[671] Not only was the whole of the enceinte of the lower city abandoned, but the outer enceinte of the upper city on its east and north sides, from the bastion of El Rey to that of La Reyna (see map of Tarragona, p. 524 of vol. iv).
[672] Court Martial Proceedings, p. 228. He adds that his only chance (as he thought) was that conceivably he might find Tarragona so ill-fortified that he might risk an immediate assault on unfinished defences.
[673] Ibid., p. 292.
[674] Court Martial Proceedings, p. 183.
[675] Ibid., p. 165.
[676] The Quartermaster-General of the Army.
[677] Proceedings, p. 168.
[678] Note, Napier, v. p. 147.
[679] All this from Vacani (vi. p. 321), the only full French source: I can find no mention of this abortive demonstration from the British side.
[680] Court Martial Proceedings, p. 49.