Sir John Moore’s Peninsular Campaign 1808–1809 by D.W. Davies

By D.W. Davies

This ebook is an try to current the manager occasions within the final crusade of Sir John Moore. sufficient of Sir John Moore's lifestyles, and of lifestyles in England, France, and Spain to give an explanation for these occasions has been incorporated. in different circumstances, maybe vital circumstances, money owed of occasions as given right here fluctuate from what might be stumbled on in other places. In such situations the records upon which the current narrative relies were indicated. The record of these to whom i'm indebted is an extended one. the workers of the general public list place of work were unfailingly beneficial, friendly, and ef­ ficient at the many events whilst i've got used the checklist workplace. The Librarian and employees of the nationwide Library of Scotland have been so much aid­ ful whilst the author consulted the papers of Sir George Murray and the manuscripts of Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch, in that Library. an extremely relaxing celebration was once the time spent within the Scottish United providers Museum operating with the Sir David Baird papers. i'm a lot indebted to The Honourable the Marquess of Anglesey for permission to refer to the Paget papers within the Library at Plas-Newydd. The Libra­ rian and the Keeper of Manuscripts of the toilet Rylands Library were such a lot type and beneficiant in making to be had the papers of Sir Henry Clinton. As consistently, Mr.

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London, 1837) IV, 135. Sir Arthur Wellesley addressing the Board of Enquiry into the Convention of Cintra, 14 Nov. 1808. , IV, 167. 6 A. L. F. Schaumann, On the Road with Wellington, The Diary 0/ a War Commissary in the Peninsular Campaigns . edited and translated by Anthony M. Ludovici ... (London, Ig24) p. 40. This work was published in America by Alfred A. Knopf, Ig25, with a slight variation in the title. As far as the writer can determine the text and pagination in the British and American editions are identical.

Dalrymple offered to aid Castanos with this force and subsequently it did valuable service in southern Spain. In May, Sir Hew was in the unique position of being the only British officer and the sole representative of the British government actually aiding the Spanish insurgents. In that month he officially expressed his readiness "to take the command of any auxiliary forces which might be destined to serve in Spain under General Castanos. " From Ireland, where he was preparing a force destined for Venezuela, Sir Arthur Wellesley had watched events in Spain as carefully as had Sir Hew Dalrymple.

In Portugal, as in India, a general could rely only on himself. Judging it unnecessary to await further reinforcements; Wellesley landed his troops at the mouth of the Mondego river. Within ten days he had collected a sufficient number of wagons and carriages to transport supplies for thirteen days, enough mules to carry his reserve ammunition, and sufficient horses to mount sixty dragoons. Advancing southward with great rapidity, he defeated the French in a preliminary battle on I7 August at Rolic;a, and continuing southward reached the village of Vimeiro on the 20th.

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