With Wellington in the Peninsula: the adventures of a Highland soldier, 1808 - 1814
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| Beschreibung: | Frühere Ausg. u.d.T.: Vicissitudes in the life of a Scottish soldier, 1827 , Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-214) |
| Beschreibung: | X, 214 S. Ill., Kt. 24 cm |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Illustrations ix
List of Maps X
Introduction 1
Note on Text and Maps 13
Original 1827 Editor s Advertisement 15
Chapter One 19
Place of Birth - A Liquorish Cook ֊ Highland Method of
Stopping a Leak - Cork to Mondego Bay - Portugueze
Hospitality ֊ Battle of Roleia ֊ Death Scenes - Battle
of Vimiera ֊֊ Presentiment of Death ֊ General Brennier ֊
A Bloody Aide de Camp ֊ Corporal Mackay Exposed -
A Trouble-breeding Sword ֊ French Temerity - A Change
of Linen - Wellesley s Encomiums - British Folly - March
to Lisbon - A Jolly Priest - Tartan Cullottes - Ostrich Feathers ֊
Foreign Deserters - Strong Italian.
Chapter Two 37
A Circuitous March from Lisbon to Corunna - Including,
Superstition - Behaviour of Spaniards - Clerical Civility -
Escurial - War of Words - The Unfortunate Equestrian -
A Treat ֊ Hypocrisy - Commissary-guard Miseries -
The Disastrous Retreat - Labour in Vain - Skirmish at Lugo -
Mendicant Officers - A Happy Discovery - Horrors -
V
Contents
The Deserted House - Honey versus Bread - A Gallant
Action - A Bright Prospect - Battle of Corunna ֊ A Pell-Mell
Embarkation.
Chapter Three 59
Retrospect of the Foregoing Campaign ֊ From Corunna to
Portsmouth - Scenes in a Crowded Transport - The Lucky
Beggar - Disembarkation at Ramsgate -The Regiment
Reinforced - Expedition to Walcheren - Parallel - Landing
in Walcheren - Night Adventures at Campveer - Sea-Horses -
Dutch Simplicity and British Knavery - A Fort Stormed -
Awful Bombardment of Flushing - The Fatal Ague Breaks
out - The Dance of Death - More Sea-Horses - A Miserable
Exit from Walcheren - Humanity and Courage of some
British Tars - Deal Hospital - A Visit to Glasgow - Return -
Scenes in a Leith Smack - Urbanity of Lord Cochrane -
The Bold Bagman - Peninsular Preparations.
Chapter Four 79
Voyage from Deal to Lisbon - Lively Quarters - Portugueze
Distress - Melancholy Alteration of Sobral - Comforts -
Severe Skirmishing around Sobral, in Covering the Retreat
of the British Army - Bravery of Rae - Effect of Over-Caution -
Catching a Tartar - Rae s Reward - Retreat to the Lines -
Anecdotes - French Retreat to Santarem - A Pursuit - Snip
versus Crispin - Fracas with the 92nd - A Highland Seer -
Winter Quarters Established at Alcintrina - Divers
Amusements - French Retreat, our Advance - Cruelties -
Explanations - Generosity - Hardships - A Wonderful
Story - The Biter Bit - Villainy - Advance into Spain -
Long Straw s Rogueries.
Chapter Five 101
Battle of Fuentes de Honoro - Extra Luggage - Partiality
Shown to the Guards - Information to Butchers - Danger
in Vain - Don Roderick criticised - A Gigantic Corpse -
Almeida - Harassing March to the Field of Albuhera -
Remarks on that Battle - The 50th, 71st, and 92nd Join Hill s
Army - Thunder Shower - Encampment of Toro de Мого -
Cadogan s Magnanimity - Bathing - An Irishman s
VI
Contents
Adventure - Removal to Barba - Portugueze Customs,
Opinions, Recruits, and Gullibility ֊ A Hot March
to Portalegre.
Chapter Six 121
Surprisal and Rout of the French Army at Arroyo Molinos ֊
Imminent Danger of Colonel Cadogan - Bravery of the
Marquess of Tweedale and Major Churchill ֊ SJdll and
Bravery of a French Detachment - Dombrowski and Drouet s
Armies Driven out of Estremadura ֊ Clean Work - Covering
the Siege of Badajoz - Sound - A False Alarm - Storming of
Almaraz - Bull Fight at Truxillo, and Melancholy Accident -
A Nimble Chaplain - Excursion to the Confines of Andalusia -
French Sheep - Tragical Prelude to a Bull Fight at Zafra -
Hare Hunting - Filching.
Chapter Seven 141
March in the Direction of Madrid - Memento Mori -
Grapes - A Joyful Reception at Toledo - Beauty of Aranjuez -
Naked Temerity - Military Feeding - A Panic - Junction with
Wellington - A Short Siege - Gallantry of Some Spaniards -
Arrival at the Field of Salamanca - A Skirmish - Good Shots -
A Retreat - A Narrow Escape - Swinish Multitude -
A Skirmish - Nature - A Comfortless Bivouac - Prodigality -
Lent - Wolves - Boho - The Good Family - Gaieties and
Gravities - General Stewart s Benevolence - March to the
North of Spain - Battle of Vitoria - Death of Cadogan -
Skulking Spaniards - Wretched State of the Wounded -
A Hasty Breakfast - Novel Bivouacking - Arrival at Pampeluna.
Chapter Eight 167
The Pyrenees - Skirmish in the Valley of Bastan - Ascent -
Reflections and Operations on the Heights of Mayo - Battle
of Mayo - Recognition of Brothers - A Timid Muleteer -
Descent - Severe Skirmish near Pampeluna - Second Ascent
and Skirmish - Removal to Roncesvalles - General Stewart -
Sufferings on the Altobispo Heights - A Block-house
Expulsion - Distressing March to Mayo - Invasion of France -
Reserve at the Battle of Nivelle - The Passage of the Nive -
Battle of Bayonne - A Disagreeable Errand - Brutal Inhumanity -
VII
Contents
Much Ado about Nothing - Winter Quarters in Ort - A Muddy
Story ֊ French Gun-boats - A Romantic Story - Climate.
Chapter Nine 193
A Race for a Loaf - Irish Brogue ֊ A Skirmish - German
Riflemen - French Benevolence ֊ A Sad Story - Continual
Skirmishing - The Wit ֊ Battle of Orthes - Heroism of Jack
and M Rae - A Galling Discovery - Politeness - Battle of Aire -
Melancholy Death of R_h - Life s Favours - Death of the Bold
Bassoon Man - Power - Forbearance - Battle of Toulouse -
Triumphal Entry - Costume ֊ Peace - Soult - Quarters
in Toulouse “ Breath and Bagatelles - Theatricals - Portugueze
Bay - Deserters - March to Bordeaux - French Hospitality -
Blanchefort Camp - Numbers - Embarkation - Arrival at Cork.
Appendix: Before and After
Select Bibliography
209
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