A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813 - Charles Oman - Page №151
A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813
Charles Oman
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  • Napier, William, colonel, historian, his comments on Clausel’s retreat, [18 and note], [40 n.];
    • on siege of Burgos, [49], [77];
    • on Wellington’s retreat to Rodrigo, [133], [145 n.], [149 n.];
    • on Wellington’s campaign of 1812, [170];
    • his criticism of Jourdan at Vittoria, [389];
    • reports Wellington’s account of his scheme for encircling Soult, [717].
  • Napoleon, Emperor, nominates Reille to command army of Portugal, [33];
    • receives news of Joseph’s quarrel with Soult, [89];
    • his dissatisfaction with conduct of the War in Spain, [168-9], [218];
    • his disastrous retreat from Russia, [185], [215], [239], [241];
    • supersedes Caffarelli by Clausel, [193];
    • his delusions regarding the war in Spain, [250], [251];
    • his victories at Bautzen and Lützen, [355], [360];
    • anger at Foy’s re-crossing the Bidassoa, [487];
    • receives the news of Vittoria, [547];
    • his appreciation of Wellington’s schemes on the Pyrenean frontier, [557];
    • his perversions of Soult’s dispatches, [640], [641].
  • O’Callaghan, Hon. R. W., colonel, at Vittoria, [401], [419];
    • at Maya, [542];
    • at Beunza, [703].
  • Ocaña, combat of, [93].
  • O’Donnell, Enrique, Conde de Abispal, succeeds Ballasteros in command of Army of Andalusia, [63], [307];
    • takes the forts of Pancorbo, [528];
    • blockades Pampeluna, [528];
    • marches to join Hill, [704].
  • O’Donoju, Juan, general, Spanish minister of war, [205];
    • Wellington’s censures on, [347].
  • Ompteda, Christian, colonel K.G.L., at Tolosa, [480].
  • Osma, combat of, [373-4].
  • Oswald, John, major-general, his insubordination on the Burgos retreat, [150-2];
    • at Vittoria, [424-6], [437];
    • at St. Sebastian, [567], [571], [578], [583].
  • Pack, Denis, major-general, marches on Burgos, [3], [17];
    • at siege of Burgos, [26], [47], [48];
    • retreats from Burgos, [67];
    • in operations round Salamanca,134;
    • at Vittoria, [396], [424], [437];
    • at combat of Villareal, [475];
    • at combat of Tolosa, [478];
    • at Sorauren, [666], [677].
  • Paget, Sir Edward, general, sent to Spain as second-in-command, [53];
    • attacks Maucune, [65], [66];
    • taken prisoner on Salamanca retreat, [147].
  • Pakenham, Sir Edward, major-general, offers Wellington siege-guns for Burgos, [40];
    • takes command of the 6th Division, left at Medina de Pomar, [370];
    • opposed to Clausel at Vittoria, [459];
    • superseded by Clinton, [462];
    • replaces Pack, [689].
  • Palencia, stormed by Foy, [78-81].
  • Palombini, general, operations of his Italian division in Castile, [260], [261];
    • and in Biscay, [265-7];
    • at Santoña, [265];
    • at Guernica, [266];
    • at siege of Castro-Urdiales, [271], [274].
  • Pampeluna, King Joseph at, [462];
    • siege of, [528-9].
  • Pancorbo, forts of, reduced by O’Donnell, [528].
  • Pannetier, general, attempts to relieve Tarragona, [501], [514-15].
  • Paris, general, defends Saragossa, [468];
    • evacuates it, [599].
  • Parque, The Duque del, successor of Ballasteros, commanding Army of Andalusia, [63], [307], [311];
    • co-operation with Murray, [489], [502];
    • attacks on the Xucar, [515].
  • Passages, harbour, arrival of Wellington’s siege train at, [569].
  • Pastor, El, guerrillero chief, [254], [266], [267], [365].
  • Pellew, Sir Edward, admiral, makes naval demonstration off the coast of the Ampurdam, [503];
    • brings Bentinck to take command at Balaguer, [520].
  • Penne Villemur, Conde, cavalry general, [98], [119], [132].
  • Picton, Sir Thomas, lieut.-general, at Vittoria, [409];
    • crosses the Zadorra with the 3rd Division, [411];
    • at Ariñez, [418];
    • joins Cole at Linzoain, [651];
    • at second battle of Sorauren, [698];
    • pursues Foy, [698-9].
  • Plässwitz, Armistice of, [360];
    • its effect on Wellington’s policy, [525], [737].
  • Ponsonby, Hon. William, major-general, brings his brigade to join Graham, [323];
    • at Vittoria, [395], [419].
  • Popham, Sir Home, commodore, sends ammunition to Wellington at Burgos, [39];
    • offers guns, [40];
    • his operations on coast of Biscay, [54], [55], [57], [58 n.], [176], [177], [253-4].
  • Porlier, Juan Diaz, general, heads Asturian insurgents, [254];
    • at combat of Tolosa, [478].
  • Poza de la Sal, combat of, [261].
  • Prevost, William, colonel, sent to take the Col de Balaguer, [491], [500];
    • rejoins Murray, [514], [515].
  • Pringle, William Henry, major-general, at Villa Muriel, [80-1];
    • at Maya, [626];
    • at combat of Beunza, [703].
  • Provisional Battalions, controversy concerning, [232-3].
  • Puente Larga, combat of, [102-5].
  • Ramsay, Norman, captain R.A., unjust treatment of, [456-8].
  • Regency of Portugal, dealings of, with Wellington, [207-8], [209].
  • Regency of Spain, dealings of, with Wellington, [201-4];
    • displaced, [205];
    • its successors, [205].
  • Regent, the, George, Prince of Wales, creates Wellington field-marshal, [442].
  • Regent of Portugal, Prince John, [206-7].
  • Reille, Honoré Charles, general, commanding Army of Portugal, his failure to cope with the guerrilleros, [190];
    • sends Boyer across the Esla, [327];
    • his position before Burgos, [354];
    • retreats before Hill, [356], [357], [367];
    • at combat of Osma, [373], [374];
    • at Vittoria, [393], [404], [435];
    • his orderly retreat, [436-9], [451];
    • sent to guard the frontier of France, [459];
    • abandons the bridge of Behobie, [487];
    • appointed to command the right wing of the army under Soult, [594];
    • checked on the Linduz, [617-21], [649];
    • at Sorauren, [665], [675];
    • at second Sorauren, [695];
    • retreat, [698];
    • at combat of Yanzi, [720-4];
    • at Ivantelly, [735].
  • Rey, Emanuel, general, at Vittoria, [401];
    • governor of St. Sebastian, [483], [567];
    • his gallant defence, [570], [574], [586].
  • Robinson, Frederick, major-general, at Vittoria, [406].
  • Roche, Philip K., general, commands Spanish division at Alicante, [275];
    • at battle of Castalla, [291].
  • Roncal, combat of, [269].
  • Roncesvalles, combat of, [608-20].
  • Ross, Robert, major-general, at Roncesvalles, [613];
    • at Sorauren, [656], [662];
    • at second Sorauren, [694];
    • at Echalar, [734].
  • Rouget, general, defends Bilbao, [267];
    • at combat of Tolosa, [481].
  • Salamanca, operations round, [111-42];
    • recovered by the Allied Army, [317].
  • Sanchez, Julius, in retreat from Burgos, [67], [68], [69];
    • at Ciudad Rodrigo, [153];
    • operations in Castile, [305], [315];
    • in pursuit of French, [364].
  • San Miguel, hornwork of, at Burgos, stormed, [27];
    • blown up by Wellington, [48];
    • again destroyed by the French, [355].
  • San Millan, combat of, [375].
  • San Muñoz, combat of, [149].
  • Santocildes, José Maria, general, commanding Galician army on the Douro, [6];
    • evacuates Valladolid, [9];
    • joins in pursuit of Clausel, [16].
  • Santoña, relieved by Palombini, [265].
  • Sarrut, general, [270];
    • joins King Joseph before Vittoria, [365];
    • killed at Vittoria, [404], [425].
  • Scovell, George, major, Wellington’s cypher-secretary, appointed to command Staff Corps Cavalry, [2], [37].
  • Silveira, Francisco, Conde de Amarante, driven from Zamora by Foy, [11];
    • takes command of the Portuguese Independent Division, [314];
    • at Vittoria, [395], [419];
    • in the Bastan, [527], [536];
    • at the combat of Beunza, [626].
  • Skerrett, John B., major-general, joins Hill with his column, [95];
    • evacuates Aranjuez, [97];
    • at combat of Puente Larga, [102-5];
    • at Vittoria, [419].
  • Smith, Charles, major, engineer at St. Sebastian, [565], [569], [578].
  • Somers-Cocks, Captain the Hon. John, storms San Miguel, [27], [28];
    • killed at Burgos, [38].
  • Somerset, Lord Fitzroy, carries Wellington’s message from Sorauren, [660].
  • Sorauren, first battle of, [654-80];
    • second battle of, [692-706];
    • casualties at, [738], [739].
  • Souham, Joseph, general, supersedes Clausel in command of Army of Portugal, [33];
    • receives reinforcements, [54], [55];
    • advances to relieve Burgos, [64-8];
    • enters Burgos, [68];
    • his pursuit of Wellington, [68-85];
    • joins Soult, [121];
    • superseded by Drouet, [129].
  • Soult, Nicolas, Jean de Dieu, marshal, duke of Dalmatia, evacuates Andalusia, [2], [56];
    • advances on Madrid, [66];
    • his quarrel with King Joseph, [87-9];
    • in pursuit of Hill, [99-121];
    • unites with Army of Portugal and Army of the Centre, [121];
    • ineffective attack on Alba de Tormes, [122], [123];
    • operations round Salamanca, [124-39];
    • King Joseph’s accusations against, [140];
    • his pursuit of Wellington, [140-51];
    • turns back on the Huebra, [151];
    • Napoleon’s estimate of, [169];
    • at Toledo, [187];
    • recalled to France, [217], [243];
    • supersedes Joseph, [550], [587];
    • his proclamation to the troops, [588];
    • character and career of, [589-91];
    • reorganizes the army, [591-8];
    • seizes Maya and Roncesvalles, [620];
    • his report to Napoleon, [640];
    • repulsed at Sorauren, [663-80];
    • retreat, [681-705];
    • his discouragement, [736-7].
  • Soult, Pierre, general, in pursuit of Hill, [105-8];
    • crosses the Tormes, [131];
    • King Joseph’s strictures on, [140];
    • at Vittoria, [393], [428];
    • at Sorauren, [668].
  • Spry, William, brigadier-general, at St. Sebastian, [573], [586].
  • St. Sebastian, Rey governor of, [483];
    • Foy’s attempt to reinforce it, [484];
    • blockade of, [485];
    • siege of, [562-86];
    • natural features of, [562];
    • abortive storm of, [575-82];
    • its siege abandoned, [586], [606].
  • Staff Corps Cavalry, formation of the, [237].
  • Stapleton Cotton, see [Cotton].
  • Stewart, Sir William, lieut.-general, his disobedience during the retreat from Salamanca, [150-2];
    • Wellington’s complaints against, [226], [227];
    • absent at the time of the attack on Maya, [626], [627];
    • returns to take command, [634];
    • at combat of Venta de Urroz, [711].
  • Stuart, Sir Charles, British minister member of Regency of Portugal, [209];
    • Wellington’s correspondence with, [211], [221].
  • Stubbs, George, colonel, commanding Portuguese brigade, at Vittoria, [414], [419];
    • at Sorauren, [656];
    • at second Sorauren, [694].
  • Suchet, Louis Gabriel, duke of Albufera, marshal, advances on Madrid, [66];
    • his quarrels with King Joseph and Soult, [88], [89];
    • gathering of Spanish and British armies against, [162-6];
    • precarious position of, [279-81];
    • his campaign against Murray, [281-98], [488-500];
    • defeated at battle of Castalla, [292-309];
    • marches to relieve Tarragona, [501];
    • finds his advance blocked by Fort Balaguer, [515];
    • withdraws across the Ebro, [516].
  • Sumbilla, combat of, [718], [719].
  • Tarragona, defences of, [493];
    • siege of, [496];
    • relieved by Mathieu, [517].
  • Thackeray, Frederick, major, senior engineer at siege of Tarragona, [497];
    • protests against Murray’s abandonment of the siege, [511].
  • Thouvenot, general, governor of Vittoria, [378], [470].
  • Tiebas, combat of, [262].
  • Tolosa, combat of, [477-81].
  • Tomkinson, William captain 16th Light Dragoons,
    • his diary of events on the Douro, [6 n.], [14 n.], [15 n.], [16 n.], [18 n.], [28 n.], [38 n.];
    • on Reille’s retreat, [438].
  • Tordesillas, exploit of Captain Guingret at, [83].
  • Toro, French garrison of, relieved by Foy, [10];
    • junction of Wellington and Hill at, [331-3].
  • Torquemada, riotous scenes at, [77].
  • Torrens, Henry, colonel, military secretary to Duke of York, Wellington’s correspondence with, [224].
  • Tovey, George, captain, bayonet charge of his company on the Linduz, [618].
  • Treillard, Jean Paul, general, at Vittoria, [428];
    • at Sorauren, [688].
  • Vacani, Camillo, historian, with Palombini, [264-8];
    • his account of Tarragona, [496].
  • Valdemoro, riotous scenes at, [102], [105].
  • Valladolid, occupied by Clausel, [9];
    • his eviction by Wellington, [14];
    • abandoned by Wellington, [84];
    • King Joseph makes it his capital, [247];
    • evacuated by the French, [344].
  • Vandeleur, J. Ormsby, major-general, at combat of San Millan, [375];
    • at Vittoria, [412];
    • storms La Hermandad, [423].
  • Vandermaesen, general, at Roncesvalles, [615];
    • at Sorauren, [668];
    • at second Sorauren, [695];
    • at combat of Sumbilla, [718];
    • at Echalar, [734].
  • Venta del Pozo, combat of, [71-4].
  • Venta de Urroz, combat of, [711];
    • casualties at, [739].
  • Vera, abandoned by Lamartinière, [544].
  • Villacampa, Pedro, general, acts under Elio, [280], [281], [298].
  • Villadrigo, combat of, [75].
  • Villafranca, combat of, [475].
  • Villa Muriel, combat of, [79-82].
  • Villareal, combat of, [473].
  • Villatte, general, driven from Salamanca, [316-19];
    • at Vittoria, [393], [402];
    • attacks Morillo and the 71st, [415];
    • retirement of, [416], [429];
    • Soult’s complaints of, [713];
    • commands Bayonne reserve, [595];
    • his torpor, [602], [713].
  • Villena, castle of, capitulates to Suchet, [287], [288].
  • Vittoria, battle of, [384-450];
    • retreat of the French from, [433-50].
  • Wachholz, Ludwig, captain, notes of, [432];
    • on combat of the Linduz, [618-19].
  • Waldron, John, captain, exploit of, at Castalla, [295].
  • Wellesley, Hon. Henry, ambassador to Spain, his correspondence with Wellington, [196-7], [525];
    • his dealings with the Regency of Spain, [205].
  • Wellesley, Richard, marquis, resigns from Perceval Cabinet, [214].
  • Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Marquis of, marches to Burgos, [3];
    • crosses the Douro, [12-13];
    • his pursuit of Clausel, [16-20];
    • siege of Burgos, [21-51];
    • his instructions to Hill, [57];
    • retreats from Burgos, [66-86];
    • orders Hill to retire from Madrid, [99];
    • his reasons for retreat, [111];
    • operations round Salamanca, [111-37];
    • retreats on Ciudad Rodrigo, [137-53];
    • his strictures on officers commanding divisions and brigades, [156-61];
    • criticism of his campaigns of 1812, [170-6];
    • at Freneda, [194];
    • made Generalissimo of Spanish armies, [196-204];
    • at Cadiz, [201];
    • on Portuguese finance, [211-13];
    • his relations with Whitehall, [214-24];
    • with the Duke of York, [223-4];
    • intrigues of Gordon against, [224-6];
    • his plan for campaign of 1813, [299-305];
    • plan for Tarragona expedition, [308];
    • leaves Hill in command of Southern Army, [320];
    • joins Graham, [329];
    • occupies Toro, [331-3];
    • his plan for transferring British base to the Bay of Biscay, [348-9];
    • for driving the French out of the Peninsula, [359];
    • his operations on the Ebro, [364-82];
    • plan of attack at Vittoria, [394];
    • his derogatory remarks on his army, [452], [453];
    • marches for Navarre, [455];
    • severity towards Norman Ramsay, [456-8];
    • pursues Clausel in vain, [467];
    • his orders for Murray’s expedition to Tarragona, [488];
    • dissatisfaction with Murray, [521];
    • influence of Armistice of Plässwitz on his plans, [525-6];
    • in the Bastan, [537-43];
    • in correspondence with Bathurst and Liverpool, rejects their suggestion of transfer to Germany, [558], [561];
    • controversy with Melville, [567-8];
    • goes to St. Sebastian, [585];
    • his dispositions for the defence of the Pyrenees, [603-6];
    • concentrates against Soult, [647], [659];
    • his ride to Sorauren, [658-62];
    • prepares to attack Soult, [694];
    • at second Sorauren, [694-701];
    • pursuit of Soult, [707-40];
    • renounces advance into France, [737-40].
  • Whittingham, Sir Samford, general, his Spanish division, [163], [276];
    • at combat of Albeyda, [282];
    • at battle of Castalla, [293], [294];
    • in the Tarragona expedition, [492].
  • Wimpffen, Louis, general, Spanish chief of the staff to Wellington, [201].
  • Xixona, plot to betray, [279].
  • Yanzi, combat of, [720-4].
  • Yecla, combat of, [286-7].
  • York, Frederick, Duke of, his relations with Wellington, [223];
    • opposes Beresford’s claims to seniority, [228], [229];
    • disapproves of Provisional Battalions, [232-4].
  • Yrurzun, combat of, [461].