History of the Peninsular War ...

Robert Southey

J. Murray, 1828

Índice

• ment: 3
• Gallant defence of the fort: 71
• 8888: 80
• Movement against the French at Tarancon: 84
• Retreat from Cuenca: 91
• Conde de Montijos intrigues: 99
• Part of the legion detained at Porto: 109
• Their proposal for employing the troops: 117
• Proclamation of the governor: 130
• State of public feeling in that city: 136
• The city crowded with soldiers: 144
• The investment of the city completed: 150
• Attempts of Lazan and Francisco Palafox to succour: 157
• Orders to attempt the relief of Zaragoza: 164
• He summons Palafox to surrender: 168
• Laborde sent to attack Silveira at Amarante: 170
• Progress of the pestilence: 174
• St Francisco taken: 180
• The university taken: 186
• Pedro Maria Ric goes out to treat with Marshal: 192
• Conduct of the French: 198
• Lasnes makes his entrance: 204
• Honours decreed to the inhabitants of Zaragoza: 211
• Preparations of the English for evacuating Lisbon: 215
• Vigo and Tuy occupied by the French: 221
• Proceedings of Soult: 224
• Difference between Marshals Soult and Ney: 227
• 111: 230
• The French establish their hospital there: 234
• General Freire murdered: 240
• Oliveira murdered: 246
• Massacre there: 248
• His hopes of becoming King of Northern Lusitania: 254
• Soult prepares to retreat from Portugal: 257
• Chaves retaken by Silveira: 260
• 114: 261
• Cruelties of the French: 268
• Efforts of the Galicians: 274
• Romana rejoins his army: 275
• Blockade of Tuy: 283
• Temper of the Spanish generals in La Mancha and: 290
• Operations of Marshal Victor: 296
• Cuesta retreats from the Puerto de Miravete: 297
• Cuesta offers battle at Medellin: 303
• Cuesta disgraces those who had behaved ill: 309
• Measures for securing Badajoz: 317
• Attempt to surprise that fortress: 323
• Falsehoods of the French government 212: 331
• Return of the troops from Coruña: 332
• Mr Ponsonby: 338
• Mr Whitbread: 339
• Mr Croker: 346
• Lord Castlereagh: 354
• Mr Windham: 361
• Sir John Moores dispatches: 370
• Mr Canning: 377
• Troops sent to Portugal: 384
• General Beresford appointed commanderinchief: 390
• Measures of Soult to prevent the passage of the Douro: 415
• Close of the discussion: 422
• Victor enters Portugal by way of Alcantara: 428
• Mahy returns to Mondoñedo: 434
• CHAPTER XXIII: 455
• Insurrection at Cadiz: 474
• Vicq deserted by its inhabitants: 480
• Barcelona relieved by sea: 484
• Movements of the Aragonese: 490
• Suchet comes against him: 496
• Executions in Barcelona: 502
• Blakes resignation not accepted: 509
• Executions and reprisals: 516
• He capitulates for the valleys: 522

Informação bibliográfica

• Título: History of the Peninsular War ...; Volume 3 de History of the Peninsular War, Robert Southey
• Autor: Robert Southey
• Editora: J. Murray, 1828
• Original de: Universidade de Harvard
• Digitalizado: 28 Mar 2007