The dispatches of Field Marshall the Duke of Wellington Volume 13 ; K. G. during his various campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low Countries, and France. From 1799 to 1818

by Arthur Wellesley

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1839 ...and barbarous retreat (14 March, 1811), 358; retreat to the Coa (25 March and 2 April, 1811),399,425; manoeuvred out of Guarda (30 March, 1811), 412, 425; forced over the Coa (4 April, 1811), 428; loss at Sabugal (8 April, 1811), 429, 441; instance of his ill faith in an exchange of prisoners, 441; expulsion from Portugal, his loss, and force still left (9 April, 1811), 448; information sent to, from Paris, derived from Lord Wellington's dispatches (25 April, 1811), 508; his head-quarters at Ciudad Rodrigo (1 May, 1811), 515; letter to, cause of the retention of Captain Salles (11 May, 1811), 543; goes to France (23 May, 1811), 597. Matagorda Fort, lost (2 May, 1810), vi. 81, 82; loss of the enemy at, 83. Mathieu, General, repulse of (18 May, 1813), x. 457, note; force brought by, from Barcelona (1 July, 1813), 478. Matos, pass, importance of (11 Oct., 1810), vi. 503. Maya, Puerto de, loss of (24 July, 1813), x. 570; guns lost in (1 Aug., 1813), 588., loss of guns at, attributed to accident (13 Sept., 1813), xi. 107. Medal, applications of officers for (1 Dec, 1810), vii. 20; to wear it on ordinary occasions at the button-hole, instead of round the neck (11 Dec, 1810), 40; how to be worn (3 Feb., 1811), 225., observations on the distribution of medals to British officers, for distinguished merit on such occasions as the battles of Vimeiro, Corufia, &c (11 July, 1811), viii. 94; improved mode of granting (1 Oct., 1811), 315., improvements in, and awkwardness in riding with round the neck (16 March, 1813), x. 199; should be worn at the button-hole by those on horseback (20 April, 1813), 307., principle on which conferred, and medal for Ciudad Rodrigo (6 Nov., 1813), xi. 256; rule for the distribution of to officers of corps which have been 'engaged with m...

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First published August 13, 2015

About the author

Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG GCB GCH PC FRS (1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852), was a British soldier and statesman, a native of Ireland from the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy,[3] and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. His importance in national history is such that he is often referred to as "the Duke of Wellington" instead of "the 1st Duke of Wellington."