Chapter III: Section XXXIII: The Salamanca Campaign. May-August 1812

I. King Joseph as Commander-in-Chief 297

II. The Bridge of Almaraz. May 19, 1812 315

III. Wellington’s Advance into Leon. June 13-19, 1812 335

IV. The Salamanca Forts. Ten Days of Manœuvres, June 20-30,
1812 359

V. Marmont takes the Offensive. July 1812 383

VI. The Battle of Salamanca, July 22, 1812. The Early Stages 418

VII. The Battle of Salamanca: the Main Engagement 446

VIII. The Consequences of Salamanca. Garcia Hernandez 475

IX. The Pursuit of King Joseph. Majalahonda. Wellington
at Madrid 504

X. Affairs in the South. June-August 1812. Soult, Hill,
and Ballasteros 519

XI. The Two Diversions: (1) Operations in the North: Sir
Home Popham and Caffarelli. (2) Operations in
the East: Suchet, Joseph O’Donnell, and Maitland.
June-August 1812 548

XII. Wellington Returns to the Douro. August 31, 1812.
Finis 576

APPENDICES

I. Suchet’s Army in Valencia. Morning-state of Oct. 1,
1811 583

II. Strength of Blake’s Army at the Battle of Saguntum,
Oct. 25, 1811 584

III. Suchet’s Army at the Siege of Valencia. Morning-state
of Dec. 31, 1811 585

IV. Surrender-Roll of Blake’s Army at Valencia, Jan. 9,
1812 586

V. French and Anglo-Spanish Troops employed at the Siege
of Tarifa, Dec. 1811-Jan. 1812 586

VI. Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo: (1) Strength of the Garrison;
(2) British Losses during the Siege 587

VII. Note on some Points of Controversy regarding the
Storm of Ciudad Rodrigo 589

VIII. The French ‘Army of the South.’ Return of March 1,
1812 590

IX. Siege of Badajoz: (1) Strength of the Garrison; (2)
British Losses at the Storm 593

X. Wellington’s Army at Salamanca. Strength and Losses 595

XI. Marmont’s Army at Salamanca. Strength and Losses 600

XII. British Losses at the Combats of Castrejon and Castrillo,
July 18, 1812 607

XIII. Spanish Troops on the East Coast of Spain in the Spring of
1812: (1) Morning-state of March 1; (2) Joseph
O’Donnell’s Strength and Losses at Castalla 608

XIV. British Forces on the East Coast of Spain in 1812. A note
by Mr. C. T. Atkinson 609

XV. The Scovell Ciphers 611

XVI. The British Artillery in the Peninsula, 1812. By Major
John Leslie, R.A. 619

INDEX 623

MAPS AND PLANS

I. GENERAL THEATER OF SUCHET’S OPERATIONS IN EASTERN
SPAIN _To face_ 8

II. PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF SAGUNTUM ” 42

III. PLAN OF SUCHET’S INVESTMENT OF VALENCIA ” 64

IV. GENERAL MAP OF CATALONIA ” 96

V. PLAN OF TARIFA ” 128

VI. PLAN OF THE SIEGE OPERATIONS AT CIUDAD RODRIGO ” 176

VII. PLAN OF THE SIEGE OPERATIONS AT BADAJOZ ” 256

VIII. MAP OF THE DISTRICT ROUND ALMARAZ ” 328

IX. GENERAL MAP OF CENTRAL SPAIN, TO ILLUSTRATE
THE SALAMANCA CAMPAIGN ” 352

X. PLAN OF THE SALAMANCA FORTS ” 376

XI. MAP OF THE COUNTRY BETWEEN SALAMANCA
AND TORDESILLAS ” 400

XII. GENERAL PLAN OF THE BATTLE OF SALAMANCA ” 448

XIII. (1) THE LAST EPISODE AT SALAMANCA; (2) GARCIA
HERNANDEZ ” 480

XIV. GENERAL MAP OF ESTREMADURA TO ILLUSTRATE HILL’S
CAMPAIGNS IN MARCH-APRIL AND JUNE-AUGUST 1812 ” 528

ILLUSTRATIONS

PORTRAIT OF MARSHAL SOULT _Frontispiece_

PORTRAIT OF MARSHAL SUCHET _To face_ 80

VIEW OF CIUDAD RODRIGO, ON THE MORNING AFTER THE STORM ” 186

PORTRAIT OF MARSHAL MARMONT ” 208

(1) VIEW OF THE FRENCH ARAPILE, AND (2) VIEW OF THE
GENERAL LIE OF THE GROUND AT SALAMANCA ” 422

SECTION XXX

SUCHET’S CONQUEST OF VALENCIA. SEPTEMBER 1811-JANUARY 1812