[205] So the diary of Captain Stothert of the 3rd Guards, p. 250. He puts the crossing later in the afternoon than the French sources, but the whole 1st Division was across by dark. Several French critics (e. g. Delagrave) blame Reynier for not stopping the small force that first crossed.
[206] These movements are best given in Fririon’s diary: Sprünglin gives some help for the 6th Corps.
[207] Tomkinson’s diary, p. 87.
[208] Dispatches, vii. p. 375.
[209] Simmons’s diary, p. 148.
[210] Masséna to Berthier, from Maceira, March 19th.
[211] Fririon’s Campagne de Portugal, p. 176.
[212] According to Fririon’s diary the H.A. guns arrived in time to shell the rear battalion and kill one officer.
[213] Tomkinson, p. 87: ‘Every one talked loudly of Slade’s conduct through the day.’
[214] Simmons of the 95th, diary, p. 148.