SECTION IX |
After Corunna (Jan.-Feb. 1809) |
Chapter | PAGE |
I. | The Consequences of Moore’s Diversion: Rally of the Spanish Armies: Battle of Ucles | 1 |
II. | Napoleon’s departure from Spain: his plans for the Termination of the War: the Counter-Plans of the Junta: Canning and Cadiz | 15 |
SECTION X |
The Autumn and Winter Campaign in Catalonia |
I. | The Siege of Rosas | 37 |
II. | St. Cyr relieves Barcelona: Battles of Cardadeu and Molins de Rey | 58 |
III. | The Campaign of February, 1809: Battle of Valls | 76 |
SECTION XI |
The Second Siege of Saragossa (Dec. 1808-Feb. 1809) |
I. | The Capture of the Outworks | 90 |
II. | The French within the Walls: the Street-fighting: the Surrender | 115 |
SECTION XII |
The Spring Campaign in La Mancha and Estremadura |
I. | The Rout of Ciudad Real | 143 |
II. | Operations of Victor and Cuesta: the Battle of Medellin | 149 |
SECTION XIII |
Soult’s Invasion of Portugal |
I. | Soult’s Preliminary Operations in Galicia (Jan.-March 1809) | 170 |
II. | Portugal at the moment of Soult’s Invasion: the Nation, the Regency, and Sir John Cradock | 196 |
III. | The Portuguese Army: its History and its Reorganization | 208 |
IV. | Combats about Chaves and Braga: Capture of Oporto (March 10-29, 1809) | 223 |
V. | Soult’s halt at Oporto: Operations of Robert Wilson and Lapisse on the Portuguese Frontier: Silveira’s defence of Amarante | 250 |
VI. | Intrigues at Oporto: the Conspiracy of Argenton | 273 |
SECTION XIV |
Wellesley’s Campaign in Northern Portugal (May 1809) |
I. | Sir Arthur Wellesley: the general and the man | 286 |
II. | Wellesley retakes Oporto | 312 |
III. | Soult’s Retreat from Oporto | 343 |
SECTION XV |
Operations in Northern Spain (March-June 1809) |
I. | Ney and La Romana in Galicia and the Asturias | 367 |
II. | The French abandon Galicia | 390 |
III. | Operations in Aragon: AlcaÑiz and Belchite (March
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