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Letters from the peninsula, 1808-1812

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1808 CHAPTER I

Portsmouth, May 22 3

H.M.S. Resistance, St Helens, May 24 4

Cove, June 8 5

Cove, June 17 8

Cove, June 22 11

Cove, June 27 41

1808 CHAPTER II

Porto Roads, July 25 19

Off Ovar, Monday evening, July 25 20

Camp Lavos, near Figueira, Aug. 8 21

Lourinhao, 12 miles south of Peniche, Aug. 19 24

Vimiero, Aug. 22 25

Buenos Ayres, Lisbon, Sept. 27 28

Lisbon, Sept. 29 36

1808-9 CHAPTER III

Avanilla, near Sahagun, 5½ leagues from Saldaña, half-past 5 P.M., Dec. 23, 1808 46

Sobrado, between Lugo and St Jago, Jan. 4, 1809 48

Barfleur, at sea, Jan. 18 50

Plymouth, Jan. 23 51

Lisbon, March 3 53

Lisbon, April 1 56

Undated (?) April 7 59

Headquarters, Thomar, April 27 60

Lisbon, July 13—arrived Aug. 24, per Colonel Brown 66

Lacebo, Aug. 10—Los Hoyos, Aug. 13 68

Salvaterra, Aug. 18—Castello Branco, Aug. 20 71

Headquarters, Lisbon, Sept. 6 77

Headquarters, Lisbon, Sept. 11 81

Lisbon, Sept. 25 85

Lisbon, Oct. 10 86

Lisbon, Oct. 26 90

Lisbon, Oct. 26 93

Lisbon, Dec. 1 95

Thomar, Dec. 31 97

1810 CHAPTER IV

Lisbon, Feb. 6 104

Lisbon, Feb. 17 108

Lisbon, March 10 112

Coimbra, March 21 115

Coimbra, March 30 117

Headquarters, Mango Aide, May 3 119

Fornos d’Algodres, May 9 (extract from letter to Sister) 123

Headquarters, Fornos d’Algodres, May 15 125

Headquarters, Fornos d’Algodres, May 23 130

Extract (London, June 20), Fornos, June 6 132

Extract (Hendon, July 8), Fornos, June 13 133

Headquarters, Fornos d’Algodres, June 20 134

Headquarters, P.A., Francoso, near Pinhel, June 27 137

Francoso, July 9 139

Francoso, July 10 151

Francoso, July 25 154

Lagiosa, Aug. 8 156

Lagiosa, Aug. 22 158

Lagiosa, Aug. 29 162

Lagiosa, Aug. 29, 6 P.M. 166

Hendon Place, Oct. 2 167

Hendon Place, Oct. 16 (extract, news of Bussaco, Sept. 27) 168

Hendon Place, Oct. 25 (referring to letter Oct. 6) 169

Headquarters, P.A., Casal Eschin, a mile to the eastward of Enxara dos Cavaleiros, 5 leagues from Lisbon, Oct. 20 171

Extract, Falmouth, Nov. 14 175

Extract, Honiton, Nov. 18 177

1811 CHAPTER V

Portsmouth, May 5 180

Portsmouth, May 7 181

Portsmouth, May 9 183

Headquarters, St Olaia, June 20 184

Headquarters, St Olaia, June 27 188

Headquarters, St Olaia, July 1 191

Lisbon, July 5 192

Lisbon, Aug. 2 192

Cintra, Aug. 17 195

Cintra, Aug. 23 198

Cintra, Sept. 7 202

Lisbon, Oct. 17 205

Lisbon, Nov. 23 209

Lisbon, Nov. 30 212

Lisbon, Dec. 6 213

Lisbon, Dec. 14 216

1812 CHAPTER VI January to September

Torres Novas, Jan. 4 221

Coimbra, Jan. 10 222

Gallegos, Jan. 20 223

Elvas, March 6, extract 226

Elvas, March 18 229

Camp before Badajos, March 20 234

Camp before Badajos, March 29-(April 3), extract 235

Camp before Badajos, April 2 236

Badajos Camp, April 7 241

Camp before Badajos, April 10 247

Nava, on the road between Sabugal and Alfaiates, April 24 248

Fuente Guinaldo, May 20, extract 252

Fuente Guinaldo, May 28 254

Salamanca, June 17 258

Salamanca, June 25 262

Villa Escusa, Province of Toro, June 30 269

La Seca, Province of Valladolid, July 7 274

La Seca, July 10, extract 278

La Seca, July 13 279

Salamanca, July 24 284

Salamanca, July 27 292

Salamanca, Aug. 29, extract 295

(?) Salamanca, Sept. 2, extract 297

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