Memoirs of the War in Spain, from 1808 To 1814

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER XIII. Restoration of order in Tarragona. ? General Suchet proceeds in the direction of Barcelona. ? He returns to Tarragona.? Dispersion of Campoverde's army. ? The commamler-in- chief advances against Vich. ? He is appointed to the rank of marshal of France. ? The army advances against Mont-...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER XIII. Restoration of order in Tarragona. ? General Suchet proceeds in the direction of Barcelona. ? He returns to Tarragona.? Dispersion of Campoverde's army. ? The commamler-in- chief advances against Vich. ? He is appointed to the rank of marshal of France. ? The army advances against Mont- Serrat. ? Description of that position. ? Attack and capture of Mont-Serrat. ? Occupation of the whole of lower Catalonia. ? Return of marshal Suchet to Saragossa, ? Partial engagements. ? Proposal for an exchange of prisoners. the 29th of June, at sun-rise, a very different scene met the eye at Tarragona, in the camps, and along the sea-shore. The fleet had stood out to sea, after having picked up some fugitive Spaniards; nor was it any longer in its power to afford shelter to the rest of the garrison, or to save it from the fate of war. The city, which was blocked up with the wounded and slain, still offered a gloomy spectacle, but it had ceased to be a theatre for the display of unrestrained political fury. It became necessary to take such immediate measures as were most conducive to the public health and tranquillity. General Montmarie, who was entrusted with the temporary command, had issued orders for collecting the wounded and transporting them to the hospitals of Reuss; he also brought together the inhabitants, who were scattered in every direction, and employed them as pioneers in breaking up and removing our trenches and batteries, taking care at the same time that they should be furnished before-hand with rations of provisions from the magazines belonging to the army. No more troops were kept within the city than were indispensable for the maintenance of public tranquillity; the remainder were directed to join their respective colours. The regiments took up arms, and...