[471] Of La Romana’s army of 15,626 men (Dec. 4) about 5,000 belonged to regiments which had not been present at Espinosa, including the battalions of Tuy, Betanzos, Monterrey, Santiago, Salamanca, the 3rd Volunteers of Galicia, and the Batallon del General, the artillery reserve, and a number of detached companies that had been left behind at Reynosa, Astorga, and Sahagun before Blake marched on Bilbao on October 11.
[472] Once between Valmaceda and Espinosa, once between Reynosa and Renedo, once between Potes and Pedrosa.
[473] Mémoires of Gen. St. Chamans, p. 111.
[474] Nap. Corresp., 14,496 (Napoleon to Berthier, from Burgos, Nov. 20).
[475] Leith mentions this in his letter from Cabezon de Sal, Nov. 16.
[476] Nap. Corresp., 14,502: on the twenty-first the 1st Corps was at Tardajos, outside Burgos.
[477] Nap. Corresp., 14,501.
[478] Colbert’s brigade belonged to Ney’s corps; Digeon’s dragoons were part of the reserve-cavalry of Latour-Maubourg.
[479] Unpublished diary of Sir Charles Vaughan, then riding with the staff of Palafox.
[480] The best picture of Castaños’ head quarters at this time is to be found in the diary of General Graham, printed in his Life by Delavoye.