INDEX.

• A.
• Abercrombie, Sir Ralph, lands at Aboukir, 34;
• mortally wounded, 41;
• his death, 44, 46.
• Aboukir, landing of the British troops there, 33.
• Abrantes, Duke of, see Junot.
• Adour, passage of, 370, 380.
• Affghanistan, campaigns in, 461.
• Albuera, battle of, 208.
• Alexandria, battle of, 38.
• Aliwal, battle of, 486.
• Almarez, bridge and works destroyed by Sir Rowland Hill, 265.
• Almeida, taken by the French, 161;
• invested by Wellington, 194;
• blockaded by General Campbell, 200;
• escape of Brennier, the governor, 201.
• Amarante, taken by the French, 117.
• Amirs, their position at Miani, 467.
• Anglesea, Lord, defeats the French cavalry, 427;
• his charge at Waterloo, 437.
• Arapiles, taking of, 293.
• Assaye, 20;
• battle of, 25.
• B.
• Badajoz, taken by the French, 186;
• invested by Beresford, 203;
• besieged by Wellington, 218;
• siege raised, 220;
• besieged by Lord Wellington, 248;
• sack of, 258.
• Bailey, his surrender, 464;
• his death, 466.
• Baird, General, commands the storming party at Seringapatam, 9;
• despatched to Egypt, 21: commands the expedition to the Cape of Good Hope, 47;
• defeats the Dutch, 51;
• joins Sir John Moore, 80;
• wounded at Corunna, 96.
• Barosa, battle of, 190.
• Bayonne, invested by Sir John Hope, 386;
• sortie of, 396.
• Beckwith, Colonel, 182.
• Berar, Rajah of, defeated, 27.
• Beresford, Marshal, 101, 120;
• invests Badajoz, 188;
• his endeavours to reduce it, 203;
• his forces, 207;
• his conduct at Albuera, 208, 214.
• Bidassao, passage of, 362.
• Biluchis, campaign against the, 467.
• Blake, defeated by Soult, 234;
• by Suchet, 235.
• Blucher, his despatches to Wellington, 412, 413;
• defeated at Ligny, 422;
• advances to Waterloo, 441.
• Bonnet’s division defeated by Clinton at Salamanca, 289.
• Bourbons, their restoration, 405, 451.
• Brennier, escapes from Almeida, 201;
• his ability, 203.
• Britain, condition of, after the battle of Waterloo, 455.
• Bulow at Waterloo, 442, 444.
• Buonaparte, Napoleon, 84;
• reinforces his Peninsular army, 150;
• hears the news of Joseph’s defeat, 341;
• abdicates, 395;
• retires to Elba, 405;
• returns to France, 409, 503;
• re-organizes the army, 410;
• advances, 412;
• defeats Blucher at Ligny, 423;
• reaches Frasnes, 427;
• his position at Waterloo, 432;
• expects Grouchy, 441;
• orders up the Imperial Guard, 442;
• loses the battle, 445;
• his retreat, 446;
• his death at St. Helena, 451.
• Buonaparte, Joseph, defeated at Talavera, 133;
• defeats Venegas, 147;
• retreats on Aranguez, 298;
• retires before Wellington, 323;
• appearance of his army, ib. abandons Burgos, 326;
• enters Vitoria, 329;
• concentrates his army in front of the city, 330;
• battle of Vitoria, 333;
• narrow escape, 337;
• retreats to France, 341.
• Buonaparte, Jerome, advances against Hougomont, 433.
• Burgos, fortifications of, 303;
• siege of, by the British, 304;
• siege raised, 307;
• retreat from, 309.
• Burnes, his death, 466.
• Burrard, Sir Harry, his opposition to Sir Arthur Wellesley, 73, 77;
• resigns the command, 80.
• Busaco, battle of, 163.
• C.
• Cabool disasters, 465.
• Calabria, campaign there, 56.
• Campbell, General, blockades Almeida, 200;
• escape of the garrison, 201.
• Cape of Good Hope, expedition to, 47;
• defeat of the Dutch, 51;
• advance on Cape Town, 52;
• ceded to the British, 53.
• Carrion, crossing of the, 310.
• Chatillon, conference at, 390.
• Cintra, treaty of, 79.
• Ciudad Rodrigo, siege of, 151;
• invested by Lord Wellington, 236;
• taken, 243.
• Clausel, takes the place of Marmont after the battle of Salamanca, 293;
• falls back on Burgos, 297;
• retreats, 302;
• retires to France, 340.
• Clinton defeats Bonnet’s division at Salamanca, 289.
• Coa, action of, 156.
• Cocks, General, death of, 306.
• Corunna, battle of, 94;
• surrendered to the French, 100.
• Craufurd, General, unfortunate attempt by, 154;
• retreats from Coa, 159;
• his conduct at Busaco, 167;
• his death, 241.
• Cuesta, joined by Sir Arthur Wellesley, 127;
• character of, 129;
• attacked by Victor, 131.
• D.
• Delaborde, General of the French, defeated at Rolica, 68;
• at Vimiero, 73.
• Dennie, defeats Dost Mohammed, 464;
• his death, 466.
• Dhoondia, his defeat and death, 21.
• Dost Mohammed, surrenders to Sir William MacNaughten, 464.
• Douro, passage of, 120;
• Wellington’s brilliant advance from, 325.
• Dubreton, General, governor of Burgos, 303;
• his conduct during the siege, 305, 306.
• E.
• Egypt, expedition to, 29;
• landing at Aboukir, 33.
• El Bodon, affair of, 222.
• Ellenborough, Lord, 472.
• Elley, Colonel, 141.
• Esla, passing of, 84.
• F.
• Ferozepore, battle of, 482.
• Foy, General, his observations on the French, British, and Spanish armies, 511.
• France, condition of, after the battle of Waterloo, 455.
• Friere, General, murder of, 112.
• Fuentes d’Onoro, battle of, 195.
• G.
• Gaeta, surrendered to the French, 61.
• Garonne, passage of, 391.
• Gerona, fall of, 148.
• Ghuznee, reduction of, 462.
• Girard, defeated by General Hill, 228.
• Gottingen, expedition to, 64.
• Gough, Sir Hugh, concentrates his troops, 478;
• battle of Moodkee, ib.;
• Ferozepore, 482;
• Aliwal, 436;
• Sobraon, 490.
• Graham, General, gains the battle of Barosa, 191;
• besieges San Sebastian, 351.
• Grouchy, false report of his approach at Waterloo, 441;
• his movements after the battle, 450.
• Guerillas, memoir of, 101.
• H.
• Harris, General, commands the army of the Carnatic, 3;
• attacks Tippoo, 5.
• Hardinge, Colonel, at Albuera, 210.
• Hardinge, Sir Henry, appointed Governor of India, 473;
• concentrates his troops, 478;
• battle of Moodkee, 478;
• Ferozepore, 482;
• Aliwal, 486;
• Sobraon, 490.
• Harmoza, affair at, 310.
• Head, Colonel, his gallantry, 187.
• Hill, Sir Rowland, at Talavera, 132;
• defeats Girard, 228;
• destroys the bridge at Almarez, 264;
• takes Fort Ragusa, 265;
• joins Wellington, 312;
• invests Pamplona, 341;
• defeats Soult, 374, 387, 388.
• Hope, Sir John, his gallantry at St. Jean de Luz, 373;
• invests Bayonne, 386;
• sortie of the garrison, 396;
• wounded and taken prisoner, 398.
• Hostalrich, fall of, 149.
• Hougomont, description of, 433;
• attacked by Jerome Buonaparte, ib.
• Huebra, affair at, 313.
• J.
• Janssens, General of the Dutch, defeated, 51,53
• Jourdan, Marshal, 298, 328; his position at Vitoria, 330.
• Junot, Portuguese revolt against him, 65;
• sends Delaborde against Wellesley, 67;
• defeated at Vimiero, 73.
• K.
• Keane, Sir John, advances on Candahar, 462;
• reduces Ghuznee, ib.
• Kellermann, General, 74.
• L.
• Lake, Colonel, death and anecdotes of, 72.
• Lahore, excesses at, 473.
• La Pena, duplicity of, 190.
• Laval, totally defeated at Tarifa, 232.
• Leith, General, at the battle of Salamanca, 285.
• Le Marchant, his death, 287.
• Loison, General, 74.
• Loodiana, investment of, 487;
• battle of, 488.
• M.
• Mackinnon, General, death of, 242.
• MacNaughten, Sir William, Dost Mohammed surrenders to him, 464;
• his death, 466.
• Madrid, taken by Soult, 81;
• evacuated by the French, 298;
• entered by Lord Wellington, 300.
• Maida, battle of, 57.
• Marmont, Marshal, 220;
• his army, 226;
• movements after the storming of Badajoz, 261;
• affair at Usagre, 262;
• his manœuvres before the battle of Salamanca, 271, 291;
• wounded, and his place supplied by Clausel, 292.
• Massena, General, takes Almeida, 161;
• defeated at Busaco, 165;
• retires from Torres Vedras, 178;
• leaves Portugal, 183;
• defeated at Fuentes d’Onoro, 195;
• abandons Almeida, 201.
• Maxwell, Colonel, 23;
• his conduct at Assaye, 25;
• his death, 26.
• Menou, General of the French, defeated at Alexandria, 38.
• Mina, Xavier, the Guerilla chief, 106.
• Monson, Colonel, his unfortunate retreat, 464.
• Montbrun, General, at El Bodon, 222.
• Montressor, Colonel, attacked by Tippoo Sultaun, 5.
• Moodkee, battle of, 478.
• Moore (Sir John), sent to Gottingen, 64;
• Commander-in-Chief in the Peninsula, 80;
• prepares to attack Soult, 81;
• retreats, 85;
• disorganization, 87;
• arrival at Lugo, 91;
• battle of Corunna, 94;
• his death and character, 97.
• Murray, Sir John, his precipitate retreat from Tarragona, 360.
• N.
• Napier, Sir Charles, advances to Mattaree, 467;
• defeats the Biluchis, 470.
• Napoleon, see Buonaparte.
• Ney, Marshal, relieves Soult in Gallicia, 111;
• takes Ciudad Rodrigo, 151;
• defeated at Quatres Bras, 416;
• falls back upon the wood to Frasnes, 422;
• leads on the Imperial Guard at Waterloo, 443.
• O.
• Oporto, taken by Soult, 112.
• Orthez, battle of, 380.
• P.
• Paget, Lord, his brilliant attack of the French cavalry, 82.
• Paget, Sir Edward, 313.
• Paget, General, crosses the Douro, 123.
• Pamplona, invested by General Hill, 341;
• taken, 364.
• Philippon, Governor of Badajoz, 248;
• surrenders, 256.
• Picton, General, at El Bodon, 222;
• at Ciudad Rodrigo, 240;
• at Badajoz, 255;
• his death at Waterloo, 437.
• Ponsonby, Major, 141.
• Punjaub, state of, 472.
• Q.
• Quatres Bras, battle of, 409.
• R.
• Ragusa, fort of, taken by Sir Rowland Hill, 265.
• Reynier, French General in Sicily, 56;
• defeated at Maida, 58.
• Rolica, battle of, 64.
• S.
• St. Cyr, exploits of, 116.
• Salamanca, advance on, 267;
• battle of, 280;
• defeat of the French, 289;
• results of the victory, 291;
• joy of the inhabitants, 296.
• Sale, Sir Robert, takes Tootundurrah, &c. 464;
• death of, 481.
• Sanchez Julian, anecdotes of, 152, 325.
• San Ildefonso, village of, 297.
• San Sebastian, besieged by Graham, 341;
• siege raised, 343; besiege renewed, 351;
• taken by storm, 353;
• the castle surrendered, 359, see also Appendix No. 1.
• San Vincente, taken, 269, 273.
• Scindia, leagues with the Rajah of Berar, 22;
• defeated by General Wellesley, 25.
• Scylla, capture of, by the English, 59;
• re-taken by the French, 63.
• Segovia, town of, 297.
• Seringapatam, invested, 6; assaulted, 11;
• taken, 14;
• military observations, 16.
• Sherbrooke, General, 142.
• Sikhs, organization of their army, 470;
• invest Ferozepore, 478;
• defeated at Moodkee, 479;
• at Ferozepore, 483;
• at Aliwal, 486;
• at Loodiana, 488;
• at Sobraon, 490;
• termination of the war, 492.
• Scinde, state of, after the Cabool disasters, 467;
• jealousy of the chieftains, 467.
• Smith, Sir Harry, marches to Loodiana, 487;
• defeats the Sikhs, 488.
• Sobraon, battle of, 490.
• Somerset, Lord Edward, at Salamanca, 288.
• Souham pursues Wellington in the retreat from Burgos, 311.
• Soult, Marshal, 83;
• defeated at Corunna, 94;
• takes Oporto, 112;
• provides for a retreat before Wellesley, 118;
• crosses the Douro, 122;
• his disorderly retreat,124;
• his movements after the battle of Talavera, 146;
• his forces, 206;
• defeated at Albuera, 208;
• relieves Badajoz, 220;
• defeats Blake, 234;
• retreats after the storming of Badajoz, 261;
• on the heights of Mozarbes, 312;
• recalled from Germany and takes the chief command, 341;
• advances into the Pyrenees, 344; defeated by Wellington, 347;
• driven from the Spanish territory, 350;
• defeated by Wellington at Ascain and St. Pe, 369;
• his position at Bayonne, 370;
• defeated at St. Jean de Luz, 372;
• defeated by Sir Rowland Hill, 374;
• defeated at Orthez, 387;
• retires, 388; defeated at Toulouse, 390;
• cessation of hostilities, 401;
• articles agreed on,ib. note.
• Stuart, Colonel, commands the army of Cannanore, 3;
• relieves Montressor, 5.
• Stuart, Sir John, general of the force in Sicily, 56;
• defeats the French at Maida, 57.
• Suchet, takes Valentia, 235;
• retires from it, 340.
• T.
• Talavera, battle of, 131;
• casualties, 144.
• Tarifa, siege of, 232.
• Taragona, stormed by the French, 231.
• Thouvenot, Governor of Bayonne, his sortie, 397.
• Tippoo Sultaun of Mysore, his prepartions for war, 2;
• attacks Montressor’s brigade and repulsed, 5;
• besieged in Seringapatam, 6;
• assaulted 11;
• his death, 12;
• character, 15.
• Torquemada, excesses of, 311.
• Torres Vedras, retreat to, 171;
• its position, 173.
• Toulouse, description of, 391;
• battle of, 392.
• U.
• Usagre, cavalry affair at, 262.
• V.
• Valentia, siege of, 235.
• Venegas, defeated by Joseph Buonaparte, 147.
• Victor defeats the Spanish, 112;
• his movements, 126;
• defeated at Barosa, 191.
• Vimiero, battle of, 73.
• Vitoria, the French unite there, 328;
• city of, 330;
• battle of, 333;
• casualties, 337.
• W.
• Waterloo, field of, 428;
• morning of the battle, 431;
• position of Napoleon and Wellington, 432;
• battle commenced, 436; defeat of the French, 445;
• results of the battle, 446.
• Wellesley, Marquis of, Governor of India, 2;
• addresses a remonstrance to Tippoo Sultaun, 3.
• Wellesley, Colonel, attacks Tippoo Sultaun 5;
• defeats Dhoondia, 21;
• (now General), marches on Ahmednuggur, 22;
• defeats Scindia at Assaye, 25;
• see Sir Arthur Wellesley.
• Wellesley, Sir Arthur, lands in Portugal, 66;
• defeats the French at Rolica, 68;
• victory of Vimiero, 73;
• returns to England, 80;
• Commander-in-Chief in Portugal, 117;
• his movements, 120;
• Passage of the Douro, 122;
• pursuit of Soult, 125;
• joins Cuesta, 127;
• battle of Talavera, 131, see Wellington.
• Wellington, Lord, his movements after the battle of Talavera, 146;
• fixes his head-quarters at Busaco, 163;
• gains the battle of Busaco, 165;
• his proclamation to the Portuguese, 170;
• retreats to Torres Vedras, 172;
• his position there, 173;
• pursues Massena, 179;
• prevents the relief of Almeida, 194;
• battle of Fuentes d’Onoro, 195;
• his system of defence, 199;
• besieges Badajoz, 218;
• siege raised, 220;
• prepares to besiege Ciudad Rodrigo, 236;
• takes it, 243;
• honours conferred on him, 245;
• siege of Badajoz, 248;
• sack of, 258;
• advances, 263;
• crosses the frontier, 267;
• advances on Salamanca, 269;
• night previous to the battle, 276;
• his superior generalship, 282;
• his account of the battle, 294, note;
• movement on Madrid, 297;
• enters the city, 300;
• drives back Clausel, 302;
• attempts to take Burgos, 303;
• raises the siege, 307;
• retreats from Burgos, 309;
• privations and insubordination, 316;
• his letter to commanding officers, 318;
• honours conferred on him, 321;
• organization of the allied army, 322;
• brilliant advance upon Joseph Buonaparte, 322;
• battle of Vitoria, 330;
• possesses the passes of the Pyrenees, 340;
• confronted with Soult, 346;
• drives him from the Spanish territory, 350;
• takes San Sebastian by storm, 351;
• passage of the Bidassao, 362;
• takes Pamplona, 364, and Ainhoue, 366;
• defeats Soult at Ascain, and St. Pe, 369;
• his position, 370;
• defeats Soult at St. Jean de Luz, 372;
• prepares to pass the Adour, 380;
• succeeds, 386;
• defeats Soult at Orthez, 387;
• defeats Soult at Toulouse, 390;
• cessation of hostilities, 401;
• articles agreed on, ib. note;
• enters Paris, 406;
• his farewell to his army, 407;
• returns to England, 408;
• goes to Brussels on Napoleon’s return, 411;
• Blucher’s dispatches to him, 413;
• marches to the assistance of the Prince of Orange, 416;
• defeats Ney at Quatre Bras, ib.;
• falls back on Waterloo, 426;
• his disposition,428;
• battle commenced, 436;
• advance of the Prussians, 441;
• defeats the Imperial Guard, 443;
• gains the battle, 445;
• enters Paris, 450.
• William, Prince, at Waterloo, 442.
• Wilson, Sir R., his affairs at Banos, 147.
• Z.
• Zadorra, advance of the allies to, 325.
• Zaragoza, siege of, 113.