[667] Captain Birch commanded this company from June 1810 to July 1812, vice Captain Alex. Dickson, employed with the Portuguese army.
Transcriber’s note
- Obvious printer errors have been silently corrected.
- Original spelling was kept, but variant spellings were made consistent when a predominant usage was found.
- Errata and Notes on illustrations have been inserted into their proper places in the text.
- To aid referencing places and names in present-day maps and documents, outdated and current spellings of some proper names follow:
- Albaracin,
- now Albarracín,
- Albondonates,
- now Algodonales,
- Albuquerque,
- now Alburquerque,
- Alcanizas,
- now Alcañices,
- Alemtejo,
- now Alentejo,
- Almanza,
- now Almansa,
- Almunecar,
- now Almuñecar,
- Araçena,
- now Aracena,
- Arzobispo,
- now El Puente del Arzobispo,
- Baccelar (Manuel),
- now Manuel Pinto de Morais Bacelar,
- Ballasteros,
- now Ballesteros,
- Barcellos,
- now Barcelos,
- Baylen,
- now Bailén,
- Boçaco,
- now Buçaco,
- Bussaco,
- now Buçaco,
- Cacabellos,
- now Cacabelos,
- Caçeres,
- now Cáceres,
- Calandriz,
- now Calhandriz,
- Campredon,
- now Camprodón,
- Cardadeu,
- now Cardedeu,
- Compostella,
- now Compostela,
- Cordova,
- now Córdoba,
- Corunna,
- now La Coruña,
- Dao,
- now Dão,
- Daymiel,
- now Daimiel,
- Deleytosa,
- now Deleitosa,
- Despeña-Perros,
- now Despeñaperros,
- Douro,
- now Duero (in Spain),
and Douro (in Portugal), - El Moral,
- now Moral de Calatrava,
- Estremadura,
- now Extremadura (for Spain),
and Estremadura (for Portugal), - Golegão,
- now Golegã,
- Guadalaviar (river),
- now Turia (río),
- Guimaraens,
- now Guimarães,
- La Baneza,
- now La Bañeza
- La Bispal,
- now La Bisbal,
- Loxa,
- now Loja,
- Majorca,
- now Mallorca,
- Meza,
- now Mesas de Ibor,
- Momblanch,
- now Montblanch,
- Nabao (river),
- now Nabão (río),
- Ona (river),
- now Güeña (río),
- Oña (river),
- now Oñar (río),
- Palleresa,
- now Pallaresa,
- Pampeluna,
- now Pamplona,
- Ripol,
- now Ripoll,
- Sabugoça,
- now Sabugosa,
- Santona,
- now Santoña,
- Saragossa,
- now Zaragoza,
- Senabria,
- now Sanabria,
- Tagus (river),
- now Tajo (Spanish), Tejo (Portuguese),
- Tajuna,
- now Tajuña,
- Tondella,
- now Tondela,
- Truxillo,
- now Trujillo,
- Vierzo,
- now El Bierzo,
- Villaharta,
- now Villarta de San Juan,
- Vincente,
- now Vicente,
- Vittoria,
- now Vitoria,
- Xeres,
- now Jerez,
- Chapter headers and Table of contents have been made consistent.
- Footnotes have been renumbered and moved to the end of the book.
- In some devices page display may need to be rotated in order to see tables in their full width.
- In [p. 49], the anchor placement for footnote [52] is conjectured; no anchor was found in the printed original.
- In pp. [202], [357], [398] and [428], paragraphs have been broken at “(1)” for a more natural presentation and an easier reading.
| Albaracin, | now Albarracín, |
| Albondonates, | now Algodonales, |
| Albuquerque, | now Alburquerque, |
| Alcanizas, | now Alcañices, |
| Alemtejo, | now Alentejo, |
| Almanza, | now Almansa, |
| Almunecar, | now Almuñecar, |
| Araçena, | now Aracena, |
| Arzobispo, | now El Puente del Arzobispo, |
| Baccelar (Manuel), | now Manuel Pinto de Morais Bacelar, |
| Ballasteros, | now Ballesteros, |
| Barcellos, | now Barcelos, |
| Baylen, | now Bailén, |
| Boçaco, | now Buçaco, |
| Bussaco, | now Buçaco, |
| Cacabellos, | now Cacabelos, |
| Caçeres, | now Cáceres, |
| Calandriz, | now Calhandriz, |
| Campredon, | now Camprodón, |
| Cardadeu, | now Cardedeu, |
| Compostella, | now Compostela, |
| Cordova, | now Córdoba, |
| Corunna, | now La Coruña, |
| Dao, | now Dão, |
| Daymiel, | now Daimiel, |
| Deleytosa, | now Deleitosa, |
| Despeña-Perros, | now Despeñaperros, |
| Douro, | now Duero (in Spain), and Douro (in Portugal), |
| El Moral, | now Moral de Calatrava, |
| Estremadura, | now Extremadura (for Spain), and Estremadura (for Portugal), |
| Golegão, | now Golegã, |
| Guadalaviar (river), | now Turia (río), |
| Guimaraens, | now Guimarães, |
| La Baneza, | now La Bañeza |
| La Bispal, | now La Bisbal, |
| Loxa, | now Loja, |
| Majorca, | now Mallorca, |
| Meza, | now Mesas de Ibor, |
| Momblanch, | now Montblanch, |
| Nabao (river), | now Nabão (río), |
| Ona (river), | now Güeña (río), |
| Oña (river), | now Oñar (río), |
| Palleresa, | now Pallaresa, |
| Pampeluna, | now Pamplona, |
| Ripol, | now Ripoll, |
| Sabugoça, | now Sabugosa, |
| Santona, | now Santoña, |
| Saragossa, | now Zaragoza, |
| Senabria, | now Sanabria, |
| Tagus (river), | now Tajo (Spanish), Tejo (Portuguese), |
| Tajuna, | now Tajuña, |
| Tondella, | now Tondela, |
| Truxillo, | now Trujillo, |
| Vierzo, | now El Bierzo, |
| Villaharta, | now Villarta de San Juan, |
| Vincente, | now Vicente, |
| Vittoria, | now Vitoria, |
| Xeres, | now Jerez, |