[116] Which were the 27th Chasseurs and 7th Polish Lancers.
[117] For details see Table of the Army of Spain of the date October 15th, in [Appendix II] to this volume.
[118] Joseph to Soult, Valencia, October 12.
[119] See above, vol. v. p. 332.
[120] Napier and Jourdan say that Cearra was killed; but he only suffered concussion of the brain, and survived to tell Schepeler (p. 688) how his sword and its sheath were melted into one rod of metal by the lightning which ran down the side of the couch on which he was lying at the moment.
[121] See, e. g., Schepeler (p. 689), who was present.
[122] See Dispatches, ix. p. 518.
[123] This is clearly stated in Wellington’s note to Hill of October 10. Dispatches, ix. p. 481.
[124] Ibid., p. 485.
[125] When Penne Villemur moved in, and went behind the Tagus, I cannot make out exactly. But it was before October 25th, as at that time Erskine’s British cavalry had no longer any screen in front of them.