewart, Charles, general,
- at combat of Grijon, 329;
- at battle of Oporto, 340;
- at conference of Mirabete, 470-1.
- Suchet, general, takes command of the 3rd Corps, 412;
- defeated at Alcañiz, 418-20;
- wins battle of Maria, 423-7;
- and of Belchite, 429.
- Tactics, the, of Wellesley, 300, 301.
- Talavera, Victor retires to, 490;
- the allied armies at, 491-2;
- battle of, 502-56.
- Tarragona, blockaded by St. Cyr, 89.
- Troncoso, Mauricio, Abbot of Couto, raises the Galician peasantry against Soult, 184.
- Tuy, surrendered to Franceschi, 178;
- occupied by Lamartinière, 188;
- relieved by Heudelet, 262;
- evacuated by the French, 264.
- Ucles, battle of, 10-12;
- town of, sacked by the French, 12.
- Valls, battle of, 82-9.
- Vaughan, Sir Charles, his testimony to Palafox’s character, 142.
- Venegas, Francisco, general, attempts to surprise Tarancon, 6;
- defeated by Victor at Ucles, 9-12;
- supersedes Cartaojal in command of the Army of the Centre, 148;
- advances to meet Sebastiani, 457;
- fails to carry out Wellesley’s and Cuesta’s orders, 478;
- at Toledo, 529;
- allows the army of Sebastiani to escape him, 566, 567;
- loses the opportunity of occupying Madrid, 568;
- his blunders, 612;
- defeated at Almonacid, 614.
- Victor, Claude Perrin, marshal, Duke of Belluno, defeats Spaniards at Ucles, 9-12;
- marches to Almaraz, 143, 144;
- his controversy with Jourdan, 151;
- drives back the Duke del Parque at Meza de Ibor, 153;
- wins battle of Medellin, 158-66;
- remains stationary at Merida, 252;
- joined by Lapisse, 261;
- seizes Alcantara, 440-41;
- misery of his army, 443-4;
- retires from Talavera, 490;
- joined by Joseph and Jourdan, 500;
- at Talavera, 504-55;
- his night-attack, 516-8;
- his second attack, 522;
- his great attack, 531-54;
- retreats on Madrid, 570;
- reoccupies Talavera, 580;
- in La Mancha, 618.
- Vigo, surrenders to Franceschi, 178;
- blockaded by Galicians, 263;
- surrenders to Capt. Mackinley, R.N., 264.
- Villafranca, captured by La Romana, 374, 375.
- Villatte, general, at the battle of Ucles, 11;
- Villel, Marquis of, special commissioner at Cadiz, opposes landing of British troops, 28;
- his eccentric legislation, 29, 30;
- recalled by the Junta, 31.
- Villiers, Hon. John, British minister at Lisbon, opposes Cradock’s timid policy, 205.
- Vittoria, general, at the defence of Oporto, 241, 245.
- Vives, appointed Captain-General of Catalonia, 41;
- invests Barcelona, 41;
- fails to send help to Rosas, 51;
- sends miqueletes against St. Cyr, 61;
- defeated at Cardadeu, 66, 67;
- at Molins de Rey, 71;
- superseded by Reding, 73.
- Waters, colonel, seizes barges for the crossing of the Douro, 334, 335.
- Wellesley, Sir Arthur, takes command of British troops in Portugal, 207;
- declines the post of commander-in-chief of the Portuguese army, 216;
- arrives in Lisbon, 283;
- his opinions on the defence of Portugal, 287, 290, 293;
- his character and abilities, 295-300;
- his limitations, 302-11;
- his tactics, 300, 301;
- his interviews with Argenton, 315, 321;
- advance on Oporto, 316-35;
- attacks and takes Oporto, 335-42;
- his pursuit of Soult, 354-66;
- correspondence with Cuesta, 445-8;
- reviews Cuesta’s troops at Almaraz, 470-2;
- quarrel with Cuesta at Talavera, 491, 492;
- his choice of the positions at Talavera, 503, 507;
- wins battle of Talavera, 513-54;
- marches on Plasencia, 573;
- on Oropesa, 583;
- holds the line of the Tagus, 600-1;
- retires to Badajoz, 606;
- his plans for the Defence of Portugal, 610.
- Wellesley, Richard, Marquis, his diplomacy at Seville, 608.
- West, captain, R. N., of the Excellent, at Rosas, 49, 50.
- Wilson, Sir Robert, commands the Loyal Lusitanian Legion, 168;
- his differences with the bishop of Oporto, 199;
- his character and record, 253, 254;
- refuses to retreat as advised by Sir John Cradock, 256;
- holds Lapisse in check, 257, 258;
- joins Wellesley’s advance into Spain, 438;
- threatens Victor’s flank after Talavera, 570;
- his escape from Escalona, 619;
- defeated by Ney at Baños, 620.
- Worster, lieut.-general, commands Asturian force, 372;