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];
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