Chapter XXIII: Proceedings of the French after the fall of Zaragoza 456

State of the Catalan army 457

Reding determines to act on the offensive 460

The Spaniards driven from Igualada 461

Failure of the French against the Abbey of the S. Creus 462

Reding takes the field, and collects his scattered troops 465

He is advised to retreat 466

Battle of Valls 469

The French received at Reus 472

Arrangement concerning the wounded 473

Alarm at Tortosa 474

Lazan separates his army from Reding’s command 475

Mortality in Tarragona 476

St. Cyr removes to the plain of Vicq 477

Vicq deserted by its inhabitants 480

Arrest of the persons in office at Barcelona for refusing the
oath 481

Prisoners sent into France 483

Barcelona relieved by sea 484

Reding dies of his wounds 484

Peasants of the Vallés 486

Blake appointed to the command 488

Movements of the Aragonese 488

Monzon recovered by the Spaniards 490

Capture of a French detachment 491

Blake moves upon Alcañiz 492

The French withdraw 495

Suchet comes against him 496

Defeat of the French before Alcañiz 497

Anniversary of the insurrection at Valencia 499

Celebration of S. Ferdinand’s day 500

Executions in Barcelona 502

Blake advances toward Zaragoza 504

Suchet attacks the Spaniards 505

Blake retreats to Belchite 506

Flight of the Spaniards 507

Blake’s resignation not accepted 509

Commencement of the Guerillas 511

Porlier 511

The Empecinado 511

Renovales in the valleys of Roncal 512

He defeats a French detachment 512

A second party defeated 513

Proclamation of the Duque de Mahon 514

Executions and reprisals 516

Attempts to win over Renovales 517

Troops sent from Zaragoza against him 520

He capitulates for the valleys 522

Xavier Mina 523

Siege of Gerona commenced 526

HISTORY

OF THE

PENINSULAR WAR.