Chapter XXXVIII: Plans of the French in Catalonia 253

The Pyrenean provinces administered in Buonaparte’s name 254

State of Aragon 255

System of the French commander 255

Good effect of paying the troops regularly 257

British goods burnt at Zaragoza 257

Preparations for besieging Zaragoza 258

Manresa burnt by Macdonald 260

Scheme for the recovery of Barcelona frustrated 262

Figueras 263

Attempt upon that place 264

It is taken by surprise 265

Rovira rewarded with preferment in the church 267

Suchet refuses to send the troops which Macdonald required from
him 269

Eroles introduces troops into Figueras 270

The French blockade it 270

Attempts to destroy Mina 272

Tarragona 291

Siege of that city 295

Campoverde enters it after a defeat 296

Fort Olivo betrayed 297

Contreras appointed to command in the city 298

Campoverde goes out to act in the field 298

Fort Francoli abandoned 300

Troops sent to reinforce the garrison, and landed elsewhere 301

The lower town taken 303

Suchet’s threat 303

The mole at Tarragona 303

Campoverde’s inactivity 304

Ill behaviour of the Spanish frigates 305

Colonel Skerrett arrives with British troops from Cadiz 305

Tarragona taken by assault 306

Massacre there 308

Campoverde resolves to abandon Catalonia 310

Eroles refuses to leave it 311

General Lacy arrives to take the command 311

Montserrate taken by the French 312

Fall of Figueras 313

Base usage of the prisoners taken there 314

Manso 314

Conduct of the Junta of Catalonia 316

Lacy’s proclamation 316

Retreat of the cavalry from Catalonia to Murcia 317

State of the enemy in Catalonia 319

Las Medas recovered by the Spaniards 320

Successful enterprises of Lacy and Eroles 322

Corregidor of Cervera taken and punished 324

Eroles enters France and levies contributions 324