: Amore bendato by Farina Salvatore - Fiction IT Romanzi

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Operations in Aragon--Confusion in Zaragoza--The third and fifth corps invest that city--Fortification described--Monte Torrero taken--Attack on the suburb repulsed--Mortier takes post at Calatayud--The convent of San Joseph taken--The bridge-head carried--Huerba passed--Device of the Spanish leaders to encourage the besieged--Marquis of Lazan takes post on the Sierra de Alcubierre--Lasnes arrives in the French camp--Recalls Mortier--Lazan defeated--Gallant exploit of Mariano Galindo--The walls of the town taken by assault--General Lacoste and colonel San Genis slain 18

System of terror--The convent of St. Monica taken--Spaniards attempt to retake it, but fail--St. Augustin taken--French change their mode of attack--Spaniards change their mode of defence--Terrible nature of the contest--Convent of Jesus taken on the side of the suburb--Attack on the suburb repulsed--Convent of Francisco taken--Mine exploded under the university fails, and the besieged are repulsed--The Cosso passed--Fresh mines worked under the university, and in six other places--French soldiers dispirited--Lasnes encourages them--The houses leading down to the quay carried by storm--An enormous mine under the university being sprung, that building is carried by assault--The suburb is taken--Baron Versage killed, and two thousand Spaniards surrender--Successful attack on the right bank of the Ebro--Palafox demands terms, which are refused--Fire resumed--Miserable condition of the city--Terrible pestilence, and horrible sufferings of the besieged--Zaragoza surrenders--Observations 38

Operations in Catalonia--St. Cyr commands the seventh corps--Passes the frontier--State of Catalonia--Palacios fixes his head-quarters at Villa Franca--Duhesme forces the line of the Llobregat--Returns to Barcelona--English army from Sicily designed to act in Catalonia--Prevented by Murat--Duhesme forages El Vall?s--Action of San Culgat--General Vives supersedes Palacios--Spanish army augments--Blockade of Barcelona--Siege of Rosas--Folly and negligence of the junta--Entrenchments in the town carried by the besiegers--Marquis of Lazan, with six thousand men, reaches Gerona--Lord Cochrane enters the Trinity--Repulses several assaults--Citadel surrenders 5th December--St. Cyr marches on Barcelona--Crosses the Ter--Deceives Lazan--Turns Hostalrich--Defeats Milans at San Celoni--Battle of Cardadeu--Caldagues retires behind the Llobregat--Negligence of Duhesme--Battle of Molino del Rey 54

Transactions in Portugal--State of that country--Neglected by the English cabinet--Sir J. Cradock appointed to command the British troops--Touches at Coru?a--At Oporto--State of this city--Lusitanian legion--State of Lisbon--Cradock endeavours to reinforce Moore--Mr. Villiers arrives at Lisbon--Pikes given to the populace--Destitute state of the army--Mr. Frere, and others, urge Cradock to move into Spain--The reinforcements for sir J. Moore halted at Castello Branco--General Cameron sent to Almeida--French advanced guard reaches Merida--Cradock relinquishes the design of reinforcing the army in Spain, and concentrates his own troops at Saccavem--Discontents in Lisbon--Defenceless state and danger of Portugal--Relieved by sir J. Moore's advance to Sahagun 112

French retire from Merida--Send a force to Plasencia--The direct intercourse between Portugal and sir J. Moore's army interrupted--Military description of Portugal--Situation of the troops--Cradock again pressed, by Mr. Frere and others, to move into Spain--The ministers ignorant of the real state of affairs--Cradock hears of Moore's advance to Sahagun--Embarks two thousand men to reinforce him--Hears of the retreat to Coru?a, and re-lands them--Admiral Berkely arrives at Lisbon--Ministers more anxious to get possession of Cadiz than to defend Portugal--Five thousand men, under general Sherbrooke, embarked at Portsmouth--Sir George Smith reaches Cadiz--State of that city--He demands troops from Lisbon--General Mackenzie sails from thence, with troops--Negotiations with the junta--Mr. Frere's weak proceedings--Tumult in Cadiz--The negotiation fails 127

Weakness of the British army in Portugal--General Cameron marches to Lisbon--Sir R. Wilson remains near Ciudad Rodrigo--Sir J. Cradock prepares to take a defensive position at Passo d'Arcos--Double dealing of the regency--The populace murder foreigners, and insult the British troops--Anarchy in Oporto--British government ready to abandon Portugal--Change their intention--Military system of Portugal--the regency demand an English general--Beresford is sent to them--Sherbrooke's and Mackenzie's troops arrive at Lisbon--Beresford arrives there, and takes the command of the native force--Change in the aspect of affairs--Sir J. Cradock encamps at Lumiar--Relative positions of the allied and French armies--Marshal Beresford desires sir J. Cradock to march against Soult--Cradock refuses--Various unwise projects broached by different persons 142

Coru?a and Ferrol surrender to Soult--He is ordered, by the emperor, to invade Portugal--The first corps is directed to aid this operation--Soult goes to St. Jago--Distressed state of the second corps--Operations of Romana and state of Gallicia--Soult commences his march--Arrives on the Minho--Occupies Tuy, Vigo, and Guardia--Drags large boats over land from Guardia to Campo Saucos--Attempt to pass the Minho--Is repulsed by the Portuguese peasantry--Importance of this repulse--Soult changes his plan--Marches on Orense--Defeats the insurgents at Franquera, at Ribidavia, and in the valley of the Avia--Leaves his artillery and stores in Tuy--Defeats the Spanish insurgents in several places, and prepares to invade Portugal--Defenceless state of the northern provinces of that kingdom--Bernadim Friere advances to the Cavado river--Sylveira advances to Chaves--Concerts operations with Romana--Disputes between the Portuguese and Spanish troops--Ignorance of the generals 162

Soult enters Portugal--Action at Monterey--Franceschi makes great slaughter of the Spaniards--Portuguese retreat upon Chaves--Romana flies to Puebla Senabria--Portuguese mutiny--Three thousand throw themselves into Chaves--Soult takes that town--Marches upon Braga--Forces the defiles of Ruivaens and Venda Nova--Tumults and disorders in the Portuguese camp at Braga--Murder of general Friere and others--Battle of Braga--Soult marches against Oporto--Disturbed state of that town--Sylveira retakes Chaves--The French force the passage of the Ave--The Portuguese murder general Vallonga--French appear in front of Oporto--Negotiate with the bishop--Violence of the people--General Foy taken--Battle of Oporto--The city stormed with great slaughter 183

Operations of the first and fourth corps--General state of the French army--Description of the valley of the Tagus--Inertness of marshal Victor--Albuquerque and Cartoajal dispute--The latter advance in La Mancha--General Sebastiani wins the battle of Ciudad Real--Marshal Victor forces the passage of the Tagus, and drives Cuesta's army from all its positions--French cavalry checked at Miajadas--Victor crosses the Guadiana at Medellin--Albuquerque joins Cuesta's army--Battle of Medellin--Spaniards totally defeated--Victor ordered, by the king, to invade Portugal--Opens a secret communication with some persons in Badajos--The peasants of Albuera discover the plot, which fails--Operations of general Lapisse--He drives back sir R. Wilson's posts, and makes a slight attempt to take Ciudad Rodrigo--Marches suddenly towards the Tagus, and forces the bridge of Alcantara--Joins Victor at Merida--General insurrection along the Portuguese frontier--The central junta remove Cartoajal from the command, and increase Cuesta's authority, whose army is reinforced--Joseph discontented with Lapisse's movement--Orders Victor to retake the bridge of Alcantara 208

The bishop of Oporto flies to Lisbon, and joins the regency--Humanity of marshal Soult--The Anti-Braganza party revives in the north of Portugal--The leaders make proposals to Soult--He encourages them--Error arising out of this proceeding--Effects of Soult's policy--Assassination of colonel Lameth--Execution at Arifana--Distribution of the French troops--Franceschi opposed, on the Vouga, by colonel Trant--Loison falls back behind the Souza--Heudelet marches to the relief of Tuy--The Spaniards, aided by some English frigates, oblige thirteen hundred French to capitulate at Vigo--Heudelet returns to Braga--The insurrection in the Entre Minho e Douro ceases--Sylveira menaces Oporto--Laborde reinforces Loison, and drives Sylveira over the Tamega--Gallant conduct and death of colonel Patrick at Amarante--Combats at Amarante--French repulsed--Ingenious device of captain Brochard--The bridge of Amarante carried by storm--Loison advances to the Douro--Is suddenly checked--Observations 231

Anarchy in Portugal--Sir J. Cradock quits the command--Sir A. Wellesley arrives at Lisbon--Happy effect of his presence--Nominated captain-general--His military position described--Resolves to march against Soult--Reaches Coimbra--Conspiracy in the French army--D'Argenton's proceedings--Sir A. Wellesley's situation compared with that of Sir J. Cradock 262

Campaign on the Douro--Relative position of the French and English armies--Sir Arthur Wellesley marches to the Vouga--Sends Beresford to the Douro--A division under general Hill passes the lake of Ovar--Attempt to surprise Francheschi fails--Combat of Grijon--The French re-cross the Douro and destroy the bridge at Oporto--Passage of the Douro--Soult retreats upon Amarante--Beresford reaches Amarante--Loison retreats from that town--Sir Arthur marches upon Braga--Desperate situation of Soult--His energy--He crosses the Sierra Catalina--Rejoins Loison--Reaches Carvalho d'Est?--Falls back to Salamonde--Daring action of major Dulong--The French pass the Ponte Nova and the Saltador, and retreat by Montalegre--Soult enters Orense--Observations 277

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