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Excerpt from History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814Hitherto Biscay had been tranquil, and Navarre so submissive, that the artillery employed against Zaragoza was conveyed by the country people, without an escort, from Pampeluna to T udela. But when the battle of Belchite terminated the regular warfare in Aragon, the guerilla system commenced in those parts and as the chiefs acquired ...

Excerpt from The Conquest of Scinde: With Some Introductory Passages in the Life of Major-General Sir Charles James Napier, Dedicated to the British People But while the Lord High Commissioner, Adam, could only see in the military Resident of Cepha lonia a person to be crushed by the leaden weight of power without equity, there was another observer in that island, who appreciated, and manfully pro claimed the great qualities of the future con...

Excerpt from The Life and Opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier, Vol. 1 of 4 Lady Sarah Napier's attention to him, in adopting her husband's opinion, gratified him, or both, is uncertain. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digi...

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Excerpt from History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, Vol. 2 of 6: From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814 French retire from Merida - Send a force to Plasencia - The direct inter. Course between Portugal and sir J. Moore's army interrupted-mili tary description of Portugal - Situation of the troops - Cradock again pressed, by Mr. Frere and others, to move into Spain - The ministers ignorant of the real state of a¿'airs - C...

Excerpt from History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, Vol. 3 of 6: From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814 Reynier, as that Reynier would join Massena. A letter con taining Napoleon's orders for Reynier to invade by the line of Abrantes, while Mortier entered the Alemtejo and Massena acted by the valley of the Mondego, was intercepted, but Reynier was by the same letter placed under Massena's com mand, Mortier was not in a ...

Excerpt from History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France, Vol. 1: From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814 For six years the Peninsula was devastated by the war of independence. The blood of France, Germany, England, Portugal, and Spain was shed in the contest, and in each of those countries, authors, desirous of recording the sufferings or celebrating the valour of their countrymen, have written largely touching that fierce str...

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