Chapter XXXV: Expectations of the French 109

Gardanne enters Portugal, and marches back again 110

Drouet enters with 10,000 men 111

Rash operations of Silveira 113

Conduct of Drouet’s corps 113

The French army left to subsist upon the country 114

Conduct of that army towards the inhabitants 115

Skill of the marauders 118

Massena perseveres in remaining against Ney’s advice 121

State of the people within the lines 122

False statements in France 124

Opinions of the opposition in England 125

Schemes of co-operation with Soult 126

Olivença taken by the French 127

Badajoz invested 128

Death of Romana 128

Destruction of his army 130

Governor of Badajoz killed 131

Imaz appointed to succeed him 131

Massena begins his retreat 134

Badajoz surrendered 135

Skill and barbarity of the French in their retreat 140

Havoc at Alcobaça 142

And at Batalha 144

Direction of the enemy’s retreat 144

Affair before Pombal 145

Before Redinha 146

They appear before Coimbra 147

Montbrun fears to enter it 147

Distress of the enemy 149

Affair on the Ceyra 152

Resistance made by the peasantry 154

Guarda 156

The Coa 157

Sabugal 157

Action before Sabugal 158

The French repass the frontier 161

Opinions of the Whigs at this time 162

Mr. Ponsonby 162

Mr. Freemantle 162

General Tarleton 163

Lord Grenville 164