Illustration of the Seat of War. The next post to Santa Ollala is Ronquillo. Immediately after leaving Santa Ollala, we reached the highest post of the ridge of the Sierra Morena; the road to Seville crossing this ridge. The road then begins to distend. The approach to Ronquillo is very pleasing; we first discern the red and white steeple of its church, and shortly after the village itself, surrounded by gently rising hills, covered with corn fields, or scattered over with clumps of olive trees. The principal street is broad, and the houses are very neat and clean. We left Ronquillo the same afternoon for the next post, La Venta de Guillena, a distance of twelve miles. The road for seven miles was through mountains, and infinitely romantic and delightful. All along it, bodies of peasantry were employed in breaking down the bridges over the ravines and small streams, and placing planks in their stead, which, in any case of urgency, could be removed in a few minutes. We passed likewise many places, where were traced out plans for batteries. Again, I must say, that the Spaniards want nothing but organization, that is, good officers, and an energetic and intelligent government. The regency had better leave them to themselves. If English officers, instead of being employed subordinately in the Spanish armies, had the actual training of the regiments, and if a sufficient number of them were in these regiments, so as to be enabled to support each other. and not to be entrusted to the ignoraut Spanish officers,—nothing, I say, is wanting but this to render the Spaniards invincible. They are an excellent stuff, and have as good hearts as even our own stout yeomanry. I am sure they will succeed, though every hour brings me intelligence of their defeat in pitched battles. Seven miles from Ronquillo we crossed the rapid stream of the Guerba on a very neat bridge of eight arches. Immediately above it are the ruins of a very neat bridge of eight arches. Immediately after crossing this stream the road ascends, when having gained the summit of the hills, we behold beneath us the wide-spread plains of Seville. Nothing could be more delightful than the road now became. The bases of the lofty mountains, the hills, and long valleys, and plains, were green with vegetation, and varied with spots of flowering shrubs in full blossom. (To be concluded in our next.) Military Correspondence. MILITARY CORRESPONdence. Continued from page 485 of our preceding Number. 1706 7th Sept. 3d July 28th Sept. 29th Sept. 22d Oct. 1709 19th April 1710 7th May Siege of Turin, battle of Turin-Engene defeats the Charles the XIIth enters Saxony, and concludes the peace The French and Spaniards abandon the siege of Barcelona. Union of Scotland. Action at Kolitet-Mensicoff defeats the Swedes. Battle of Almansa-Berwick defeats the English and The lines of Stolhoven carried by Villars. Naples taken by the Austrians. The siege of Toulon by Eugene and Savoy abandoned. 1 Battle of Oudenarde Marlborough defeats the Duke of Action of Holowchin-Charles the XIIth defeats Mensi- Action of Wynendale-La Motte defeated by General Action at Liesna Lewenhaugh repulses Peter the First, Lisle surrenders. Sardinia taken by Sir J. Leake. Castle of Alicant taken by the French-remarkable mine sprung. Action at Badajos the allies defeated by the French, 27th June Battle of Pultawa-Peter the First defeats Charles the XIIth he flies to Bender-his army surrenders on the Dnieper. 98th July 28th Feb. 1711 19th April 20th Aug. The allies takes Tournay. Mons besieged. Battle of Malplaquet or Tanieres-Marlborough and Eugene defeat Villars and Villeroy. Mons surrenders." Conferences at Gertruydenberg broken off. The allies take Doway, St. Venarch, Bethune, and Air. Action at Helsingborg Steinbock defeats the Danes and drives them out of Schonen. The Emperor Joseph dies-Archduke Charles succeeds Action at Saragossa-Staremberg and Stanhope defeat the Action at Almarrara-Spaniards defeated. Revolution in the British cabinet. Charles the Third enters Madrid a second time. Stanhope and 50,000 British taken by Vendome: 13th Se pt. Marlborough takes Bouchain in sight of Villare-he recalled: Staremberg maintains himself in Spain. 9th Dec. Battle of Villa Viciosa between Staremberg and Vendome, FOL. II. NO. 1. indecisive.. Military Correspondence. 171 13th July | Peter the First and his army surrounded by the Turksmakes peace on the Pruth-Baithagi disgraced The Duke of Ormond withdraws from the allies. Eugene invests Landrecies. 1712 July 24th & 30th 2716 8th April 5th Aug. Jaly, Aug. Villars defeats a detachment of Eugene's army under Lord Eugene retires, and Villars retakes Doway, Guesnoi, and Action at Gadebusch-Steinbock defeats the Danes and Charles the XIIth is besieged at Warnitza, near Bender, The Emperor evacuates Catalonia. Peace of Utrecht-the emperor continues the war. - Villars on the Rhine takes Worms, Spires, Kaisers Lau term, and Landay. Treaty of Baden. Death of Queen Anne. Barcelona stormed by the Duke of Berwick. Death of Louis XIV. Peter the First defeats the Swedes by sea. Rebellion of the Earl of Mar. Battle of Sheriffmuir-Argyle with the right wing defeats the rebels. Prussians, Danes, and Saxons, besiege Stralsund. Take Usedom and Rugen. Charles attempts to surprise Eugene in vain. Stralsund capitulates. Charles the XIIth invades Norway and taken Christiana. War; the Emperor against the Turks. Battle of Peterwardin-Eugene defeats the Turks. The Turks besiege Corfu-gallant defence of Schulemburg. 12th Oct. Temeswar taken by Eugene: Battle of Belgrade-Eugene defeats the Turks-takes the city. Peace of Passarowitz. Charles the XIIth killed at the siege of Friederickshall. The Spanish fleet destroyed by Sir G. Byng. Conquest of Sicily. Pampeluna and San Sebastians takn by the Duke of Berwick. Alberoni disgraced. Peace with Spain. Plundering campaign of the Russians in Sweden. The Russians plander Sweden. goth Aug. Peace at Nystatt. 1721 1729 Expedition of Peter the First into Persia. Death of the Regent Duke of Orleans. Belidor's experiments on mines at La Ferd. Treaty of Vienna between Spain and Austria. Treaty of Hanover between England,Prussia, and Denmark, Military Correspondence. A squadron sent to the Baltic, one to the Mediterranean, and a third under Hosier to the West Indies, Hosier dies, and his squadron ruined. Gibraltar besieged by the Spaniards, and the siege abandoned after ruining their army. Treaty of Sevillia. Death of George the First. War; France, Sardinia, and Spain, against Austria, the Death of Augustus the Second of Poland. Duke of Berwick passes the Rhine and reduces Kehl. Bellisle takes Treses and Traerbach. Action at Bitonto-Montemar defeats the Austrians, and Datsig taken by Count Munich. Action near Parma-Coigny defeats the Austrians under Capture of Philipsburg-Berwick killed. Action at Guastalla→→Coigny defeats the Austrians, and drives them into Mantua. Mantua blockaded; but is saved by the intervention of peace Action of Clausen, Coigny against Seckendorf. 1736 21st April | Death of Prince Eugene, aged 73.1 18th Sept. December 1741 8th March 10th April 4th May War; Russia and Austria against the Turks. The Russians ravage Crimea and the Ukraine. Action near Cornia-the Austrians defeat the Turks. Action of Crusca-the Austrians surprised on the march and defeated. Battle of Stawutschane-Munich defeats the Turks and takes Chocksim, Belgrade, besieged by the Turks, surrenders. Peace of Belgrade. War, England against Spain. Porto Bello taken by Admiral Vernon. War; Prussia, France, Saxony, Bavaria, Spain, and Sicily, against Austria, England, and Holland. Anson sails. Frederic the Second takes possession of Silesia. 8th August The Prussians take Brislau. 3d Sept. Action of Willmanstrand-Lasey beats the Swedes. 31st Oct. The Prussians take Neisse. 26th Nov. 27th Dec. The expedition against Carthagena miscarries--Vernon and Wentworth retreat with the loss of 2000 men. Anson sails. The Bavarians take Lintz and threaten Vienna, Count Palfy marches to its assistance. 1741 | The Elvente at Banana, Kang of Bohemia and Emperor. 1742 Jan. Feb The Austrians csend themselves in Bararia. Fea. March. Fre-sense the secund projects the invante of Moravia, but 1743 1st March¦ Anson arrives at Acapsico, dat musses the Maxilla ship, afted returns to China 19th April Egr taken by the French under Save. 17th May: Buttse of Crisan Castanos-Frederic the Second defeats Prince Charies of Lorrain. 25th May Action of Zibaş-Bauer Isse and Broglio against Lobco, 4th Sept. 27th Dec. 8th Feb. 9th March 27th June 1st July witz Peace of Brisian between Austria and Bassia. Reconquest of Prague by the Austrisas, after Bellisle Don John Norarro, with 12 sail of the line and 200 transports, escapes from Admiral Haddeck by the interposition of the French fleet with a flag of truce. Commodore Martin in the bay of Naples compels the king to a neutrality. Robins's experiments on the resistance of air in cannon balls. The Emperor takes refuge in Frankfort, and lives in Action at Campo Santo-Traun with the Austrians and Prince Charles crosses the Rhine into Alsatia. Anson returns to England. Battle of Hieres Bay-Admiral Mathews against the War declared between France and England. Action of Velitri between the Austrians and Spaniards, Conti forces the entrenchments at Villa Francs and takes Conti and Don Carlos storm the lines at Chateau Day, Frederic recommences the war. Eyra retaken by the Austrians. The Prussians take Prague. Frederic's dispositions against Bohemia miscarry owing to the French policy. The French and Spaniards invest Coni. The French take Fribourg after a murderous siege. Charles the Seventh enters his capital. Death of the Emperor. ** 228 April Peace of Tuessen between Austria and Bavaria. (To be continued.) |