INDEX
Reading edition
A.
Abrantes, importance of, as a depôt, 311
Accursio das Neves, José, Portuguese historian, 21
Adjutant-General, office and duties of, in Wellington’s army, 156–7
Albuera, battle of, strictures on Napier’s account of, 2;
use of the ordre mixte by the French at, 85, 86;
Blakeney’s account of, 86;
W. Stewart’s blunder at, 88;
Beresford’s mistakes at, 120;
losses at, 190;
gallant behaviour of Harvey’s brigade at, 234
Americans, the Royal, or 60th Foot, their rifle-battalion, 75, 227–228;
its uniform, 300
American War of 1775–82, use of light troops in, 75
American War of 1812–14, its influence on the Peninsular War, 308
Archives de la Guerre, French military documents at, 16
Archives Nationales, French military documents at, 16
Arroyo dos Molinos, surprise of the French at, 109, 117
Arteche, General, his History of the Peninsular War, 38
Artificers, the Royal Military, 281;
reorganized as Sappers and Miners, 285–6;
uniform of, 299
Artillery, Wellington’s use of, 113;
distribution of, in divisions, 176;
weakness of, in Wellington’s army, 281;
use of, in sieges, 281–3;
uniform of, 298
Auxiliary troops, the German and Portuguese, with Wellington’s army, 220–36
B.
Badajoz, gallant services of Engineers at, 47, 48;
storming of, 57;
Picton at, 135;
sack of, 213, 290;
sieges of, 281–3, 284–5, 289
Baggage, with the British army, 268–71
Baird, General Sir David, his despatches in the Record Office, 15
“Baker Rifle,” the, 302–3
Barnard, Colonel Sir Andrew, commands Light Division after Craufurd’s death, 197–8
Barquilla, combat of, 100
Bathurst, Lieut.-Col. James, Military Secretary to Wellington, 153
Battalions, establishment of the various, in the British army, 178–81;
and see Appendix I
Beamish, Major Ludlow, his History of the King’s German Legion, 34;
his description of combat of Garcia Hernandez, 101, 221
Beckwith, Colonel John, his dealings with the Waldenses, 331
“Belemites,” or “Belem Rangers,” the, 204, 328
Bell, Sir George, his Rough Notes of Fifty Years’ Service, 24, 254;
his description of soldiers’ wives, 274–5
Bell, Sir John, his notes on Craufurd’s march to Talavera, 24
Belmas, Colonel, his Journaux des Sièges dans la Peninsule, 1807–13, 21
Bentinck, Lord W., his dispatches, 15
Beresford, William Carr, Lord, his strictures on Napier’s History, 2;
his General Orders for the Portuguese Army, 13;
account of, by Cole, 36;
Wellington’s regard for, 46;
his character and capacity, 119;
reorganizes the Portuguese army, 119–20, 231–3;
Wellington’s confidence in, 120
Blakeney, Captain Robert, 28th Foot, his Autobiography, A Boy in the Peninsular War, 22, 25, 28, 29, 200
Blakeney, Colonel T., 7th Foot, his account of Albuera, 86
Blakiston, Major John, his Memoirs, 35
Blayney, Lord, his MS. at the Record Office, 15
Bock, General, his mismanagement of cavalry at Venta del Pozo, 108;
his exploit at Garcia Hernandez, 176, 224
Boothby, Captain Charles, R.E., his diaries, 7, 34, 331
Botelho, Major Texiera, his history of Portuguese Artillery, 35
Borthwick, Major-General, chief of artillery, 158
Brigades, the, of Wellington’s army, their organization, 163–71;
and see Appendix II
“Brown Bess” used in Peninsular army, 301
Brunswick Oels, regiment, history of, by Colonel Kortfleisch, 35;
used as light infantry, 76;
services of, in the Peninsula, 224, 225, 243
Bugeaud, Marshal, his account of an attack of column on line, 90–2
Bunbury, Colonel Thomas, Memoirs of, 35
Burgos, Wellington’s retreat from, 58, 59;
hardships of the retreat, 266, 267;
siege of, 286, 287
Bussaco, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80, 89;
Craufurd’s tactics at, 145;
Light Division Caçadores at, 234
C.
Caçadores, Portuguese light battalions with British army, 83, 230;
uniform of, 301
Camp-followers, with the Peninsular army, 272–3
Camp-kettles, improvements in, 263
Campo-Mayor, cavalry charge at, 105
Canning, George, his correspondence with Wellington about the war, 52
Cannon, Richard, his edition of Regimental Histories, 32–3
Capataz, the Portuguese, 312–13
Cashiering, the punishment of, how earned, 238–40
Castlereagh, Robert Stewart, Viscount, his correspondence with Sir J. Moore, 15, 183;
with Wellington, 50;
develops system of recruiting from the militia, 209
Cavalry, the, Wellington’s tactics, 94;
difficulties of, in the Peninsula, 95–7;
French tactics, 97–102;
Wellington’s use of, 102–4;
his remarks on British cavalry, 104, 109;
shortcomings of British cavalry leaders, 106;
Wellington’s “Instructions” for, 111, 112;
strength of, in Wellington’s army, 191–4;
uniforms of, 296–8
Chaplains, army, their shortcomings, Wellington asks for adequate establishment of, 325–6
Chasseurs Britanniques, no History of, 35;
services of, 76, 86–7;
formation and doings of, 225–7;
desertion prevalent in, 243
Cimitière, Captain, command of a brigade devolved on, after Albuera, 196–7
Ciudad Rodrigo, storming of, 57;
Craufurd slain at, 146;
sack of, 213;
siege of, 283, 289
Cocked hat, the, disused by regimental officers, 293–4;
worn by heavy dragoons, 296;
by doctors and commissaries, 299
“Conversion,” some anecdotes concerning, 322–4
Corporal punishment, Wellington on, 43;
details of, 148, 237–8, 251–4
Clerc, Commandant, his account of Soult’s Pyrenean campaign, 38
Coa, combat of the, 144
Coiners in the army, 214
Colborne, Sir John, Lord Seaton, Life of, by Moore Smith, 37;
his remarks on Wellington’s Waterloo dispatch, 48;
commands brigade at Albuera, 197;
his remarks on the system of recruiting, 212;
his religious character, 330
Cole, J. W., his Memoirs of British Generals, 36
Cole, General Sir Lowry, his controversy with Napier, 2;
his achievement at Albuera, 150
Combermere, Lord. See Cotton
Commissariat Department, importance of, 161;
management of, in Wellington’s army, 307–19
Commissary-General, his duties, 161, 311–14
Connaught Rangers, feud of, with Picton, 133;
anecdotes of, 246–7
Connolly, T., his History of the Royal Sappers and Miners, 34
Cooper, J., Sergeant 7th Foot, his Seven Campaigns in Portugal, 31
Cope, Sir W. H., his History of the Rifle Brigade, 33
Costello, Edward, his Reminiscences, 30
Cotton, Sir Stapleton, Lord Combermere, biography of, 36;
Wellington’s opinion of, 46;
his capacity as leader of cavalry, 103, 104, 106, 110, 176
Court-martials, character of, 241–8
Craufurd, General Robert, his treatment by Wellington, 46;
his abilities and career, 139–40;
captured at Buenos Ayres, 141;
commands the Light Division, 142–4, 167;
fights the combat of the Coa, 144;
his relations with Wellington, 145;
repulses Ney at Bussaco, 145;
his retreat at Fuentes de Oñoro, 145;
killed at Ciudad Rodrigo, 146;
incident at his funeral, 149;
institution of the Light Division, 168–9;
his arrangements for marching, 263
Crime in the army, 237–51
Currie, Captain R., his wife with the army, 276, 278, note.
D.
Dalbiac, Mrs., her adventures at Salamanca, 277
Dallas, Rev. Alexander, his diary, 7;
description of his commissariat work, 317;
takes orders, 331
Delafosse, Lemonnier, his Souvenirs Militaires, 31
Desertion, punishment of, 243;
prevalence of, in the foreign corps, 223, 225–6
Dickson, Colonel Sir Alexander, commands artillery, 158;
at the sieges of Badajoz, 281–3;
at Villa da Ponte, 312;
his papers edited by Major Leslie, 22, 34
D’Illens, Major A., his reminiscences of Soult’s campaigns, 32
Dispatches, the Wellington, 9–12;
Supplementary, 12
Divisions, the, of Wellington’s army, 163–77;
sobriquets of, 172;
and see Appendix II
Donaldson, Sergeant Joseph, 94th Foot, his Reminiscences, 30;
anecdotes from, 249–50, 290, 322
Douro, river, importance of, as a line of supply, 312
Dragoons, uniform of, Heavy and Light, 296–7
Drill-books, the French, 63, 69;
the British, 77
Duels, in the Army, 201–2
Dumas, Colonel, his account of Soult’s campaign in the Pyrenees, 38
Dundas, Sir David, his views on tactics, 77
D’Urban, General Sir Benjamin, criticizes Napier, 2;
his memorandum on the Portuguese army, 233;
at Salamanca, 234;
his account of Majadahonda, 235
E.
El Bodon, retreat of British troops in square at, 100;
Grattan’s description of Picton at, 134
Elphinstone, Lieut.-Colonel, commands Royal Engineers, 158
Engineers, rank and file of, called “Royal Military Artificers,” and later “Royal Sappers and Miners,” 281, 286;
weakness of Wellington’s army in, 281;
Wellington’s criticism of, 284–5
Erskine, General Sir William, Wellington’s mention of him in dispatches, 47;
his blunders at Casal Novo and Sabugal, 151
Executions, by shooting, 243;
by hanging, 244
F.
Fantin des Odoards, General L., his Memoirs, 31
Fisher, Colonel G. B., chief of artillery, 158
Flanders, British campaigns of 1793–4 in, 4, 66, 74, 80
“Flankers,” use of, in the British army, 74–5
Fletcher, Colonel Richard, remarks on Wellington’s omission to mention Engineers at Badajoz, 48;
Wellington’s instructions to, for Lines of Torres Vedras, 53;
commanding officer of Royal Engineers, 158
Forage, difficulty of providing, 112, 269
Fortescue, Hon. J., his History of the British Army, 38, 208
Foy, General M., his Guerre de la Peninsule, 19;
his Life, 19;
his estimate of English infantry, 20;
remarks on Wellington’s strategy at Salamanca, 58;
records Napoleon’s views on infantry tactics, 72;
his account of cavalry charge at Garcia Hernandez, 101;
his testimony to British officers, 204;
his description of the impedimenta with the British army on the march, 268;
note of, on the British dragoon uniform, 297
Foz d’Arouce, Ney surprised at, 109
Framingham, Colonel H., chief of artillery, 158
Frederic the Great, infantry tactics of, 62;
followed by French, 63–5, 69–70;
his cavalry tactics, 97–8
French Revolutionary War, its importance in English history, 4, 5, 320–1;
tactics of the, 63–8
Fuente Guinaldo, Wellington’s tactics at, 55, 81
Fuentes de Oñoro, Wellington’s omission to mention artillery service at, 47;
retreat of the Light Division at, 100;
cavalry at, 103;
Chasseurs Britanniques at, 227
Fusil, the, 302
G.
Garcia Hernandez, combat of, 101, 103, 224
Gardyne, Colonel, his Life of a Regiment, 33
“General Orders,” Wellington’s collection of, its value, 13;
Beresford’s for the Portuguese Army, 13
“Gentlemen Rankers,” notes on, 214–15
German Legion, the King’s, History of, by Major Beamish, 34;
by Captain Schwertfeger, 34;
Light Battalions of, 76;
dragoons of, at Garcia Hernandez, 101;
outpost work of its hussars, 111;
good management of their horses, 112;
under Craufurd, 143;
raised in 1804, 221;
in the Peninsula, 222–4, 242;
uniform of, 298, 300
Gleig, Rev. G. R., his Diary, 7;
The Subaltern, 25, 27, 331
Gomm, Sir William, his Life, 6;
journals, 17
Gonneville, Colonel A. O., his Memories of the War in Spain, 32
Gordon, Colonel James, Quartermaster General, 156
Gough, Hugh, Lord, Life of, by R. S. Rait, 37
Graham, Sir Thomas, Lord Lynedoch, his diary, 5–6;
Life of, by Captain Delavoye, 35;
Wellington’s confidence in, 46;
his career, 122;
commands British troops at Cadiz, 123;
his victory at Barrosa, 124;
his failure at Bergen-op-Zoom, 126;
his character and popularity, 127
Grattan, W., his With the Connaught Rangers, 27;
complains of Wellington’s forgetfulness of Peninsular services, 49;
his description of Picton, 132, 133;
of the storm of Ciudad Rodrigo, 290;
his description of the uniforms of the army, 293
Guards battalions in Wellington’s army, 179, 180, 181, 194
Guides, Corps of, in Wellington’s army, 158, 159
Guingret, Captain, his reminiscences of Masséna’s campaign in Portugal, 32
Guidons, disuse of, by the cavalry, 305
Gurwood, Colonel J., his edition of Wellington’s Dispatches, 9–12, 19
Guibert, General, tactical theories of, 63, 64, 70
H.
Hair-powder, disused on active service, 293;
Wellington’s dislike for, 294
Halberd, the, proper weapon of sergeants, 303
Hamilton, Colonel H. B., his History of the 14th Light Dragoons, 33
Hardinge, Sir Henry, his controversy with Napier, 2
Harris, Rifleman, of the 95th, 3, 31;
his views on Craufurd, 147, 148
Hawker, Colonel Peter, his Journal of the Talavera Campaign, 17
Henegan, Sir R. D., his Seven Years of Campaigning, 25;
describes the march of a convoy, 315
Hill, Rowland, Lord, his Life by Sidney, 36;
Wellington’s regard for, 46;
his success at Arroyo dos Molinos, 109, 117;
character of, 115–116;
his capacity as a leader, 116–117;
Wellington’s confidence in, 117;
his brilliant achievement at St. Pierre, 118;
commander-in-chief, 118;
commands the 2nd Division, 166;
religious character of, 330
Horse Artillery, in the Peninsular Army, 177;
uniform of, 299
Horses, difficulty of feeding, in the Peninsula, 112–13;
private horses of officers, 269–71
Howarth, Brigadier-General E., chief of artillery in Wellington’s army, 157
Hussars, uniform of, 298
I.
Infantry tactics, the, of Wellington, 61–93;
French system of, 63;
in Wellington’s army, 178–91
J.
Jones, Sir John, his Journal of the Sieges in Spain, in 1811–12, 21;
remarks on Wellington’s omission to record services of Engineers at Badajoz, 47;
his note on the siege of St. Sebastian, 288
Jourdan, Jean-Baptiste, Marshal, his Guerre d’Espagne, 20
K.
Ker-Porter, Sir Robert, his Journal, 1808–9, 17
Kincaid, Sir John, 6 note;
his Adventures in the Rifle Brigade, 28;
his account of Ciudad Rodrigo, 130
King’s German Legion. See German Legion
L.
Ladies at the front, 276–8
La Peña, General, his inactivity at Barrosa, 124
Lapène, Major, his histories of Soult’s campaigns, 20
Larpent, Francis, his Private Journal, 17, 159
Latour-Maubourg, General, defeat of, by Lumley at Usagre, 107–8
Lawrence, W., 40th Foot, his flogging, 253;
anecdote of his experiences at Waterloo, 306
Leach, Col. J., his Rough Sketches of the Life of an Old Soldier, 24
Leith, Gen. Sir James, his dispatches at the Record Office, 15;
memoirs of, 37;
commands 5th Division, 169
Lejeune, General, his picture of An English Officer’s family on the march, 278
Le Marchant, General Sir John Gaspard, his cavalry charge at Salamanca, 103, 104, 176;
head of the Military College, 204;
his religious convictions, 330
Lemonnier, Delafosse, his Souvenirs Militaires, 31
Leslie, Major John, his edition of the Dickson Papers, 34
Leslie, Colonel T., of Balquhain, his Military Journal, 24
Light companies, use of, 74
Light Division, institution of, 83, 168;
achievements of under Craufurd, 142–9;
at Bussaco, 145;
at Fuentes de Oñoro, 145;
commanded by Alten, 146
Line v. Column, 61–92
Ligny, Prussian tactics at, Wellington’s views on, 80–1
Londonderry, Chas. Stewart, Lord, his History of the Peninsular War, 12, 18;
Adjutant-General in Wellington’s Army, 156–7
Long, General, R. B., his desponding views, 41;
weak operations of, 106
Lumley, General W., at Usagre, 103;
at Albuera, 107;
praise of, by Picard, 107
Lusitanian Legion, the Loyal, formed by Sir R. Wilson, 84, 229
Luz, Soriano da, his History of the Peninsular War, 38
Lynedoch, Lord. See Graham, Sir Thomas
M.
Mackinnon, General H., his Journal, 17
Maguilla, cavalry combat of, 105
Maguire, Lieutenant, leads the “forlorn hope” at San Sebastian, 293
Maida, battle of, the use of skirmishers at, 74;
tactics at, 77, 78
Marbot, General M., uses Napier’s History, 23;
his mistakes and exaggerations, 26
March, the army on the, account of, 255–65;
Foy’s description of the British, 268
Marmont, Auguste, Marshal, his autobiography, 20;
his misrepresentations, 26;
commands Army of Portugal, 56
Masséna, André, Marshal, his invasion of Portugal in 1809, 53;
foiled by Lines of Torres Vedras, 53
Masterson, Sergeant, captures an eagle at Barrosa, 206
McGrigor, Sir James, his anecdotes of Wellington, 44, 45;
his account of the Medical Department in the Peninsular army, 160
Medals, institution of, for good service in the regiments, 251
Medical Department, the, 160
Menil-Durand, General, his system of infantry tactics, 63
Methodists, the, influence of, in the army, 320–31
Military Secretary, office of the, at Headquarters, 152–3
Militia, recruiting from, in Wellington’s Army, 209–11
Minorca Regiment, Stuart’s, later 97th, 227–8
Money, current, difficulty of providing, in the Peninsula, 161, 214, 270, 317
Moore, General Sir John, biography of, by Sir F. Maurice, 37;
his views on the defence of Portugal, 51;
his army, 183
Moorsom, Captain W. S., his History of the 52nd Oxfordshire Light Infantry, 33
Mules, use of, for baggage and transport, 269–71, 308–9
Muleteers, organization of, for the army, 312, 313
Murray, Colonel George, Quartermaster-General to Wellington’s army, 155–6
Murray, John, Commissary-General, 156, 161
Murray, Major-General John, 15, 47, 155
N.
Napier, Sir William, criticism of his Peninsular War by Beresford, Cole, Hardinge, D’Urban, etc., 2;
his History, 18;
its influence on other publications, 23, 24, 29, 32;
his controversy with Picton’s biographer, 36;
complains of want of recompense of Peninsular veterans, 49;
overstates Craufurd’s march to Talavera, 141, 167;
his severe judgment of Craufurd, 147;
his failure to appreciate the work of the Portuguese army, 234
Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor, his tactics at Marengo, 69;
his infantry tactics, 70;
his use of cavalry, 97;
at Waterloo, 102;
his use of artillery, 113, 177
Naval predominance of Great Britain, its importance, 310–11
Newman, Sergeant, of 43rd, his exploit, 206
Nive, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 59
O.
Officers, establishment of, in Wellington’s army, 195;
promotion among, 198–201;
training of, 203;
discipline of, 237–42
Oporto, campaign of, Wellington’s, 163, 164
Ordenança, the Portuguese, 235–6
Orders, General, publication of, 13;
the Portuguese, 13;
account of the marching of the army in, 255–65
Ordre mixte, the, Napoleon’s preference for, 70–72
Organization, the, of Wellington’s army, 153–77, and Appendix II
Ormsby, Rev. J. W., his Journal of the Campaigns of 1809, 9, 17, 325
Owen, Rev. T., army chaplain, his gallant behaviour in action, 327
Ox-waggons, use of, its drawbacks, 314–15
P.
Pack, Sir Denis, Life of, 37
Paget, Lord, his ability as a cavalry leader, 106
Pakenham, Major-General Edward, commands expedition to New Orleans, 151;
Adjutant-General in Wellington’s army, 157;
commands 3rd Division at Salamanca, 198
Parquin, Captain D., his memoirs, 32
Paymaster-General, office of, 161
Peninsular War, history of, by Napier, 2, 18, 23, 24, 29, 32, 36;
by Southey, 18;
by Toreno, 21;
by Accursio das Neves, 21;
by Arteche, 38;
by Soriano da Luz, 38;
by Balagny, 38
Prisoners, the French, 14;
recruiting of foreign corps from, 225–6
Picton, General Sir Thomas, Life of, by H. B. Robinson, 36;
his personal relations with Wellington, 44, 46, 137, 138;
character and career of, 129–38;
Governor of Trinidad, 130;
description of, by Grattan, 132, 133;
at El Bodon, 134;
his successful storm of the castle at Badajoz, 135, 284;
wounded at Quatre Bras, 135;
killed at Waterloo, 136;
estimate of his character and abilities, 136–8
Popham, Sir Home, his MS. at the Record Office, 15
Portugal, defence of, Wellington’s scheme for, 50
Portuguese Army, account of, 35;
artillery of, by Major Botelho, 35;
troops incorporated in British Army, 83, 168;
organization of, by Beresford, 119–122, 231–3;
its composition, 229–33
Press, the Travelling, of Wellington’s army, 162
Promotion, system of, in British army, 198;
from the ranks 206–7
“Provisional Battalions,” history of the, 187–8
Purveyor’s Department, the 160
Q.
Quartermaster-General, office of, in Wellington’s army, 155–6;
duties of his subordinates, 258–9
Quill, Doctor Maurice, surgeon of the Connaught Rangers, anecdotes of, 299
R.
Rae, John, 71st Foot, his exploit at Sobral, 324
Raglan, Lord. See Somerset, Lord Fitzroy
Record Office, Peninsular documents in, 14
Recruiting, notes on, 208–213
Regiments, internal organization of, 208–219
Regimental Histories, series, compiled by R. Cannon, 32;
later histories, 33–4
Reille, General, his mistake at Quatre Bras, 81
Religion, influence of, in Peninsular army, 6–7, 320–1
Reprimands, punishment by, 240–2
Revolution, the French, British detestation of, 5, 320–1
Reynier, General J. L., at Maida, 77, 78;
at Bussaco, 85
Rifle battalions, formed in the British army, 75;
use of, by Wellington, 83, 84;
uniform of, 300–1
Rifle, the Baker type, its character, 302–3
Rifle Brigade, the 95th Foot, 75, 305
Rifleman Harris, 3, 23, 31;
his account of Craufurd, 147–8
Roberts, Lord, his estimate of Wellington’s character, 49
Rocca, Captain M., his account of the war in Spain, 32
Rodrigo, Ciudad. See under Ciudad Rodrigo
Ross, General W., commands expedition to America, 151
Royal Military College, the, 203–4
Russian War, its effect on the Peninsular War, 56, 59
S.
Sabugal, combat of, 86
Salamanca, Wellington’s sudden attack at, 57;
his tactics at, 80;
use of cavalry at, 97, 170
San Sebastian, sack of, 213;
siege of, 287–8;
the Portuguese infantry at, 234
Sappers and Miners, the Royal, 286;
uniform of, 299;
weapons of, 304–5
Saxe, Marshal, infantry tactics of, 62, 63, 65
Schepeler, Colonel K., his History of the Peninsular War, 20
Scouts, Wellington’s, 53
Seaton, Lord. See Colborne
Sergeants, status of, in the Peninsular army, 216–19;
their halberds, 303
Shako, introduction of, in the British army, 292–3
Shaw-Kennedy, T., aide-de-camp to Craufurd, his description of Craufurd, 143
Sherbrooke, General J. C., commands the 1st Division, 166
Sherer, Captain Moyle, his Recollections of the Peninsula, 27
Shipp, John, his autobiography, 3;
his romantic career, 206
Siege train, Wellington’s, organized by Alex. Dickson, 281–3
Sieges, the, of the Peninsular War, 279;
of Badajoz, 281–6;
of Ciudad Rodrigo, 283;
of Burgos, 286–7;
of San Sebastian, 288
Silveira, General, commands Portuguese Militia, 235
Simmons, George, 95th Foot, his Journal, 17
Slade, General J., his rash charge at Maguilla, 105;
Wellington’s remarks on, 106;
estimate of his capacity, 151
Smith, Sir Harry, his Autobiography, 28;
romantic story of his marriage, 277
Somerset, Lord Fitzroy (afterwards Lord Raglan), Military Secretary to Wellington, 153;
aide-de-camp to Wellington, 160
Sorauren, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 54, 81
Soult, Nicolas, Marshal, at Sorauren, 54, 55;
at St. Pierre, 118;
at San Sebastian, 288
Southey, Robert, his History of the Peninsular War, 18
Spain, geography of, 93–7
Spencer, Sir Brent, Wellington’s confidence in, 46;
his limitations, 151
“Spring Waggons,” the, 314
Sprünglin, Colonel, his autobiography, 22, 32
St. Chamans, Colonel, his Memoirs, 31, 32
St. Cyr, Gouvion, Marshal, his History of the War, 20
St. Pierre, Hill at the battle of, 118;
gallant conduct of Ashworth’s Portuguese at, 234
Staff Corps Cavalry, duties of the, 150
Standards, types of, used in Wellington’s army, 305–6
Stevenson, Sergeant, J., his memoirs, 4;
his religious convictions, 324;
description of the Methodist meetings at Badajoz, 329–30
Stewart, Sir Charles. See Londonderry
Store-keeper General, office of, 162
Stothert, Captain W., his Diary of 1809–11, 17
Suchet, Marshal Louis Gabriel, his account of the war in Catalonia, 20
Surtees, Sergeant W., his religious experiences, 7;
his reminiscences, 30, 215;
his remarks on army chaplains, 328
“Suspension,” punishment of, 240–1
Swords, types of, used by Peninsular army, 303–4
T.
T. S. of the 71st Foot, his autobiography, 30;
why he joined the army, 211–12
Tactics, infantry, French, 63–73;
British, 74–91
Talavera, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80, 82;
charge of 23rd Light Dragoons at, 105
Tarleton, Colonel B., his History of the War in Carolina, 3;
his “Legion” of light troops, 75
Tents, advantages and disadvantages of, 259–60, 264–5
Thiébault, General Dieudonné, his account of the war in Portugal, 20;
of the combat of Aldea da Ponte, 26
Tirailleurs, employed in French army, 65–7, 69
Tomkinson, Colonel W., his Diary, 17, 106;
his Notes on British Cavalry Regiments, 110, 193
Torres Vedras, Lines of, Wellington orders their construction in 1809, 52–3
Toreno, Conde de, his History of the Peninsular War, 21
Trant, Colonel N., leads Portuguese militia, 235
Trousers, introduced in the British army, 294–6
U.
Uniforms, the, in the Peninsular army, 292
Usagre, cavalry combat of, 105
V.
Vaughan, Sir Charles, his dispatches, 15;
his MSS., 16
Venta del Pozo, cavalry combat of, 103, 108
Victor, Claude Perrin, Marshal, defeated at Barrosa, 124
Vigo-Roussillon, Colonel, his account of Barrosa, 32;
his appreciation of Graham, 127
Vimeiro, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80
Vivian, Hussey, Lord, 6;
Life of, 37
“Volunteers,” their status, 196
W.
Walcheren, expedition, the, disastrous effects of on health of regiments, 187
Wallace, Colonel W., commands 3rd Division after fall of Badajoz, 198
Warre, Sir George, his Letters of 1808–12, 17
Waterloo, battle of, Wellington’s tactics at, 80, 87
Wellesley, Henry, diplomatist, his dispatches at the Record Office, 15, 106
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, his dispatch concerning preaching officers, 7;
Gurwood’s edition of his Dispatches, 9–12;
the Supplementary Dispatches, 12;
his General Orders, 13;
views on publication of historical information, 9;
his story of a visit to Blücher before Waterloo, 25;
his early career, 39–41;
his relations with his troops, 41–3;
with his officers, 43;
autocratic temper, 46;
his dispatches, 47;
Lord Roberts’ estimate of him, 49;
extraordinary prescience of the course of the war, 50–3;
his long-sighted calculation, 53–5;
his strategy, 55;
in offensive warfare, 57–80;
his infantry tactics, 61, 73–93;
his views on French tactics, 78;
his tactics at Vimeiro, Bussaco, Salamanca, Waterloo, 80;
remarks on the triumph of line over column, 86;
his cavalry tactics, 94–102, 104;
remarks on British cavalry, 104–109;
“Instructions for Cavalry,” 111, 112;
his confidence in Hill, 117;
in Beresford, 120;
in Graham, 125;
his relations with Craufurd, 144;
his estimate of Erskine, 151;
his organization of the army, 154;
his rapid early promotion, 199;
remarks on promotion from the ranks, 206–7;
adventure with the plunderer of bee-hives, 246;
his orders for the army on the march, 255, 263;
his remarks on the third siege of Badajoz, 284;
at the siege of Burgos, 287;
his attitude toward religion, 324–5;
requisitions chaplains for the army, 325–7
Wellington, Arthur Richard Wellesley, second Duke of, his publication of the Supplementary Dispatches, 9, 12
Wesleys, the, influence of, 320
Whinyates, Colonel F. A., his history From Corunna to Sebastopol, 33
Windham, William, his appreciation of Craufurd, 140
Wives, the soldiers’, at the front, 274–6
Woodberry, Lieutenant G., 18th Hussars, his Diary, 6
Y.
York, Frederick, Duke of, his campaign in Flanders, 66, 74;
his views on infantry tactics, 77;
on promotion in the army, 199–200
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