Chapter XIV: Movements against Blake’s army 387

Blake falls back to Espinosa 388

Battle of Espinosa 390

Dispersion of Blake’s army at Reynosa 393

Buonaparte arrives in Spain 394

Defeat of the Extremaduran army at Burgos 395

Proclamation excluding certain Spaniards from pardon 396

Movements against Castaños 398

Battle of Tudela 398

Retreat of the defeated army 400

Their deplorable condition at Calatayud 401

They are ordered to approach Madrid 402

Measures of the Central Junta 403

Pass of the Somosierra forced 407

The Junta retire from Aranjuez 408

State of Madrid 409

Marques de Perales murdered by the populace 411

Duque del Infantado sent to the central army 411

Madrid summoned 412

Morla treats for a capitulation 414

Speech of Buonaparte to the Deputies 415

Surrender of Madrid 417

Decrees issued by Buonaparte 419

Proclamation to the Spaniards 420

Change in Buonaparte’s views concerning Spain 422

Retreat of the central army 423

Lapeña succeeds to the command 424

They reach Guadalaxara 425

The Duque del Infantado joins them 427

Condition of the troops 427

They retire toward the Tagus 429

Passage of the Tagus 430

Some of the troops mutiny 431

Infantado chosen Commander 432

They retire to Cuenca 432

Arrival of the Conde de Alache’s corps 434

Retreat of the Central Junta from Aranjuez 439

Their address to the people of Madrid 440

The French enter Toledo 442

Defence of Villacañas 444

Preparations for defending the Sierra Morena 446

Murder of S. Juan at Talavera 447

Edict against deserters 450

English stragglers butchered by the French cavalry 451

The French take possession of the Escurial 452

Excesses of the French 454

Galluzo collects the fugitives in Extremadura 456

He prepares for the defence of the Tagus 457

The French cross the river 459

Galluzo retreats to Jaraicejo 460

Dispersion of his army 461

Galluzo is superseded by Cuesta 463