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].

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