Life, Military and Civil, of the Duke of WellingtonBell & Daldy, 1865 - 497 pages |
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5th division Adour Allied army arms arrived artillery assailants assault attack Badajoz battalions batteries battle Beresford Blücher breach bridge brigade British army cannon Carriage castle cavalry centre Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel columns command corps crossed defence detachment directed Douro Duke of Wellington Duke's enemy enemy's England English fell fire flank force fortress France French army front garrison ground Guards guns heights honour horse Hougoumont House infantry La Haye Sainte Lieut.-General Light Division Lord Wellington loss Major-General Marmont Marquis Marshal ment military morning Mourning Coach movement musketry Napoleon night occasion occupied officers operations Paris passed Portugal Portuguese position Prince Prussian rear regiment reinforced repulsed retired retreat river road Royal Salamanca siege Sir Arthur Sir Arthur Wellesley Sir John Sir Rowland Hill soldiers Soult Spain Spaniards Spanish storm success Tagus troops victory village Vittoria Waterloo whilst whole wounded