Chapter XVII: Introduction (4)

Warre, William, Aide-de-Camp to Major-general Ferguson, 2;
on board H.M.S. _Resistance_, at Portsmouth, 3;
at St Helens, 4;
anxiety about his servant, 4, 45;
destination, 6, 14;
at Cove, 8;
studies Spanish, 10;
his wish to remain in the 23rd, 10;
attack of fever, 19, 29, 104;
A.D.C. to General Beresford, 19;
at Porto Roads, 19;
off Ovar, 20;
disembarkation at Figueira, 21;
life in camp, 23;
knowledge of Portuguese, 23;
at the battle of Roliça, 24;
Vimiero, 25-28, 30-35;
at Buenos Ayres, Lisbon, 28;
on the result of the Convention of Cintra, 36;
difficulty of removing his sister Clara, 45, 82, 86, 87, 99;
at Avanilla, 46;
Sobrado, 48;
at the battle of Corunna, 50;
at Plymouth, 51;
Lisbon, 53, 81, 192;
Thomar, 60, 97;
training the Portuguese troops, 63;
declines to receive pay, 66, 82, 88;
accident to his hand, 68, 72;
account of the battle of Talavera, 68;
on the treatment of the Spaniards, 72-74, 77;
at Castello Branco, 75;
leaves Spain, 77;
on the behaviour of his servant Rankin, 79, 90, 94;
his claim for losses, 85;
on his expenses, 88, 93, 97;
experiences an earthquake, 92;
his translation of “Instruction for Light Infantry,” 97, 108;
invalided home, 104, 178;
tour in the Northern Province, 106;
visit to his sister Clara, 107;
obtains an order to remove her, 113;
compiles a set of regulations for the Cavalry, 114;
at Coimbra, 115;
Mango Alde, 119;
distress at his sister Clara’s refusal to leave the Convent, 121,
125;
at Fornos d’Algodres, 123;
received by Lord Wellington, 124, 126;
at Francozo, 136;
visit to the nuns, 136;
journey to Almeida, 139-141;
visits the outposts, 146-150;
speculations on the attack of the French, 150;
on the battle of Coa, 154-156;
at Lagiosa, 156;
Avelans da Ribeira, 158;
on the fall of Almeida, 162, 166;
his illness, 168, 169, 176;
recovery, 171;
joins the army at Casal Eschin, 171;
at Falmouth, 175;
Honiton, 177;
Portsmouth, 180-184;
St Olaia, 184;
on raising the siege of Badajos, 185;
gazetted Major, 192;
on the visit of his father, 192, 197, 198, 202;
on the climate of Cintra, 195;
promoted Lieut.-colonel, 199;
account of the hoax at Lisbon, 214-216;
at Torres Novas, 221;
Coimbra, 222;
at the siege of Ciudad Rodrigo, 222-226;
at Elvas, 226;
his views on the purchase of his majority, 229-231, 282;
at the siege of Badajos, 231-247;
at Nava, 248;
Fuente Guinaldo, 252;
at a _Chasse au Sanglier_, 252;
his broken shin, 254, 257;
at the siege of Salamanca, 258, 271;
mode of life, 266;
at the Villa Escusa, 269;
his confidence in Lord Wellington, 272, 281;
at the skirmish of Rueda, 274;
at La Seca, 275;
his view of politics, 279;
at the battle of Salamanca, 284-294

Waters, 129

Wellesley, Lieut.-gen. Sir Arthur, in command of the troops for
Portugal, 1, 14;
at Cork, 2, 5;
sails from Cork, 17;
fourth in command, 17;
his disposition of the forces at the battle of Vimiero, 26, 31;
at Lisbon, 44;
retakes Oporto, 45;
despatch on the battle of Talavera, 68

Wellesley, Lord, 229, 279

Wellington, Lord, at Lisbon, 92;
Torres Novas, 97;
appointed Marshal-General and Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese
army, 100;
withdrawal of his army from Spain, 103;
in Portugal, 103;
at Celorico, 124, 126, 134;
Francozo, 136;
his disposition of the troops, 174;
blockades Ciudad Rodrigo, 179, 196, 218;
invests Almeida, 179;
his victory of Fuentes d’Onoro, 179;
at St Vincente, 186;
title of Count of Vimiero, 201;
attack on Badajos, 218, 231, 234;
enters Castile, 220;
at Alfaiates, 252;
his plan of enlisting the Spaniards, 256;
his secret plans, 259, 272, 275;
moves on Rueda, 274;
at Villa Verde, 274;
formation of the army at the battle of Salamanca, 286;
pursuit of the enemy, 289, 292

_Westmorland_, 180, 184

Weyland, General, taken prisoner at Badajos, 243

White, Captain, his attack on the French at Ladoeiro, 164

White, Mr, wounded at the battle of Salamanca, 292

Whitelock, General, in command of an expedition in America, 1

Whittingham, appointed Colonel in the Spanish service, 23;
Brigadier, 75;
wounded, 75

Wilson, Major, wounded at the battle of Vimiero, 39

Wilson, Sir R., his defence of the Pass of Baños, 75;
his characteristics, 122;
his advance on Coimbra, 173

Yeltes river, 258

York, Duke of, 187

Zafra, 232

Zamora, 61, 76, 77;
evacuated, 297

Zamora bridge, 271

Zapardiel river, 274

Zeller, Frank van, 108

Zezere, 176

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