CONTENTS

SECTION XXX
Suchet’s Conquest of Valencia, September 1811-January 1812
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I. The Invasion of Valencia. Siege of Saguntum. September-October 1811 1
II. The Battle of Saguntum. October 25, 1811 26
III. The Capture of Valencia and of Blake’s Army. November 1811-January 1812 47
IV. Suchet’s Conquest of Valencia: Side-issues and Consequences. January-March 1812 76
SECTION XXXI
Minor Campaigns of the Winter of 1811-12
I. Catalonia and Aragon 90
II. Operations of Soult in Andalusia: the Siege of Tarifa, December 1811-January 1812 106
III. Politics at Cadiz and elsewhere 136
SECTION XXXII
Wellington’s First Campaign of 1812. January-April
I. The Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo. January 8th-19th, 1812 157
II. The Consequences of the Fall of Ciudad Rodrigo. January-March 1812 187
III. The Siege of Badajoz. March-April 1812 217
IV. The Storm of Badajoz. April 6, 1812 244
V. Operations of Soult and Marmont during the Siege of Badajoz. March-April 1812 265
SECTION XXXIII
The Salamanca Campaign. May-August 1812
I. King Joseph as Commander-in-Chief 297
II. The Bridge of Almaraz. May 19, 1812 315
III. Wellington’s Advance into Leon. June 13-19, 1812 335
IV. The Salamanca Forts. Ten Days of Manœuvres, June 20-30, 1812 359
V. Marmont takes the Offensive. July 1812 383
VI. The Battle of Salamanca, July 22, 1812. The Early Stages 418
VII. The Battle of Salamanca: the Main Engagement 446
VIII. The Consequences of Salamanca. Garcia Hernandez 475
IX. The Pursuit of King Joseph. Majalahonda. Wellington at Madrid 504
X. Affairs in the South. June-August 1812. Soult, Hill, and Ballasteros 519
XI. The Two Diversions: (1) Operations in the North: Sir Home Popham and Caffarelli. (2) Operations in the East: Suchet, Joseph O’Donnell, and Maitland. June-August 1812 548
XII. Wellington Returns to the Douro. August 31, 1812. Finis 576
APPENDICES
I. Suchet’s Army in Valencia. Morning-state of Oct. 1, 1811 583
II. Strength of Blake’s Army at the Battle of Saguntum, Oct. 25, 1811 584
III. Suchet’s Army at the Siege of Valencia. Morning-state of Dec. 31, 1811 585
IV. Surrender-Roll of Blake’s Army at Valencia, Jan. 9, 1812 586
V. French and Anglo-Spanish Troops employed at the Siege of Tarifa, Dec. 1811-Jan. 1812 586
VI. Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo: (1) Strength of the Garrison; (2) British Losses during the Siege 587
VII. Note on some Points of Controversy regarding the Storm of Ciudad Rodrigo 589
VIII. The French ‘Army of the South.’ Return of March 1, 1812 590
IX. Siege of Badajoz: (1) Strength of the Garrison; (2) British Losses at the Storm 593
X. Wellington’s Army at Salamanca. Strength and Losses 595
XI. Marmont’s Army at Salamanca. Strength and Losses 600
XII. British Losses at the Combats of Castrejon and Castrillo, July 18, 1812 607
XIII. Spanish Troops on the East Coast of Spain in the Spring of 1812: (1) Morning-state of March 1; (2) Joseph O’Donnell’s Strength and Losses at Castalla 608
XIV. British Forces on the East Coast of Spain in 1812. A note by Mr. C. T. Atkinson 609
XV. The Scovell Ciphers 611
XVI. The British Artillery in the Peninsula, 1812. By Major John Leslie, R.A. 619
INDEX 623
MAPS AND PLANS
I. General Theater of Suchet’s Operations in Eastern Spain To face 8
II. Plan of the Battle of Saguntum 42
III. Plan of Suchet’s Investment of Valencia 64
IV. General Map of Catalonia 96
V. Plan of Tarifa 128
VI. Plan of the Siege Operations at Ciudad Rodrigo 176
VII. Plan of the Siege Operations at Badajoz 256
VIII. Map of the District round Almaraz 328
IX. General Map of Central Spain, to illustrate the Salamanca Campaign 352
X. Plan of the Salamanca Forts 376
XI. Map of the Country between Salamanca and Tordesillas 400
XII. General Plan of the Battle of Salamanca 448
XIII. (1) The Last Episode at Salamanca; (2) Garcia Hernandez 480
XIV. General Map of Estremadura to illustrate Hill’s Campaigns in March-April and June-August 1812 528
ILLUSTRATIONS
Portrait of Marshal Soult Frontispiece
Portrait of Marshal Suchet To face 80
View of Ciudad Rodrigo, on the Morning after the Storm 186
Portrait of Marshal Marmont 208
(1) View of the French Arapile, and (2) view of the General Lie of the Ground at Salamanca 422