The figures refer to the number of the Selection, and not to the Page, except in the GENERAL ORDERS where the figures refer to the Page, and not to the Selection.
ABDICATION, proposed, of Buonaparte, 960. Aberdeen, the Earl of, letter to, conveying the expression of his regret on the death of his brother, Colonel the Hon. A. Gordon, at Waterloo, 952.
Abilities, sound sense better than, 813. Abrantes, successful attack upon, impractica- ble, if of good heart, 464.
Absence, leave of, improper when inconve- nient to the service, cannot permit an offi- cer to have in his pocket, to make use of when he chooses; but no use in detaining an officer in an employment which he dis- likes, 46; on account of health, or busi- ness, 336; not permitted without sufficient cause, 478; may give leave, but cannot approve of, 492, 494, 516, 558, 564; re- fusal of, a painful duty, 639; objections to, 750.
Abuses, constant vigilance required to cor- rect; determined resistance to, 153; tend- ency to, among troops employed at a distance, 197; in the governments of Spain and Portugal, pass unnoticed, 555. Accommodation, want of, 45, 47; half the business of the world done by, 320. Accountant, the Commissary General the only; responsibility too great for, 761. Accounts, soldiers', attention to the settlement of, necessary to discipline, 680; of Sir R. Kennedy, Commissary General, a deserving public officer, desiring the settlement of,917. Accusation, of temerity and imprudence, as well as excess of caution, 261. Acknowledgment, of Major Gen. Baird's kind behaviour, 29; of Lord Clive's, 30; of Lieut. General Stuart's, 183. Acquiescence and approbation, 85. Action, how to choose, in India, a position for, and how to avoid, plans for, 100; will take his share in, 282; general, should be avoided by Spaniards, 305; without fight- ing, cannot relieve or raise the siege of Ciu- dad Rodrigo, 413; not easy as to the result where Spanish troops are concerned, 546, 548; will avoid a general, 557; desire to bring Marshal Marmont to; no doubt of the result of, 646; determination not to fight unless under advantageous circum- stances, 667; not expedient to risk, 701.
Actions, in great, always risk, 41. Address, from the inhabitants of Bombay, an- swer to, 175; of Calcutta, answer to, 184; from native inhabitants of Seringapatam, answer to, 202; to native inhabitants of Seringapatam on quitting India, 225; to the officers of the garrison of Seringapatam, 226; to the Europeans and officers of the Presidency of Fort St. George, 227; and narratives delivered to the Court of Inquiry into the Convention of Portugal, 261; to the Spanish army, on being named Com- mander in Chief, 717.
Advance, on the enemy, readiness of the Bri- tish officers and soldiers to, 540; to Vitoria, 780, 782, 783.
Advanced posts, instruction to Sir J. Hope on his, 835; discourages affairs of, 838. Advice, to a French officer, 943. Affair, at Munkaiseer, 159; at Obidos, 239; at Roliça, 241; at Barba de Puerco, 370; at Pombal, 507; at Redinha, 507; at Casal Novo, 507; at Foz d'Arouce, 511; at Sabugal, 526; at El Bodon, 600; at Arroyo Molinos, 608; at Almaraz, 649; at Salamanca, in 1813, 776; at San Millan, 782; at Hellette, 878.
Affairs, in Spain, state of, 676.
Afrancesados, intercession in favor of, 779. Agent (see Vakeel).
Agnew, Major General, testimony to his zea- lous discharge of duty in the East Indies,
Agreement, after the battle of Vimeiro, signed it by order, but did not approve of it, 251, 255, 260. Ahmednuggur, attack and capture of, 75; arrangements against famine at, 186.
Alarm, the trumpet of, at Cadiz, 724. Alba de Tormes, the evacuation of, contrary to orders, saved the French in the retreat after the defeat at Salamanca, 669, 670. Albuera, the battle of, glorious and honor- able, 544, 545, 546, 547,550; an excellent position, how to manœuvre in, 653. Alentejo, danger approaching the, 482. Allies, the decision of the, in consequence of Bonaparte quitting Elba and invading France, 924, 925, 926, 927, 928; the ob- ject of, 960.
Almaraz, directions to destroy the French
works at, 617; General Hill's report of the assault and capture of, 649. Almeida, blown up by the French garrison, which escapes, 541.
Alterations, not to be made in general arrange-
ments without reference, 391. Ambassador (see Vakeel); at Paris, 896. Ambition, of other governments, the modera- tion of the British like, 156; the demon of, 187; what will it not meditate and under- take? 479.
America, affairs of; will always hang upon the skirts of Great Britain, 879. Amnesty, general, to those Spaniards who have taken the side of the French (Afran- cesados), reasons for giving, 779. Angoulême, Duc d', letter to, protesting against the conduct of the Royalists, in the occu- pation of Bordeaux, 887; again protesting against the proceedings of, and reasons for so doing, 890, 891; on the claims of the British army on the occupation of Bor- deaux, 908.
Animosity, should be forgotten, at the conclu- sion of a war, 174. Annoyance, on supercession in command of the expedition proceeding to the Red Sea, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32; respecting the Go- vernor General's disapprobation of the con- tribution levied at Burhampoor, 143, 144; with lumbago, 151; at Gwalior and the treaties of peace, 156, 176, 180, 187; on supercession in the command of the army in Portugal, 248, 249, 251, 254; by the wants of the Portuguese and Spanish armies, 487; at the conduct of the troops, 671. Anonymous letters, the meanest action, 560; all who serve the public honestly and faith- fully have for their traducers the authors of, 778.
Anxiety, respecting the treaties of peace, 187;
to quit India, 219; from the Spanish army being immoveable in action, 546, 548. Apology, for impropriety in the conduct of a staff officer, required, 663.
Appeal, to the inhabitants of Great Britain
for the inhabitants of Portugal, 452; to the Prince Regent of Portugal, 466. Approbation, the King's, acknowledged, 318, 328, 798, 897, 898, 967, 973. Approve, disposition to, 389.
Ardor, undisciplined, of dragoons, repre- hensible, 520.
Areyzaga, General, the defeat of, does not ren- der hopeless the contest in the Peninsula, 337; detail of the defeat of, 338. Argaum, battle of, 129, 130, 131; pleased with the Governor General's approbation of,
Armament, of the people in Spain and Portu- gal, 325.
Armistice, with Scindiah, causes of departure from, 151; with Bonaparte, apprehension of the renewal of, 818; denounced, 826. Arms, scandalous neglect in not sending out, to the Portuguese, 366.
Army, in the field, how to act against, in India, 98, 100; the divisions of, must be governed
by system and rule, 577; what constitutes an, 645; must have hospitals, 872. Army, British, everybody convinced of the necessity of maintaining, but no one in- clined to adopt measures for having, 164; in Portugal, on receiving orders to be su- perseded in the command of, 234; exist- ence of, depends upon the Commissariat, 237; desire to quit, 249; impossible to con- tinue longer with, 254; assumes the com- mand of, in Portugal, 263; the whole busi- ness of, foreign to English habits, 278; can- not bear either success or failure, 279, 280; necessity of keeping in a collected state, 281; state of discipline of, a serious con- cern, excellent on parade and excellent to fight, either success or failure fatal to it, 285; the returns of, do not contain an ac- curate return of the strength of, 289; has not bread to eat at Talavera, 299; a starv- ing, worse than none, 307; ought it to be withdrawn from the Peninsula? 353; per- sonally interested in the economy of, 354; improved, 355; required to be regularly paid, 356; will not risk; misfortune to, would be fatal to the cause in Spain, 358; regular payments the foundation of the dis- cipline of, 365; different views of questions relating to the, 403; claims for promotion in, the Commander of it abroad, no power to reward, 424; officers who disapprove of the operations of, should withdraw from; commanded by any other would have been on board the transports, 440, 441; conduct themselves with regularity; not far from the position, 445; effective strength of, 459; character of, not to be risked by employing British officers impro- perly, 469; feeling for the honor, disci- pline, and character of, 473; organization of, formed on principles of general conve- nience, 488; formation of, 490, 494; the interest of Great Britain to employ the largest, in Portugal, 515; cannot be risked unsupported by exertion of the Portu- guese government, 529, 531; cannot re- main in Portugal, unless the Portuguese government alters its system, 531; plenty and comfort, but strict discipline of, 532; fine and well equipped, 569; ignorance of the officers of, 606; opinion of the Spanish nation of, 644; in excellent order, 646; gallantry and discipline of, 681; requires rest, 699, 703; prefers the old soldiers of, 723; doubt of resources to enable the sup- port of two, in the field, 736; will turn the regt. out of it, 758; accounts of, the responsibility too great for the Com- missary General, 761; reinforcements for ; the discipline of, totally annihilated by the success and plunder at Vitoria, 787; unrivalled, for fighting, but wants theindis- pensable qualities of obedience and atten- tion to orders, 799; marches and battles of, 812; alarming crime in, 854; is farther advanced in the French territory than any of the allied powers, 861; in Catalonia, on the command of, 864;
state of; should not be sacrificed to other views, 893; claim of prize money at Bor- deaux, 908; in the Netherlands, to be re- inforced, 926; with the exception of the infantry which served in Spain, the worst ever brought together, 961; the infantry of, the best, probably, in the world, 1000; on damage done by, 1003; proposed plan of adopting the Prussian system of, in the British army; difference which exists in the systems and discipline of the two armies, 1013; comparative state of discipline of, in the evidence before the Royal Commis- sion on military punishments, 1014; letter to certain officers of, 1045. Army, French, on the retreat from Oporto,
murders by, 271; inadequacy of, to com- plete the conquest of Spain, 409; extraor- dinary position of; attack of, considered, 472; a wonderful machine, 490; the bar- barity of, on the retreat from Portugal, sel- dom equalled, never surpassed, 507; re- treat of, 511,514,519, 523, 526; numbers and expense of, 623; retreat of, into France, 786; will require a sufficient force, ably commanded, to defeat it, 945.
Army, Hanoverian, not to be improved, with- out increase of pay, 996.
Army, of Occupation, memorandum on, 991; memorandum on the cantonment of, 1001; remarks on British and Foreign troops for, 1002.
Army, Portuguese, cannot take the field in co- operation with the British, 238; separa- tion of, from the British, 239; a com- mencement made to organise and discipline, 265; if complete, ought to be able to hold Portugal, 314; what is required in, 317; head quarters of, must accommodate a little, 320; officers, increase of pay to, re- commended, 323; the embarkation of, 331, 363; militia, 364; army, scandalous as to numbers, 366; the assistance of an intel- ligent officer from, required, 537; on the enlistment of, to serve in the armies, 579. Army, Prussian, co-operation with, 934; battle of St. Amand and Ligny; cordial and timely assistance of, at Waterloo; opera- tion of, on the enemy's flank, decisive, 951; continuation of the operations of, 966; at- tack of, at Villers Cotterets, 974; at St. Cloud, 975; proposed plan of adopting in the British army the system of; the great road to honor and distinction; difference which exists in the formation and discipline of the two armies, 1013; comparative dis- cipline of, in the evidence before the Royal Commission on military punishments, 1014. Army, Spanish, recommended to be placed in a secure position, 265; nothing can be worse than the officers of; extraordinary, in not having produced an individual of ca- pacity, 314; what is required in, 317; madness, imprudence, and presumption of the officers of, 322; defeat of, at Ocaña, 340; state of, after the battle of Ocaña, recommendation respecting, 342; cannot
encourage, to retire into Portugal; plans for, in the event of the defence of Lisbon, or of the embarkation of the British army, 364; no progress in the discipline of, 368; benefit to be derived by the employment of British officers in, 469; state of, 490; the employment in, of British officers, protests against, 495; to be fed and paid, or failure must be the consequence; on the command of, 498; complaints of conduct in, 501; the defeat of, under General Mendizabal, the greatest misfortune, 503; necessity of discipline in, 505; disappointed the confidence, 513; conduct of, at Barrosa, 518; command of, acceptance of, not approved, 533; conduct at Albuera, im- moveable in action, 545, 546, 547; sys- tem of, must be changed, 566; state of, 573; officers of, would prefer submitting to the French, to British interference with their troops, 591; the employment of British officers with, not recommended; how to be in a state of efficient ser- vice, 601; first measure to form and pay, 614; impossible to move under fire, 615; character of; the employment of British officers with the, 643; what constitutes an, 645; will not aid, with money, those who have no subordination, no discipline, or no knowledge of the orders of their Sovereign, 647; accepts the command of the, ac- knowledgment of the terms, 688; not im- proved, 690; its discipline in the lowest state, 707; all reports of, should go through the Commander in Chief, 712; address to, on being named Commander in Chief, 717; orders of the government conveyed to, without the knowledge of the Commander in Chief, 734; impossible to continue in command of, 741; proposed organisation of battalions and regiments in, 745; will resign the command of, with more pleasure than he accepted it, 747; useless, when starving; inutility of bringing forward without the means of supporting, 751; will not be ready for the ensuing campaign, 752; must resign the command of, 754; engagements respecting, broken, 756; will not feed, 757; the prospect of, on open- ing the campaign, 773; starving, 781; the command of, 790; engagements respecting the command of, broken, 791; inefficient state of the equipments of, 794; rapine and confusion of, 802; will not press the em- ployment of British officers in, 805; en- gagements respecting, broken, 811; always in want, 826; letter to General Freyre, on plunder by, on entrance into France, 848; without pay or food, will ruin all, 852; plunder by, to General Morillo, 862; again, to General Freyre, 863, 865, 866, 869; complaints of plunder by, regulations re- commended to prevent, 883; depôt system recommended in, 901; resignation of the command of, 902. Arrangements, general, of the Army, maturely considered, 391; commissariat, between the
British and Portuguese, declines entering into, 565.
Arrest, rules respecting, 5, 6, 7.
Arrests, in Lisbon, shocked at hearing of, 443, 453; complaints of, 603. Arroyo Molinos, affair at, 608.
Articles of War, suggestions respecting, 671. Artificers, want of, 632.
Art of War, Spanish officers, children in, 314. Assault, directions for, 43; of Badajoz, ter- rible, 648; only by a British soldier, 686; arrangements for, which should take place by daylight, 800. Asseerghur, capture of, 115.
Assembly, popular, dislike to, how to enjoy safety under, 321; character of, 460. Assertion, insulting, of General Eguia, 312. Assye, battle of, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 102; acknowledgment of the presentation of plate for, 172.
Asturias, reasons for declining to go there for the performance of a certain duty, 252, 253, 256. Atonement, for improper conduct, required in a staff officer, 663.
Attack, plan of, too loose; the separation of combined armies disadvantageous, 282; of outposts, disapproves, 384; to, or to await, 455; expediency of, of the French army, 459; of the French army considered, 472; prepared in the House of Commons; would defend Ministers, 721.
Attacks, of forts in India, without breaching
the walls, uncertain in their issue, 43; strict orders not to be followed by plunder, and no disorder to be committed by the troops, 50; plans of, 100.
Attorney, an, among soldiers (see Commis- sion, Royal, evidence before), 1014. Authority, liable to censure for not supporting,
5; always required for an agent, for the transaction of business, 121; nothing to be said against, 211; the reports to superior, to be made through the medium of the immediate commanding officer, 288; in Portugal, no military officer has power over the civil, 400; without the King's, no offices or command can be accepted, 423; vernment, clashing in, 714; of the provost and his assistants, 777; miserable state of, in Spain, can only be maintained by influ- ence, 804; resistance to, frequent among the British officers and soldiers, 877.
BADAJOZ, defeat of the Spanish army near, 503; surrender of, to the French, 507,511, 513; invested by Marshal Beresford, 541, 556; failure at, 566; intention to attack, 622; preparations for the siege of, 629; invested, 633; progress of the siege, cap- ture of the outworks, 635; assault and cap- ture of, 637; a serious operation, 648. Baird, Major General, acknowledgment of his kind behaviour, 29.
Banditti, surprised and defeated at Munkai-
seer after an extraordinary rapid march, 159. Baños, Puerto de, to be occupied, 290; occu-
pied by General Cuesta, 293; a French corps marching to; unless secured, should not have advanced into Spain, 298; had depended upon its occupation by a Spanish force, 300; passed by a French corps, un- opposed, 301; considered secure, 303, 304; abandoned without firing a shot, 330.
Ball, the history of a battle like that of a, 986. Barba de Puerco, affair at, 370. Barbarity, of the French army, on the retreat from Santarem, 507.
Bargains, will not authorise, inconsistent with the regulations and instructions of the Treasury, 465; two sides of, 584. Barracks, orders respecting, issued when Com- mander in Chief, 1012.
Barrosa, battle at, 517; letter to General Graham on, 518, 519.
Bassein, memorandum on the treaty of, 208. Batavia, offered the military command of an
expedition against, 1, 2, 3; declines it, 4. Bath, Order of the, on the suggestion of re- taining, 772; Knights Commanders of, claims of two officers to be made, 921, 922, 923; will recommend for the third class of, remarks on, 968, 999.
Battalions, provisional, composed of seasoned soldiers, advantage of, 708; does not like to part with, 728, 738; Spanish, organiza- tion of, 745.
Battle, of Assye, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98; how to choose the best field for, 100; of Ar- gaum, 129, 130, 131; at Vimeiro, 243; at Oporto, 268; at Talavera de la Reyna, 296, 297; with the Spanish armies, defeat as certain as the commencement of, 340; in plains, desirable to be avoided by Spanish armies, 342; not anxious to fight desperate, 375; erroneous supposition in England of wish to fight, 385; at Busaco, 444; the re- result of any one is not certain, 446, 447; at Barrosa, 517; at Fuentes de Oñoro, 536; at Albuera, 544, 545, 546, 547; proposes to fight a, 646; will not fight, unless under very advantageous circumstances, 667; at Salamanca, 668, 669; at Vitoria, 783; at Sorauren and the Pyrenees, 807; at the Nivelle, 847; at the Nive, 856; like that. of Leipsic, not to be expected every day, 871; at Orthez, 881; at Toulouse, 894; at Quatre Bras, 951; at Waterloo, 951; the history of a, not unlike the history of a ball, 986.
Bayonne, entrenched camp of, 861; invested, 881.
Beaufort, Duke of, concern at the wound of his brother, Lord FitzRoy Somerset, at Waterloo, 953.
Bengal," the paradise of nations," 167. Bentinck, Lieut. General, Lord W., G.C.B., operations of, would be of the most use in June, 638; on his contemplated operations in Italy, consequences of, 664; carries off 4 millions of dollars from Gibraltar, 665; no foundation for his plan, nor arrangement, 666; operations of, discussed, 672,673,789, 794, 802, 814, 826.
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