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W. H. Maxwell
  • A.
  • Abercrombie, Sir Ralph, lands at Aboukir, 34;
  • mortally wounded, 41;
  • his death, 44, 46.
  • Aboukir, landing of the British troops there, 33.
  • Abrantes, Duke of, see Junot.
  • Adour, passage of, 370, 380.
  • Affghanistan, campaigns in, 461.
  • Albuera, battle of, 208.
  • Alexandria, battle of, 38.
  • Aliwal, battle of, 486.
  • Almarez, bridge and works destroyed by Sir Rowland Hill, 265.
  • Almeida, taken by the French, 161;
  • invested by Wellington, 194;
  • blockaded by General Campbell, 200;
  • escape of Brennier, the governor, 201.
  • Amarante, taken by the French, 117.
  • Amirs, their position at Miani, 467.
  • Anglesea, Lord, defeats the French cavalry, 427;
  • his charge at Waterloo, 437.
  • Arapiles, taking of, 293.
  • Assaye, 20;
  • battle of, 25.
  • B.
  • Badajoz, taken by the French, 186;
  • invested by Beresford, 203;
  • besieged by Wellington, 218;
  • siege raised, 220;
  • besieged by Lord Wellington, 248;
  • sack of, 258.
  • Bailey, his surrender, 464;
  • his death, 466.
  • Baird, General, commands the storming party at Seringapatam, 9;
  • despatched to Egypt, 21: commands the expedition to the Cape of Good Hope, 47;
  • defeats the Dutch, 51;
  • joins Sir John Moore, 80;
  • wounded at Corunna, 96.
  • Barosa, battle of, 190.
  • Bayonne, invested by Sir John Hope, 386;
  • sortie of, 396.
  • Beckwith, Colonel, 182.
  • Berar, Rajah of, defeated, 27.
  • Beresford, Marshal, 101, 120;
  • invests Badajoz, 188;
  • his endeavours to reduce it, 203;
  • his forces, 207;
  • his conduct at Albuera, 208, 214.
  • Bidassao, passage of, 362.
  • Biluchis, campaign against the, 467.
  • Blake, defeated by Soult, 234;
  • by Suchet, 235.
  • Blucher, his despatches to Wellington, 412, 413;
  • defeated at Ligny, 422;
  • 298, 328; his position at Vitoria, 330.
  • Junot, Portuguese revolt against him, 65;
  • sends Delaborde against Wellesley, 67;
  • defeated at Vimiero, 73.
  • K.
  • Keane, Sir John, advances on Candahar, 462;
  • reduces Ghuznee, ib.
  • Kellermann, General, 74.
  • L.
  • Lake, Colonel, death and anecdotes of, 72.
  • Lahore, excesses at, 473.
  • La Pena, duplicity of, 190.
  • Laval, totally defeated at Tarifa, 232.
  • Leith, General, at the battle of Salamanca, 285.
  • Le Marchant, his death, 287.
  • Loison, General, 74.
  • Loodiana, investment of, 487;
  • battle of, 488.
  • M.
  • Mackinnon, General, death of, 242.
  • MacNaughten, Sir William, Dost Mohammed surrenders to him, 464;
  • his death, 466.
  • Madrid, taken by Soult, 81;
  • evacuated by the French, 298;
  • entered by Lord Wellington, 300.
  • Maida, battle of, 57.
  • Marmont, Marshal, 220;
  • his army, 226;
  • movements after the storming of Badajoz, 261;
  • affair at Usagre, 262;
  • his manoeuvres before the battle of Salamanca, 271, 291;
  • wounded, and his place supplied by Clausel, 292.
  • Massena, General, takes Almeida, 161;
  • defeated at Busaco, 165;
  • retires from Torres Vedras, 178;
  • leaves Portugal, 183;
  • defeated at Fuentes d’Onoro, 195;
  • abandons Almeida, 201.
  • Maxwell, Colonel, 23;
  • his conduct at Assaye, 25;
  • his death, 26.
  • Menou, General of the French, defeated at Alexandria, 38.
  • Mina, Xavier, the Guerilla chief, 106.
  • Monson, Colonel, his unfortunate retreat, 464.
  • Montbrun, General, at El Bodon, 222.
  • Montressor, Colonel, attacked by Tippoo Sultaun, 5.
  • Moodkee, battle of, 478.
  • Moore (Sir John), sent to Gottingen, 64;
  • Commander-in-Chief in the Peninsula, 80;
  • prepares to attack Soult, 81;
  • retreats, 85;
  • disorganization, 87;
  • arrival at Lugo, 91;
  • battle of Corunna, 94;
  • his death and character, 97.
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  • Wellesley, Sir Arthur, lands in Portugal, 66;
  • defeats the French at Rolica, 68;
  • victory of Vimiero, 73;
  • returns to England, 80;
  • Commander-in-Chief in Portugal, 117;
  • his movements, 120;
  • Passage of the Douro, 122;
  • pursuit of Soult, 125;
  • joins Cuesta, 127;
  • battle of Talavera, 131, see Wellington.
  • Wellington, Lord, his movements after the battle of Talavera, 146;
  • fixes his head-quarters at Busaco, 163;
  • gains the battle of Busaco, 165;
  • his proclamation to the Portuguese, 170;
  • retreats to Torres Vedras, 172;
  • his position there, 173;
  • pursues Massena, 179;
  • prevents the relief of Almeida, 194;
  • battle of Fuentes d’Onoro, 195;
  • his system of defence, 199;
  • besieges Badajoz, 218;
  • siege raised, 220;
  • prepares to besiege Ciudad Rodrigo, 236;
  • takes it, 243;
  • honours conferred on him, 245;
  • siege of Badajoz, 248;
  • sack of, 258;
  • advances, 263;
  • crosses the frontier, 267;
  • advances on Salamanca, 269;
  • night previous to the battle, 276;
  • his superior generalship, 282;
  • his account of the battle, 294, note;
  • movement on Madrid, 297;
  • enters the city, 300;
  • drives back Clausel, 302;
  • attempts to take Burgos, 303;
  • raises the siege, 307;
  • retreats from Burgos, 309;
  • privations and insubordination, 316;
  • his letter to commanding officers, 318;
  • honours conferred on him, 321;
  • organization of the allied army, 322;
  • brilliant advance upon Joseph Buonaparte, 322;
  • battle of Vitoria, 330;
  • possesses the passes of the Pyrenees, 340;
  • confronted with Soult, 346;
  • drives him from the Spanish territory, 350;
  • takes San Sebastian by storm, 351;
  • passage of the Bidassao, 362;
  • takes Pamplona, 364, and Ainhoue, 366;
  • defeats Soult at Ascain, and St. Pe, 369;
  • his position, 370;
  • defeats Soult at S

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