A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 - Charles Oman - Page №162
A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809
Charles Oman
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  • Lahoussaye, general, commands dragoons at Cacabellos, [569];
    • at Constantino, [572], [573];
    • at Corunna, [589].
  • Lake, colonel, killed at Roliça, [238].
  • Lannes, Jean, marshal, Duke of Montebello, wins battle of Tudela, [436]-[44].
  • Lapisse, general, at Espinosa, [414], [415];
    • sent against Salamanca, [561].
  • Lasalle, general, at Cabezon, [141];
    • at Medina de Rio Seco, [167]-[71];
    • at Gamonal, [422].
  • Lazan, Marquis of, defeated at Tudela, [144], [145];
    • at Mallen, [145];
    • sent to Catalonia to oppose Duhesme, [387].
  • Lecchi, general, seizes fortress of Barcelona, [37];
    • besieged in Barcelona by Palacio, [327], [328];
    • with Duhesme at Barcelona, [318].
  • Lefebvre, Francis Joseph, marshal, Duke of Dantzig, defeats Blake at Zornoza, [407];
    • at Valmaceda, [411].
  • Lefebvre, general, reinforces Bessières, [337];
    • wounded at Corunna, [594].
  • Lefebvre-Desnouettes, general, sent against Saragossa, [125], [142];
    • victorious at Mallen, [144], [145];
    • his siege of Saragossa, [145]-[52];
    • superseded by Verdier, [152];
    • at battle of Tudela, [444];
    • taken prisoner at Benavente, [550].
  • Leite, general, defeated by Loison at Evora, [218];
    • his difficulties with Galluzzo, [279].
  • Leith, general, J., takes part in Blake’s retreat, [426]-[9];
    • commands a brigade under Moore, [501], [528], [533].
  • Leith Hay, major, his views on Spanish patriotism, [505], [577].
  • Leopold, Prince, of Sicily, intrigues for the Regency of Spain, [350].
  • Liger-Belair, general, defeated at Mengibar, [181].
  • Lisbon, seized by Junot, [30], [31];
    • its importance, [209];
    • condition of, under Junot, [213], [214];
    • surrendered to the British by the Convention of Cintra, [273].
  • Llamas, Valencian general, at the council of war in Madrid, [357];
    • at Aranjuez, [385].
  • Loison, general,in Northern Portugal, [213];
    • retires on Abrantes, [216];
    • his victory at Evora, [218];
    • recalled to Lisbon, [218];
    • at Vimiero, [246]-[52].
  • Lopez, colonel, Spanish attaché with Moore, [488], [494].
  • Louis Philippe, Duke of Orleans, his intrigues about the Spanish Regency, [350].
  • Lugo, combat of, [574], [575].
  • Madrid, description of, [75];
    • its lack of importance politically, [75];
    • its advantages as a centre of roads, [86];
    • Joseph Bonaparte enters, [173];
    • abandoned by Joseph, [175];
    • its resistance to Napoleon, [462]-[9];
    • Napoleon at, [473]-[85].
  • Maison, general, at Espinosa, [415].
  • Malaspina, general, defeated by Sebastiani, [416].
  • Mansilla, combat of, [552].
  • Maransin, general, evacuates Algarve, [212];
    • storms Beja, [215].
  • Margaron, general, at Vimiero, [246]-[52].
  • Maria Luisa, queen of Charles IV of Spain, her character, [14];
    • intrigues with Murat against Ferdinand VII, [44], [45];
    • at Bayonne, [53].
  • Mataro, stormed and sacked by Duhesme, [315].
  • Mathieu, Maurice, general, at Tudela, [441]-[3].
  • Medina de Rio Seco, battle of, [168]-[72].
  • Mengibar, combat of, [181].
  • Merle, general, sent against Santander, [125], [142];
    • at Cabezon, [141];
    • at Medina de Rio Seco, [169]-[71];
    • at Gamonal, [422];
    • at Cacabellos, [569];
    • at Constantino, [573];
    • at Corunna, [586]-[90].
  • Milans, Francisco, leader of Catalan somatenes, repulses Chabran, [319];
    • opposes Duhesme, [325], [328].
  • Milhaud, general, at Gamonal, [422].
  • Miqueletes, the, of Catalonia, [302], [306].
  • Moira, Francis Rawdon, Lord, on the Inquiry into the Convention of Cintra, [294]-[8].
  • Moncey, Bon Adrien Jeannot de, marshal, Duke of Conegliano, leads Corps of Observation of the Ocean Coast into Spain, [34];
    • composition of his army, [126];
    • his expedition against Valencia, [133];
    • his repulse at Valencia, [136];
    • retreats on Madrid, [138];
    • at Tudela, [441].
  • Monteiro Mor, the (Conde de Castro Marim), resents the terms of the Convention of Cintra, [279], [283].
  • Montijo, Conde de, his operations on the Ebro, [381];
    • field-deputy of the Junta, [395].
  • Moore, Sir John, general, returns from the Baltic, [224], [226];
    • lands in Portugal, [270], [486];
    • advances into Old Castile, [451], [485];
    • his difficulties of transport, [486]-[91];
    • at Salamanca, [486]-[512];
    • resolves to retreat, [509], [510];
    • his change of plans, [522], [523];
    • his quarrel with Frere, [523], [524];
    • advances to Sahagun, [537];
    • his retreat before Napoleon, [538]-[59];
    • is joined by La Romana at Astorga, [552];
    • retreats before Soult, [556]-[88];
    • wins battle of Corunna, [588], [589];
    • his death and burial, [595];
    • his character and achievements, [597]-[602].
  • Morla, Don Tomas de, general, repudiates the Capitulation of Baylen, [201];
    • defends Madrid against Napoleon, [463];
    • negotiates the surrender of the city, [469];
    • takes office under Joseph, [472];
    • his letter to Moore, [517], [518].
  • Mortier, Edouard Adolphe Casimir Joseph, Duke of Treviso, arrives in Spain, [481].
  • Mouton, general, at Medina de Rio Seco, [169]-[71];
    • at Gamonal, [422].
  • Munster, George Earl of, his opinion of the Spanish army, [98].
  • Murat, Joachim, Grand-Duke of Berg, commands French forces in Spain, [38];
    • his character and capacity, [39];
    • enters Madrid, [43];
    • refuses to acknowledge Ferdinand VII as king, [43];
    • intrigues with Charles IV and Maria Luisa against Ferdinand, [44];
    • induces the old king to withdraw his abdication, [45];
    • his dealings with the Junta at Madrid, [58], [59];
    • quells insurrection in Madrid, [60], [61];
    • leaves Spain, [123];
    • his intrigues with Fouché and Talleyrand, [560].
  • Napier, Sir William, general, historian of the Peninsular War, his strictures on the Spaniards, [89], [499];
    • errors in his estimates of numbers, [251], [421], [639];
    • his testimony to the Catalans, [302];
    • misinformed with regard to La Romana’s army, [416];
    • his defence of Moore’s strategy, [497], [597], [600];
    • his eulogy on Moore, [602].
  • Napier, Major Charles, wounded and taken prisoner at Corunna, [588].
  • Napoleon, his projects against Spain, [2]-[11];
    • intrigues with Ferdinand, Prince of the Asturias, [20]-[3];
    • his treachery at Bayonne, [51];
    • offers Joseph Bonaparte the kingdom of Spain, [46];
    • his original plan of campaign in Spain, [123]-[6];
    • his wrath at the Capitulation of Baylen, [334], [335];
    • his new scheme of operations in Spain, [337]-[40];
    • his treaty with the Czar Alexander, [377];
    • his letter to King George III, [378];
    • arrives in Spain, [397], [417];
    • defeats Belvedere at Gamonal, [422];
    • advances on Madrid, [449];
    • crosses the Somosierra, [453]-[61];
    • enters Madrid, [466]-[9];
    • his scheme of reforms for Spain, [475], [476];
    • his pursuit of Moore, [538]-[47];
    • halts at Benavente, [559];
    • returns to France, [561].
  • Ney, Michel, marshal, Duke of Elchingen, arrives in Spain, [341];
    • fails to catch the retreating army of Castaños, [446], [448];
    • joins in the pursuit of Moore, [545], [547], [561], [562].
  • Nightingale, general, M., commands brigade under Wellesley, [232];
    • at Roliça, [237];
    • at Vimiero, [249]-[59].
  • O’Farrill, general, Spanish Minister of War, takes office under Joseph, [174].
  • O’Neille, general, his blunders at Tudela, [435]-[44].
  • Oporto, Bishop of, Dom Antonio de Castro, head of the Portuguese Junta, [211];
    • his interview with Wellesley, [228];
    • resents the Convention of Cintra, [277], [278];
    • his letter of complaint, [291].
  • O’Sullivan, Manuel, captain, repulses Goulas from Hostalrich, [325].
  • Paget, Edward, general, commands Reserve Division of Moore’s army, [533], [564];
    • his success at Cacabellos, [568];
    • at Constantino, [573];
    • at Corunna, [589].
  • Paget, Henry Lord, surprises the French at Sahagun, [536];
    • at Benavente, [550], [551].
  • Palacio, Marquis del, leads troops from Balearic Isles to Catalonia, [323];
    • Captain-General of Catalonia, [327];
    • invests Barcelona, [327].
  • Palafox, Francisco, Deputy of the Supreme Junta, [355];
    • usurps command of the army of Castaños, [433].
  • Palafox, Joseph, leads the revolt against the French in Saragossa, [67];
    • Captain-General of Aragon, [69];
    • his character, [143];
    • his defence of Saragossa, [143], [153]-[62];
    • defeated at Alagon, [145];
    • at Epila, [151];
    • his fantastic plans, [391], [434]-[5].
  • Pampeluna, citadel of, seized by D’Armagnac, [36].
  • Peña, Manuel La, general, commands division in Castaños’ army, [177];
    • arrives at Baylen, [192];
    • threatens Dupont, [195];
    • his cowardice at Tudela, [442]-[5];
    • escapes from Ney, [470].
  • Pignatelli, general, commands Army of Castile, [385];
    • retreats before Ney, [393];
    • removed from his command, [385].
  • Polish Light Horse, charge of the, at the Somosierra, [459].
  • Portland Cabinet, the, resolves to aid risings in Spain and Portugal, [221], [222].
  • Portugal, kingdom of, compelled to submit to the Continental System, [7];
    • conquest of, by French troops, [26]-[32];
    • its army dissolved, [31];
    • insurrection of, [205]-[18];
    • evacuated by the French, [279], [280].
  • Pradt, Mgr. de, Archbishop of Malines, his memoirs, [5], [16], [17], [459], [473].
  • Reding, Teodoro, general, commands division under Castaños, [177];
    • at Mengibar, [181], [182];
    • marches on Baylen, [185];
    • at battle of Baylen, [187]-[91];
    • marches for Catalonia, [387]-[8].
  • Reille, general, succours Duhesme, [319];
    • repulsed from Rosas, [321].
  • Roads, the, of Spain, [78]-[85].
  • Robertson, Rev. James, emissary from Canning to La Romana, [371];
    • success of his mission, [372].
  • Roca, general, commands Valencian division at Tudela, [441].
  • Roliça, combat of, [236]-[40].
  • Romana, La, Marquis of, sent to the Baltic with Spanish troops, [90], [367];
    • escapes with his army on British vessels, [371]-[4];
    • supersedes Blake in command of the army of Galicia, [427];
    • proposes a junction with Moore, [515],
    • 528, [533], [534];
    • joins Moore at Astorga, [553];
    • retreats through the pass of Foncebadon, [563].
  • Rosas, resists Reille’s attack, [321].
  • Sabathier, general, at Medina de Rio Seco, [169]-[71].
  • Sahagun, combat of, [536].
  • St. Cyr, Laurent Gouvion, general, supersedes Duhesme in Catalonia, [332].
  • Saint March, general, at Tudela, [441].
  • San Juan, general, defeated at the Somosierra, [455]-[60];
    • murdered by his own troops, [471].
  • San Roman, Count of, commands division from the Baltic at Espinosa, [413]-[6].
  • Santa Cruz, Marquis of, leads the revolt in the Asturias, [65].
  • Saragossa, first siege of, [145]-[62];
    • story of the ‘Maid of,’ [154].
  • Savary, Anne Jean Marie Réné, general, Duke of Rovigo, at Madrid, [48];
    • induces Ferdinand to meet Napoleon, [48];
    • takes command at Madrid on Murat’s departure, [123], [166], [175];
    • at the passage of the Somosierra, [456].
  • Schwartz, general, sent against Lerida, [309];
    • retreats to Barcelona, [311].
  • Sebastiani, general, at Zornoza, [407];
    • defeats Malaspina, [416].
  • Ségur, Philippe de, his description of the passage of the Somosierra, [459].
  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, his speech on the Spanish insurrection, [222].
  • Siniavin, admiral commanding Russian fleet in the Tagus, refuses to aid Junot, [209];
    • concludes terms with Admiral Cotton, [272], [284], [285].
  • Smith, Sir Sydney, admiral, blockades Lisbon, [29].
  • Solano, captain-general, murdered in Cadiz, [67].
  • Solignac, general, at Vimiero, [253]-[9].
  • Somatenes, irregular levies of Catalonia, [70], [306], [311].
  • Somosierra, combat of the, [456]-[60].
  • Soult, Nicolas Jean de Dieu, marshal, Duke of Dalmatia, arrives in Spain, [418];
    • victorious at Gamonal, [422], [423];
    • occupies Santander, [429];
    • successful at Mansilla, [552];
    • his pursuit of Moore, [557]-[83];
    • refuses battle at Lugo, [574];
    • fights at Corunna, [583]-[91];
    • places inscriptions over Moore’s grave, [595].
  • Spencer, general B., brings division from Sicily and Gibraltar to join Wellesley, [230];
    • his evidence at the Inquiry into the Convention of Cintra, [294], [295].
  • Strangford, Lord, British ambassador at Lisbon, [29], [30].
  • Stuart, Charles, British minister at Madrid, his remarks on the inactivity of the Supreme Junta, [365], [504];
    • urges Moore to advance, [519];
    • comes as emissary from Frere to Moore, [535].
  • Surtees, sergeant, his remarks on Spanish officers, [99].
  • Symes, colonel, M., his report on La Romana’s force, [534].
  • Tactics, the, of the French, [114]-[9];
    • of the British, [114]-[22].
  • Talleyrand, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Perigord, Prince of Benevento, opposes the invasion of Spain, [11];
    • receives Ferdinand VII, Don Carlos, and Don Antonio at Valençay, [55], [56].
  • Taylor, lieut.-colonel, commands the 20th Regt. at Vimiero, [256].
  • Thiébault, Paul, general, chief of the staff to Junot, at the council of war at Torres Vedras, [266];
    • his interview with Napoleon, [269];
    • his evidence about the French peculations at Lisbon, [281].
  • Thomières, general, at Vimiero, [254], [255].
  • Toreño, historian of the Peninsular War, goes to London as an emissary from the Asturias, [66].
  • Trant, colonel, commands division of Portuguese under Wellesley, [234];
    • at Roliça, [237];
    • at Vimiero, [249].
  • Tudela, combat of, [144], [145];
    • battle of, [439]-[44].
  • Valdez, don Antonio, imprisoned by Cuesta, [359].
  • Valencia, massacre of the French colony in, [68];
    • Moncey’s expedition against, [133]-[6].
  • Valmaceda, combat of, [411].
  • Vaughan, Charles, secretary to the British minister in Madrid, his papers, [24], [143], [154];
    • his opinion of the Central Junta, [365];
    • brings the news of Tudela to Moore, [508].
  • Vedel, general, reinforces Dupont, [176];
    • marches on La Carolina, [183];
    • arrives late at Baylen, [193];
    • retreats on La Carolina, [198];
    • returns to Baylen, [199].
  • Verdier, general, at the siege of Saragossa, [152];
    • retreats to Tudela, [161].
  • Victor, Claude Perrin, marshal, Duke of Belluno, his operations against Blake, [409], [413];
    • at Espinosa, [414]-[6].
  • Villatte, general, at Zornoza, [407];
    • his escape from Acevedo, [410];
    • at Espinosa, [414].
  • Villoutreys, captain, asks suspension of hostilities from Reding, [192];
    • imprisoned by Napoleon, [335].
  • Vimiero, battle of, [247]-[61].
  • Vives, general, neglects to help Catalonia, [323].
  • Wellesley, general, Sir Arthur, disembarks at Figueira, [218];
    • his interview with the Bishop of Oporto and the Supreme Junta, [228];
    • at Roliça, [236]-[40];
    • at Vimiero, [247]-[61];
    • his differences with Burrard and Dalrymple, [260]-[5];
    • his views on the future of the war, [288];
    • returns to England, [290];
    • summoned before the Court of Inquiry on the Convention of Cintra, [294];
    • his evidence against Burrard and Dalrymple, [295];
    • returns to Lisbon, [300];
    • his tactics, [114]-[22].
  • Wilson, Sir Robert, organizes the Lusitanian Legion, [280].