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];
siege of, [287–8];
the Portuguese infantry at, [234]
Sappers and Miners, the Royal, [286];
uniform of, [299];
weapons of, [304–5]
Saxe, Marshal, infantry tactics of, [62], [63], [65]
Schepeler, Colonel K., his History of the Peninsular War, [20]
Scouts, Wellington’s, [53]
Seaton, Lord. See [Colborne]
Sergeants, status of, in the Peninsular army, [216–19];
their halberds, [303]
Shako, introduction of, in the British army, [292–3]
Shaw-Kennedy, T., aide-de-camp to Craufurd, his description of Craufurd, [143]
Sherbrooke, General J. C., commands the 1st Division, [166]
Sherer, Captain Moyle, his Recollections of the Peninsula, [27]
Shipp, John, his autobiography, [3];
his romantic career, [206]
Siege train, Wellington’s, organized by Alex. Dickson, [281–3]
Sieges, the, of the Peninsular War, [279];
of Badajoz, [281–6];
of Ciudad Rodrigo, [283];
of Burgos, [286–7];
of San Sebastian, [288]
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