Annual Register

Annual Register
By:Edmund Burke, III
Published on 2012-03-06 by Rarebooksclub.com

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. 1823 Excerpt: ...who acted with us on shore. I have the honour to be, &c. ( Signed) G. D. Robertson, Lieut-col. To his excellency, Lieut-gen. Lord Win. Bcutinck, &c. Supplement to the London Gazette, of July 3. WAR DEPARTMENT. Downing Street, July 4, 1813. Dispatches, of which the following are copies and extracts, have been received at earl Bathurst's office, in the course of this day and yesterday, addressed to his lordship by field-marshal the marquis of Wellington: Ainpudia, June 6, 1813. My lord;--The troops have continued to advance since I wrote to your lordship on the 31st of last month, and were on the 1st at Zamora, and on the 2nd at Toro. The English hussars, being in the advanced guard, fell in, between Toro and Morales, with a considerable body of the enemy's cavalry, which were immediately attacked by the 10th, supported by the 18th and loth. The enemy were overthrown, and pursued for many miles, and 210 prisoners, with many horses, and two officers, fell into our hands. I enclose col. Grant's report of this gallant affair, which reflects great credit upon major Robarts and the 10th hussars, and'upon colonel Grant, un-' der whose direction they acted. On the same evening Don Julian Sanches surprised the enemy's post at Castronuno, and took two officers and thirty cavalry prisoners, and he drove their posts from the ford at Polios. The enemy had destroyed the bridges of Zamora and Toro, and the difficulties in the passage of the Esla, had retarded the movement of our rear, while the enemy had concentrated their force to a considerable amount between Torrelobaton and Tordesillas. I therefore halted on the 3rd at Toro, in order to bring the light division and the troops under the command of lieutenant-general sir Rowland Hill, across the Douro, tfy the br...

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