CONTENTS

SECTION XXXIV
The Burgos Campaign
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I. Wellington in the North: Burgos Invested. September 1812 1
II. The Siege of Burgos. September 19-October 30, 1812 21
III. Wellington’s Retreat from Burgos. (1) From the Arlanzon to the Douro. October 22-30 52
IV. Hill’s Retreat from Madrid. October 25-November 6 87
V. Operations round Salamanca. November 1-15 111
VI. Wellington’s Retreat from the Tormes to the Agueda. November 16-20 143
VII. Critical Summary of the Campaigns of 1812 167
SECTION XXXV
I. Winter Quarters. November-December 1812-January 1813 181
II. The Troubles of a Generalissimo. Wellington at Cadiz and Freneda 194
III. Wellington and Whitehall 214
IV. The Perplexities of King Joseph. February-April 1813 239
V. The Northern Insurrection. February-May 1813 252
VI. An Episode on the East Coast, April 1813. The Campaign of Castalla 275
SECTION XXXVI
The March to Vittoria
I. Wellington’s Plan of Campaign 299
II. Operations of Hill’s Column. May 22-June 3, 1813 313
III. Operations of Graham’s Column. May 26-June 3, 1813 322
IV. Movements of the French. May 22-June 4, 1813 334
V. The Operations around Burgos. June 4-14, 1813 346
VI. Wellington crosses the Ebro. June 15-20, 1813 364
VII. The Battle of Vittoria, June 21, 1813: The First Stage 384
VIII. The Battle of Vittoria: Rout of the French 413
SECTION XXXVII
The Expulsion of the French from Spain
I. Wellington’s Pursuit of Clausel. June 22-30, 1813 451
II. Graham’s Pursuit of Foy. June 22-31, 1813 470
III. The East Coast. Murray at Tarragona. June 2-18, 1813 488
IV. Wellington on the Bidassoa. July 1-12, 1813 522
V. Exit King Joseph. July 12, 1813 546
SECTION XXXVIII
The Battles of the Pyrenees
I. The Siege of St. Sebastian: the First Period, July 12-25 557
II. Soult takes the Offensive in Navarre. July 1813 587
III. Roncesvalles and Maya. July 25, 1813 608
IV. Sorauren. July 28, 1813 642
V. Soult’s Retreat. Second Battle of Sorauren. July 30 681
VI. Soult Retires into France. July 31-August 3, 1813 707
APPENDICES
I. British Losses at the Siege of Burgos. September 20-October 21, 1812 741
II. The French Armies in Spain. Morning State of October 15, 1812 741
III. Strength of Wellington’s Army during and after the Burgos Retreat. October-November 1813 745
IV. British Losses in the Burgos Retreat 747
V. Murray’s Army at Castalla. April 1813 748
VI. Suchet’s Army at Castalla 749
VII. British Losses at Biar and Castalla 750
VIII. Wellington’s Army in the Vittoria Campaign 750
IX. Spanish Troops under Wellington’s Command. June-July 1813 753
X. The French Army at Vittoria 754
XI. British and Portuguese Losses at Vittoria 757
XII. French Losses at Vittoria 761
XIII. Sir John Murray’s Army in the Tarragona Expedition 762
XIV. Suchet’s Army in Valencia and Catalonia. June 1813 763
XV. Spanish Armies on the East Coast. June 1813 764
XVI. The Army of Spain as reorganized by Soult. July 1813 765
XVII. British Losses at Maya and Roncesvalles. July 25, 1813 768
XVIII. British Losses at Sorauren. July 28, 1813 769
XIX. British Losses at the Second Battle of Sorauren and the Combat of Beunza. July 30, 1813 770
XX. British Losses in Minor Engagements. July 31-August 2, 1813 772
XXI. Portuguese Losses in the Campaign of the Pyrenees 773
XXII. French Losses in the Campaign of the Pyrenees 774
INDEX 775
MAPS AND PLANS
I. Plan of Siege Operations at Burgos. September-October 1812 To face 48
II. Operations round Salamanca. November 1812 ” 130
III. Battle of Castalla ” 274
IV. General Map of Northern Spain for the Burgos and Vittoria Campaigns End of volume
V. Plan of the Battle of Vittoria To face 434
VI. Plan of the Siege of St. Sebastian ” 584
VII. General Map of the Country between Bayonne and Pampeluna ” 606
VIII. Combat of Roncesvalles ” 622
IX. Combat of Maya ” 636
X. First Battle of Sorauren. July 28 ” 640
XI. Second Battle of Sorauren and Combat of Beunza. July 30 ” 670
ILLUSTRATIONS
Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill Frontispiece
King Joseph at Mortefontaine To face page 544