A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 2, Jan.-Sep. 1809 - Charles Oman - Page №142
A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 2, Jan.-Sep. 1809
Charles Oman
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  • Galicia, Soult’s operations in, [170]-[95];
    • its insurrection, [367]-[401];
    • evacuated by Soult and Ney, [398]-[402].
  • Galindo, Mariano, leads a sortie from Saragossa, [119].
  • Galluzzo, general, defeated by Lefebvre at Almaraz, [4].
  • Garay, Don Martin de, Secretary to the Central Junta, declines the British proposal to garrison Cadiz, [26], [27], [29];
    • his dealings with Lord Wellesley, [608].
  • Gazan, general, takes part in the siege of Saragossa, [104], [107], [109];
    • present at Arzobispo, [589].
  • German Legion, the King’s, losses of, at Talavera, [510].
  • Girard, general, storms the bridge of Arzobispo, [589].
  • Giron, Pedro, general, commands at Aranjuez, [612];
    • at Almonacid, [615].
  • Grijon, combat of, [328]-[30].
  • Henestrosa, Juan, general, commands cavalry of Cuesta’s army, checks Lasalle at Berrocal and at Miajadas, [155];
    • at Medellin, [163].
  • Heudelet, general, sent out by Soult to relieve Tuy and Vigo, [262];
    • relieves Tuy, [263];
    • evacuates Tuy and Valenza, [265].
  • Hill, Sir Rowland, general, Wellesley’s appreciation of, [304], [305];
    • in the advance on Oporto, [326]-[8];
    • defends the Seminary, [338]-[9];
    • at Talavera, [503], [517], [524];
    • wounded, [525].
  • Igualada, combat of, [79].
  • Impérieuse, the, frigate, commanded by Lord Cochrane at Rosas, [48].
  • Infantado, Duke of, commands Army of the Centre, [5];
    • at Cuenca, [5];
    • his hesitation and delay, [6]-[8];
    • starts to join Venegas, [12];
    • his march to Chinchilla, [13];
    • joins Del Palacio on the Despeña Perros, [32];
    • removed from command by the Junta, [33];
    • his intrigues against the Junta, [464].
  • Jaca, surrender of, [408].
  • Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, his position at Madrid, [2]-[8];
    • makes formal entry into the capital, [13];
    • his anxiety about Soult and Ney’s expedition, [377];
    • dispatches an expedition to Galicia, [378];
    • correspondence with Victor, [443], [444];
    • leads his Guards from Madrid to pursue Venegas, [458];
    • joins Victor, [499], [500];
    • at the battle of Talavera, [527]-[54];
    • his mendacious report to Napoleon, [565];
    • retreats toward Madrid, [568];
    • marches against Venegas, [569];
    • his orders to Soult, [596];
    • wins battle of Almonacid, [614].
  • Jourdan, Jean-Baptiste, marshal, military adviser to King Joseph, his controversy with Victor, [151];
    • his comments on the Spanish resistance, [167];
    • sends orders to Lapisse to go to Alcantara, [259];
    • at Talavera, [527]-[54];
    • his orders to Soult, [596].
  • Junot, general, Duke of Abrantes, besieges Saragossa, [110]-[19];
    • superseded by Lannes, [119];
    • removed from his command, [410].
  • Junta, the Central, flies from Aranjuez to Seville, [21];
    • its refusal to allow a British garrison in Cadiz, [26], [27], [29], [31];
    • refuses to appoint a single Commander-in-chief for Spanish troops, [35];
    • rejects the offers of negotiation of Sotelo, [169];
    • the plots against, [464];
    • its negotiations with Wellesley, [466];
    • its fears of Cuesta and intrigues with Venegas, [468]-[9];
    • endeavours to prevent Wellesley’s return to Portugal, [608].
  • Kellermann, François Christophe, general, commands expedition to Galicia, [378];
    • forces the pass of Pajares, [382];
    • evacuates the Asturias, [388];
    • commands in Leon, [575], [597].
  • Lacoste, general, commands engineers at the siege of Saragossa, [104], [109], [115];
    • killed, [126].
  • Lafitte, colonel, one of Argenton’s conspiracy, [279];
    • his arrest, [323].
  • Lamartinière, general, left by Soult at Tuy, [188];
    • relieved by Heudelet, [262].
  • Lanhozo, combat of, [231], [232].
  • Lannes, Jean, marshal, besieges and takes Saragossa, [1], [119]-[36].
  • Lapisse, general, his instructions from Napoleon for the invasion of Portugal, [253];
    • held in check by Wilson, [257], [258];
    • escapes from Wilson and sacks Alcantara, [260], [261];
    • joins Victor at Merida, [261];
    • at Talavera, [504], [516], [522];
    • killed, [543].
  • Lasalle, general, commands cavalry in Victor’s army, [150];
    • at Berrocal, [155];
    • at Medellin, [161].
  • Lazan, Marquis of, brings the Aragonese division to Gerona, [52];
    • pursues St. Cyr, [61];
    • fails to appear at the battle of Cardadeu, [67];
    • his success in the Ampurdam, [73], [74];
    • promises to succour Saragossa, [116], [120];
    • unites with Francisco Palafox, [131];
    • retreats before Lannes, [131];
    • at Alcañiz, [417];
    • at Maria, [424].
  • Lefebvre, general, delates Argenton to Soult, [321]-[2].
  • Lefebvre, marshal, Duke of Dantzig, defeats Galluzzo at Almaraz, [4];
    • disobeys Napoleon’s orders, sent back to France, [4].
  • Leval, general, at Talavera, [530].
  • Lima-Barreto, general, at the defence of Oporto, [241];
    • killed, [246].
  • Lippe, Conde de La (Frederick of Lippe-Bückeburg), his reorganization of the Portuguese regular army, [208], [211].
  • Lisbon, disturbed condition of, [200]-[1];
    • Wellesley’s plans for defence of, [610].
  • Loison, general, his disinclination to advance into Portugal, [192];
    • hatred of the people of Oporto for, [243];
    • sent out by Soult to the Tras-os-Montes, [262];
    • resisted by Silveira, [267];
    • attacks Amarante, [267];
    • his difficulties, [267]-[71];
    • occupies Amarante, [271];
    • and Villa Real, [272];
    • disapproves of Soult’s ambitious views, [279];
    • checked by the Portuguese and abandons Amarante, [344], [345];
    • retreat of, to Guimaraens, [346].
  • Lusitanian Legion, the, raised by Sir R. Wilson, [168];
    • on the Portuguese frontier, [199], [202];
    • 2nd batt. of, sent under Eben to Braga, [228];
    • at battle of Braga, [234];
    • 1st batt. defends Alcantara, [441];
    • engaged in Wilson’s march to Escalona, [479]-[570].
  • Mackenzie, general, commands brigade sent to garrison Cadiz, [28];
    • returns to Lisbon, [32];
    • commands ‘containing force’ left by Wellesley on his advance to Oporto, [317];
    • killed at Talavera, [541].
  • Mackinley, captain, R.N., receives the surrender of French garrison of Vigo, [264].
  • Madrid, formal entry of Joseph into, [14].
  • Mahy, Nicolas, general, is defeated by Franceschi at La Trepa, [194];
    • left in command of La Romana’s army, [375];
    • retreats before Ney, [380];
    • his descent on Lugo, [384].
    • Maria, battle of, [423]-[8].
  • Maucune, general, defeated by Carrera near Santiago, [385].
  • Mayne, William, lieut.-col. of the Lusitanian Legion, governor of Almeida, [256]-[8];
    • occupies Alcantara, [318];
    • driven out by Victor, [440]-[1].
  • Medellin, battle of, [158]-[66].
  • Melgarejo, governor of Ferrol, surrenders to Soult, [175].
  • Mequinenza, refuses to surrender to Mortier, [409].
  • Meza de Ibor, combat of, [153];
    • Cuesta at, [586], [592].
  • Miajadas, combat of, [155].
  • Milans, Francisco, leader of miqueletes, driven back by St. Cyr, [63];
    • fails to come up at battle of Cardadeu, [67].
  • Minho, Soult repulsed at the, [182].
  • Miqueletes, the Catalonian, surround Barcelona, [38], [60].
  • Misarella, passage of the, [357].
  • Molins de Rey, battle of, [1], [70], [71].
  • Moncey, Bon Adrien de, marshal, in charge of the siege of Saragossa, [91], [103]-[10];
    • recalled to Madrid, [110].
  • Moore, Sir John, his views on the defence of Portugal, [286].
  • Morella, taken and abandoned by Grandjean, [410].
  • Morillo, Pablo, leads Galicians against Vigo, [263];
    • at combat of Santiago, [385].
  • Mortier, Edouard, marshal, Duke of Treviso, leads the 5th Corps to take part in the siege of Saragossa, [103]-[12];
    • operations of, in Eastern Aragon, [409];
    • recalled to Castile by Napoleon, [410], [411];
    • leads the vanguard of Soult’s force to Plasencia, [574];
    • meets Cuesta’s force at Oropesa, [583];
    • movements of, in the Tagus valley, [589].
  • Murray, George, general, fails to stop the retreating French at Oporto, [340], [341];
    • his pursuit of Soult, [350]-[1].
  • Napoleon, Emperor, his parting orders to Jourdan, [3];
    • at Valladolid, [15]-[6];
    • quits Spain, [18];
    • his plan for the next campaign, [16];
    • its impracticability, [18]-[21], [171];
    • his dispatch to Soult on the invasion of Portugal, [175];
    • receives news of Soult’s ambitious views, [276];
    • his estimate of Wellesley, [297];
    • his orders to Ney for the subjection of Galicia, [369];
    • of the Asturias, [388];
    • his criticism of Soult’s advance on Plasencia, [497];
    • his rebukes to Joseph and Jourdan, [537], [565];
    • orders the cessation of active operations, [618].
  • Ney, Michel, marshal, Duke of Elchingen, leaves Saragossa, [91];
    • joins Soult, [178];
    • his difficulties in Galicia, [191], [367]-[70];
    • captures Oviedo, [379]-[81];
    • his meeting with Soult at Lugo, [391];
    • repulsed by Noroña at the Oitaben, [396]-[7];
    • abandons Galicia, [398];
    • joins Soult in pursuit of Wellesley, [583];
    • fails at Almaraz, [594];
    • returns towards Salamanca, [597];
    • defeats Wilson at Baños, [620].
  • Noroña, Conde de, commands the ‘Division of the Minho,’ repulses Ney at the Oitaben, [394]-[7].
  • O’Daly, Pedro, colonel, commands garrison of Rosas, [47], [50]-[6].
  • O’Donoju, general, chief of Cuesta’s staff, [472].
  • Oitaben, the, Ney repulsed by Noroña at, [395]-[7].
  • Oporto, fortifications of, [240];
    • stormed by Soult, [241]-[8];
    • surprise and capture of, by Wellesley, [334]-[42].
  • Oporto, the bishop of (Antonio de Castro), unwise zeal in rousing the populace of Oporto, [198];
    • gathers an army for the defence of Oporto, [240], [241];
    • abandons the city, [242].
  • Ordenanza, the Portuguese levée en masse, called out by the Regency, [197];
    • its organization, [221], [222];
    • opposes Soult’s advance, [223]-[38].
  • Orense, occupied by Soult, [189].
  • Oviedo, captured and sacked by Ney, [381].
  • Paget, Edward, general, crosses the Douro at Oporto, [336].
  • Palacio, Del, Marquis, escapes from Victor, [13];
    • commands Andalusian force, [25];
    • Captain-General of Catalonia, his slowness, [40];
    • recalled by the Central Junta, [41].
  • Palafox, Francisco, escapes from Saragossa to seek help for the garrison, [116];
    • arms the local levies, [119];
    • joins Lazan’s force, [131];
    • retreats before Lannes, [131];
    • intrigues against the Junta, [464].
  • Palafox, Joseph, defends Saragossa, [92]-[136];
    • capitulates, [136]-[8];
    • taken prisoner to Vincennes, [139];
    • criticism of his defence, [140]-[2].
  • Parque, Duke del, commands division of the Army of Estremadura at Meza de Ibor, [153];
    • at Medellin, [161], [163];
    • commands at Ciudad Rodrigo, [574].
  • Parreiras, general, takes part in the defence of Oporto, [241]-[6].
  • Patrick, colonel, his gallant defence of the bridge of Amarante, [267].
  • Peso de Regoa, combat of, [344].
  • Philadelphes, the, secret society in France opposed to Napoleon, [279].
  • Pino, general, at Cardadeu, [66];
    • at Valls, [87].
  • Pizarro, Magelhaes, his futile attempt to defend Chaves, [225], [226].
  • Ponte Nova, passage of the, [355]-[8].
  • Portugal, condition of, in the spring of 1809, [196]-[208];
    • Soult’s and Wellesley’s campaign in March-May, 1809, [222]-[366].
  • Portuguese army, its history and reorganization, [208]-[22].
  • Puerto de Baños, combat of, [620].