A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811 - Charles Oman - Page №128
A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811
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  • O’Donnell, Charles, general, serves under La Romana, [43];
    • commands in Valencia, [46]; sends succours to Tarragona, [507].
  • O’Donnell, Henry, general, retires from command in Catalonia, [240].
  • O’Donnell, Joseph, general, defeated by Godinot, [480];
    • retires before Soult’s advance, [481].
  • Olivenza, fortress, taken by Soult, [35], [36];
    • besieged and taken by Beresford, [271-3];
    • evacuated by Wellington, [446];
    • blown up by Godinot, [454].
  • Olivo, Fort, at Tarragona, storm of, [503].
  • Orbigo, combats on the, [467].
  • O’Ronan, colonel, leads the attack on Fort Olivo, [505].
  • Ouguella, fortress, in Wellington’s position on the Caya, [449].
  • Oviedo, evacuated by Bonnet, [466];
    • recaptured by him, [586].
  • Pack, Denis, general, commanding a Portuguese brigade, [3];
    • skirmishes with Junot at Rio Mayor, [75];
    • pursues Junot, [86], [133];
    • at Redinha, [142]; Casal Novo, [151];
    • on the Mondego, [199];
    • blockading Almeida, [290];
    • gives up command to Campbell, [351];
    • pursues Brennier, [353];
    • blows up fortifications at Almeida, [437].
  • Palacio, Marquis of, commanding in Valencia, [479].
  • Palamos, surprised by landing party from British frigates, [241].
  • Pelet, Jean Jacques, colonel, his evidence as to Masséna’s campaign quoted, [140], [147], [174], [177], [338], [347].
  • Peniche, fortress of, its importance, [7].
  • Penne Villemur, Count, Spanish cavalry general, [272], [276], [377], [412], [597].
  • Perceval, Spencer, prime minister, his correspondence with Wellington, [65-9].
  • Phillipon, Armand, general, governor of Badajoz, [253], [270], [279];
    • defends the town against Beresford, [285-7], [363], [397], [416];
    • against Wellington, [427-30];
    • siege raised, [431];
    • relieved by Marmont, [446];
    • receives new garrison, [457].
  • Picton, Thomas, general, commanding 3rd Division, [3];
    • his description of the devastation of Portugal, [135];
    • at Pombal, [138];
    • at Redinha, [142];
    • at Casal Novo, [151];
    • Foz do Arouce, [155-8];
    • at Guarda, [184-6];
    • at combat of Sabugal, [190-6];
    • at Fuentes de Oñoro, [330];
    • at Badajoz, [408], [419];
    • at Campo Mayor, [449];
    • his management of the 3rd Division at El Bodon, [569-70].
  • Pla, combat of, [243].
  • Polish Lancers, 1st, charge of the, at Albuera, [383-4].
  • Pombal, combat of, [136], [137], [138].
  • Porlier, Juan Diaz, guerrillero chief, [207], [210], [211], [463], [468], [469];
    • storms Santander, [472], [474].
  • Pozo Bello, fighting at, during the battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, [317-18].
  • Punhete, French bridge and dockyard at, [16];
    • burnt by Loison, [86].
  • Quintanilla de Valle, combat of, [467].
  • Ramsay, Norman, captain, his exploit at Fuentes de Oñoro, [327].
  • Redinha, combat of, [139-43].
  • Regency, the Spanish, deprives La Peña of his command, [130].
  • Reille, Honoré Charles, general, enters Spain with reinforcements, [225].
  • Rémond, general, defeated by Ballasteros on the Rio Tinto, [58], [128];
    • and at La Palma, [129];
    • opposed by the Conde de Montijo, [483].
  • Renaud, General, governor of Ciudad Rodrigo, captured by Julian Sanchez, [587].
  • Reynier, Jean Louis Ebenezer, general, commands division at Santarem, [9], [13];
    • at council of Golegão, [78-81];
    • his line of retreat, [131], [132];
    • rejoins Masséna, [153];
    • advises Masséna not to march on Plasencia, [180];
    • at Sabugal, [182], [190-6], [202];
    • at Fuentes de Oñoro, [311-48];
    • with Marmont, [440].
  • Ridge, major, commanding 5th Fusiliers, his exploit at El Bodon, [567].
  • Rio Mayor, skirmish at, [75].
  • Rio Tinto, Ballasteros defeats Rémond on the, [58], [128].
  • Rogniat, general, Suchet’s chief engineer, [499].
  • Roguet, general, commands division in Bessières’ Army of the North, [462], [463];
    • sent on into Galicia by Dorsenne, [469].
  • Romana, La, Marquis of, Pedro Caro, see [La Romana].
  • Rouget, general, driven from Santander by Porlier, [472].
  • Rovira, doctor, miquelete chief, [484];
    • organizes the surprise of Figueras, [491-3];
    • his operations, [494], [496];
    • seeks help at Cadiz, [535];
    • returns to Catalonia, [537].
  • Ruffin, general, defeated and mortally wounded at Barrosa, [110-16].
  • Sabugal, combat of, [189-96].
  • Saint-Cyr-Nugues, colonel, his part in the surrender of Tortosa, [237].
  • Sanchez, Julian, chief of guerrilleros, his raids near Salamanca, [201], [207], [213], [289];
    • at Fuentes de Oñoro, [316], [318];
    • before Ciudad Rodrigo, [472], [474];
    • captures its governor, [587].
  • Santa Fé, Mariano, Duke of, his fruitless embassy to Paris, [215].
  • Santander, stormed by Porlier, [472].
  • Santarem, Masséna at, [1-22];
    • evacuated by Masséna, [57], [82];
    • occupied by Wellington, [88].
  • Santocildes, José, general, interim commander-in-chief in Galicia, [212], [293];
    • his activity, [465];
    • opposes Bonnet, [467], [468], [474].
  • Sarsfield, general, defeats French at combat of Pla, [243], [246];
    • operations of, round Figueras, [494-5];
    • enters Tarragona, [506];
    • leaves it, [512-13];
    • opposes evacuation of Catalonia, [529].
  • Sebastiani, Horace, general, at Granada, [30], [31].
  • Serras, general, commands division at Benavente, [463];
    • checked by Cabrera, [467];
    • by Santocildes, [468].
  • Seville, weakness of, [31], [368];
    • threatened by Ballasteros, [57-8];
    • threatened by Blake, [444], [475-6].
  • Silveira, Francisco, general, at Trancoso, [19];
    • routed by Claparéde, [21];
    • in Tras-os-Montes, [461].
  • Skerret, colonel, his fruitless expedition to Tarragona, [519-21].
  • Slade, general, cavalry operations of, [166], [187], [437], [439], [450].
  • Souham, Joseph, general, joins Army of Portugal, [225];
    • lends reinforcements to Army of the North, [464];
    • at Burgos, [469];
    • engaged in combat of Aldea da Ponte, [577-8].
  • Soult, Nicolas, marshal, Duke of Dalmatia, commands Army of Andalusia, [9];
    • his expedition into Estremadura, [23], [91], [92];
    • takes Olivenza, [35-7];
    • besieges and takes Badajoz, [38-61];
    • returns to Seville, [62], [129], [247];
    • marches to relieve Badajoz, [286];
    • his orders from Napoleon, [363-5];
    • advances and fights at Albuera, [377-94];
    • his dispatch to Napoleon, [395-6];
    • retreats, [397], [410];
    • meets Marmont, [445];
    • relieves Badajoz, [446];
    • marches for Seville, [455];
    • drives Blake from the Condado de Niebla, [475], [476];
    • disperses Murcian army, [481];
    • his operations against the insurgents of Andalusia, [593-4].
  • Soult, Pierre, general, at combat of Sabugal, [193-6];
    • pursues Freire’s army, [481].
  • Sousa, José Antonio, member of the Portuguese Regency, Wellington’s suspicions of, [71].
  • Spencer, General Sir Brent, commands troops between the Agueda and Coa, [297];
    • at Fuentes de Oñoro, [330];
    • in charge of northern frontier of Portugal, his instructions from Wellington, [408];
    • retires before Marmont’s advance, [436], [437];
    • superseded by Graham, his character, [551-2].
  • Squire, captain, engineer officer with Beresford, [266];
    • at Olivenza, [272].
  • Stewart, William, general, [5];
    • takes over Hill’s command, [5];
    • superseded by Beresford, [5], [16];
    • his blunder at Albuera, [376-400].
  • Suchet, Louis Gabriel, marshal, commands in Aragon, [225];
    • besieges and takes Tortosa, [230-40];
    • ordered to take Tarragona by Napoleon, [485];
    • his march thither, [487];
    • besieges the place, [497-512];
    • captures the lower city, [513];
    • and the upper city, [525];
    • marches to Barcelona, [530];
    • captures Montserrat, [531];
    • ordered to subdue Valencia, [591].
  • Taboada, general, commands a division of the Army of Galicia, [466-7].
  • Tagus river, the, Ney’s and Reynier’s plans for passing, [15], [78-80];
    • Wellington’s precautions to prevent a passage, [73-4].
  • Talaya, Major José Joaquim, commander of Campo Mayor, [254];
    • his gallant defence, [256-7].
  • Tarifa, held by the British, [98], [593], [594].
  • Tarragona, besieged by Suchet, [497-525];
    • fall of the lower city, [513-14];
    • of the upper city, [523-5].
  • Teruel, beset by the Valencian army, [507];
    • by the Aragonese insurgents, [535].
  • Thiébault, Paul Charles, general, governor of Salamanca, fails to catch Julian Sanchez, [201];
    • supplies reinforcements to Masséna’s army, [300];
    • his views on Marmont, [359];
    • commands a division in the El Bodon campaign, [563], [571];
    • accuses Marmont of weakness, [575];
    • fights the combat of Aldea da Ponte, [577-9].
  • Thomar, operations around, [86-8].
  • Tillet, André, carries Masséna’s dispatch to Almeida, [350].
  • Tortosa, importance of, [227], [228];
    • siege of, by Suchet, [230-8];
    • capitulation of, [238-40].
  • Trancoso, combat of, [21].
  • Trant, Nicholas, colonel, commands militia brigade at Coimbra, [7], [19], [133];
    • defends Coimbra against Montbrun, [140-1];
    • operations of, [161], [189];
    • attacks Claparéde near Almeida, [199].
  • Truxillo, occupied by Lahoussaye, [214];
    • by Foy, [542].
  • Usagre, combat of, [412-15].
  • Valazé, engineer colonel, at Coimbra bridge, [137].
  • Valencia, the Army of, [227-8];
    • Blake in command of, [478-9];
    • Suchet’s precautions against, [486];
    • sends succours to Tarragona, [507].
  • Valencia, kingdom of, Napoleon’s designs against, [539], [591-2].
  • Valencia de Alcantara, evacuated by Spaniards, taken by Latour-Maubourg, [256];
    • head quarters of Castaños, [597].
  • Valladolid, attacked by partidas, [467].
  • Valletaux, brigadier, defeated and slain at combat of Cogorderos, [466], [467].
  • Velasco, general, second in command at Tarragona, [512];
    • his escape, [524];
    • votes to abandon Catalonia, [529].
  • Victor, Claude Perrin, marshal, Duke of Belluno, at Cadiz, [30];
    • forced to supply reinforcements to Soult, [93];
    • learns of the advance of the allied forces near Cadiz, [103];
    • defeated at Barrosa, [108-25];
    • retires behind the Saltillo, [126];
    • sends troops to Soult, [307].
  • Vigo-Roussillon, colonel, his account of Barrosa, [118-20].
  • Villacampa, general, commands Aragonese insurgents, [246], [535].
  • Villa da Ponte, combat of, [21];
    • Wellington’s battering-train at, [550], [584].
  • Villanueva de Sitjes, captured by Suchet, [528].
  • Villatte, general, opposes the Spaniards at the battle of Barrosa, [105-7].
  • Villa Velha, bridge of, its importance in Wellington’s communications, [408], [438-9].
  • Wathier, general, at Fuentes de Oñoro, [316], [322];
    • at combat of Carpio, [563];
    • at Aldea da Ponte, [577-8].
  • Wellesley, Hon. Henry, Ambassador at Cadiz, correspondence with, [129], [184], &c.
  • Wellington, Arthur, Viscount, disposition of his forces in Portugal, [1-6];
    • correspondence with Lord Liverpool on the cost of the war, [65-9];
    • his plan for attacking Masséna, [83];
    • occupies Santarem, [86];
    • his letter to Graham after the battle of Barrosa, [125];
    • his plan for pursuing Masséna, [131-5];
    • at skirmish of Redinha, [143];
    • at Foz do Arouce, [155-8];
    • crosses the Alva, [165];
    • his tactics, [169-72];
    • on the Coa, [189];
    • blockades Almeida, [201];
    • remarks on the surrender of Badajoz, [249];
    • on combat of Campo Mayor, [265];
    • directs investment of Badajoz, [279];
    • at Elvas, [296];
    • prepares for Masséna’s advance, [305];
    • battle of Fuentes de Oñoro, [310-48];
    • criticism on, [343-8];
    • his anger at Brennier’s escaping from Almeida, [355-6];
    • his remarks on Albuera, [399];
    • goes to besiege Badajoz, [405];
    • raises siege, [431];
    • expects Marmont’s advance, [435], [436];
    • his position on the Caya, [442-53];
    • retires with his army into the Beira, [457];
    • his plans for the autumn, [546-8];
    • blockades Ciudad Rodrigo, [551-3];
    • raises the blockade, [561];
    • surprised by Marmont at El Bodon, [565];
    • retires to Fuente Guinaldo, [571];
    • and to Alfayates, [577];
    • his errors in this campaign, [581-2];
    • resumes the blockade of Rodrigo, [583];
    • his plans for the winter, [584], [591].
  • Wheatley, colonel, at Barrosa, [111].
  • Whigs, their factious opposition to the Peninsular War, [66].
  • Whittingham, Samuel, colonel, in Tarifa expedition, [99];
    • at Barrosa, [108-9], [117], [123].
  • Wilson, John, general, commands militia brigade at Espinhal, [6], [7];
    • driven back by Marcognet, [20];
    • on the Mondego, [161];
    • on the Coa, [189];
    • south of the Douro, [461].
  • Yranzo, general, refuses command of the Catalan army, [240].
  • Yriarte, brigadier-general, second in command at Tortosa, [232], [235];
    • his gallant defence, [238], [239].