Chapter XL: Attempt on Alicante 381

Dénia surrendered 382

Peniscola betrayed by Garcia Navarro 382

Carrera killed in Murcia 382

New constitution 383

Change of Regency 383

Ballasteros retreats to the lines of St. Roque 384

Tarifa attempted by the French 385

Tarifa 387

Tarifa re-garrisoned by the English 388

Colonel Skerrett and Copons arrive there 389

The French invest the town 390

Doubts whether it could be defended 391

The garrison summoned 393

The French repulsed in an assault 394

Effects of a storm on both parties 395

Siege raised 396

General Hill occupies Merida 398

Attempt to carry off Soult 398

Colonel Grant rescued by the Guerrillas 399

State of feeling at Madrid 399

State of the country 401

The Intruder goes to France 403

Distress both of the Intrusive and Legitimate Governments 404

Schemes for strengthening the Spanish government 406

Cardinal Bourbon 407

The Infante Don Carlos 407

Princess of Brazil 407

State of the Portugueze government 408

Marquis Wellesley’s views 410

Lord Wellington prepares for the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo 411

Ciudad Rodrigo 415

A redoubt carried 416

Convent of Santa Cruz taken 418

Captain Ross killed 418

St. Francisco’s and the suburbs taken 419

The place taken by assault 421

Craufurd mortally wounded 422

Mackinnon killed 423

General Craufurd 424

General Mackinnon 425

Marmont’s movements during the siege 427

Lord Wellington made Duque de Ciudad Rodrigo 428

Speeches of Sir Francis Burdett and Mr. Whitbread 428

Lord Wellington created an Earl 429

Preparations for the siege of Badajoz 429

Preparations for its defence 431

Siege and capture of that city 433

Soult advances to relieve the place, and retreats 448

Marmont enters Beira 449

Arrangement for the defence of that frontier 449

Marmont deterred by a feint from assaulting Almeida 450

Advance of the French to Castello Branco, and their retreat 452

Marmont attempts to surprise the Portugueze at Guarda 452

Flight of the Portugueze militia by the Mondego 453

Marmont retreats 454

Lord Wellington retires to Beira 455