Chapter XXII: Feelings of the Portugueze toward the English 387

Sir Arthur Wellesley’s instructions 388

General Beresford appointed commander-in-chief of the
Portugueze army 389

He begins to reform the army 390

Intercepted letter from General Kellermann to Soult 392

Laborde sent to attack Silveira at Amarante 393

State of Penafiel when the French entered 394

The Bridge of Amarante 395

Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick killed in defending it 397

The French endeavour to throw a bridge over the river 398

Repeated attempts to effect the passage 399

Plan for demolishing the Portugueze entrenchments 400

The French win the bridge 401

Situation of the enemy 402

Sir Arthur Wellesley lands at Lisbon 404

He communicates his plans to Cuesta 404

Views of the Philadelphes in Marshal Soult’s army 406

The Sieur D’Argenton goes to Sir Arthur Wellesley to explain
their views 409

Advance of the British army towards Porto 410

D’Argenton is arrested 411

Soult prepares to retreat from Portugal 412

The French driven from Albergaria 413

They are driven from their position at Grijo 414

Measures of Soult to prevent the passage of the Douro 415

Passage of that river 416

Deliverance of Porto 418

Soult and Loison effect a junction on their retreat 421

Sir Arthur pursues the French 422

Sufferings of the enemy in their flight 423

Loss of the French at Puente de Misarella 425

The pursuit given over at Montalegre 425

Movement of troops from Aragon 426

Reasons for not continuing the pursuit 427

Victor enters Portugal by way of Alcantara, and speedily
retreats 428

Soult reaches Orense 429

Romana enters Asturias, and displaces the Junta 429

Combined movements of the French against Romana 430

Romana escapes by sea 431

Ney returns into Galicia 432

The French in Lugo relieved by Soult 433

Mahy returns to Mondoñedo 434

The French driven from Compostella 435

Combined operations of Marshals Ney and Soult in Galicia 436

Romana rejoins his army 437

Proceedings of Soult 437

Cruelties exercised by the French 439

Defeat of the French at the Bridge of S. Payo 440

The Spaniards retaliate upon the invaders 443

Soult retreats out of Galicia 443

Ferrol and Coruña evacuated by the French 444

Soult complains of certain officers 446

He recommends a plan for securing Galicia 447

Romana summoned to take his place in the Central Junta 448

He orders a monument to be erected to Sir John Moore 449

His farewell to the army 450

Address of the Central Junta to the Galicians 451