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CHAPTER 1. Perilous Disembarkation in Maceira Bay—How Mr. Augustus starts His Career as a Commissary.
CHAPTER 2. How Mr. Augustus goes into Camp; suffers many Hardships there, and ultimately Marches towards Spain.
CHAPTER 3. Experiences on the March into Spain—From Queluz to Abrantes—The Sojourn in Abrantes-The Rainy Season begins—General Moore—March to Niza.
CHAPTER 4. A March in very bad weather over the San Miguel Range—The Passage of the Tagus—Arrival at Castel Branco—Sojourn in Castel Branco— Partridges.
CHAPTER 5. How Mr. Augustus reaches the Spanish Frontier—Entrance into Spain—The National Character and Costume—Wretched Prospects.
CHAPTER 6. Quarters in Salamanca—Mr. Augustus gives up the 32nd Regiment and is sent to Ledesma—Duties in Ledesma—Spanish Patriotism—General Beresford—Bound for Zamora.
CHAPTER 7. How Mr. Augustus baked Biscuits in Zamora, leads a Merry Life and ultimately Decamps—The fortified Town of Benevente—A Cavalry Fight—Mr. Augustus has to take to his Heels.
CHAPTER 8. Troubles in Astorga—Flight—The Great Retreat begins—Events in Villafranca—Insubordination increases—The Town is Plundered and the Retreat continues.
CHAPTER 9. The Position of the English Army—The French Refuse to Fight—We suddenly Decamp—The Danger we Ran Thereby—We Take to our Heels—Successful Arrival in Corunna—The Battle-Death of General Moore—How Mr. Augustus, having successfully Escaped all Dangers on Land, Goes Aboard and Sails away.
CHAPTER 10. How Mr. Augustus received Orders to go to Portugal, and with a heavy Heart leaves England—Life in Lisbon—Portugal's Political Condition—On the Road again—How the English Army escapes the Pursuit of the Enemy near Montelegre, and Mr. Augustus goes to Braga with the Cavalry.
CHAPTER 11. Collecting Forage—The March into Spain—Heat and Dust by Day, Cold and Dew at Night-Bivouac at Plasencia-We Unite with the Spanish Army.
CHAPTER 12. An Unsuccessful Attack—Mr. Augustus lives from Hand to Mouth and goes out Looting—General Venegas's Insubordination-Great and' Bloody Battle of Talavera.
CHAPTER 13. The English Army leaves Talavera—The Crossing of the Tagus near Arzobispo—A difficult March across the Mountains—Condition of the Army.
CHAPTER 14. Elvas—Commissary in Viçosa—Heavy Duties—Mr. Augustus is made an Assistant Commissary—How he travels about the Province of Alemtejo, is welcomed and entertained by many, and returns Home safely after many Adventures—Events in Abrantes—Sudden Orders to March to the Banks of the Mondego.
CHAPTER 15. New Cantonments and Unpleasant Duties—The Cavalry Horses are still thin—Mr. Augustus is Harassed on all sides, but Defends himself like a Spiteful Dog—He discovers why the Horses do not Improve—His Domestic Arrangements and Merry Life.
CHAPTER 16. Unpleasant Duties in Cea—Don Louis Bernardo—Life in Cea and other Curiosities—Thoughts about the Future—Mr. Augustus grows Economical and the French grow Restless—Disposition of our Army—Ciudad Rodrigo is taken—The Fall of Almeida—Masséna concentrates all his Army—Attack on Portugal.
CHAPTER 17. The Battle of Busaco—The French are Repulsed with heavy Slaughter—Massena envelops our Left Wing—Transferred as Commissary to the 1St German Hussars—How the Army marched through Coimbra-Mr. Augustus saves a young Lady and sups with her in a House built of Biscuits—Appalling condition of Portugal and her Inhabitants.
CHAPTER 18. How Mr. Augustus runs many risks with the Outposts and with Foraging Parties, but lives a Happy Life all the same—Retreat of the French to Santarem— Events on the March thither—Rio Mayor and San Joao de Ribiera.....
CHAPTER 19. We leave our Cantonments—Flight of the FrenchWe occupy new Cantonments in Spain—Mr. Augustus is promoted to Lieutenant in the 7th Battalion of the Legion.
CHAPTER 20. We strike Camp again—Battle of Fuentes Onora— Almeida—The Army returns to its Quarters.
CHAPTER 21. How Mr. Augustus goes on the March again and suffers all kinds of Hardships—He crosses the Tagus, goes to Niza, and camps beyond Portalegre, close to Campo Mayor, amid Scorpions and Typhus—From there he is obliged to retreat on Borba. But hardly does he begin to taste the Joys of Peace when he is again forced to manceuvre about with the Regiment, although he ultimately finds himself one more happily installed at the Quinta de Agila.
CHAPTER 22. Further Proceedings at the Quinta de Agila—The French make preparations to Victual the Fortress of Ciudad Rodriga—We suddenly strike CampBloody Cavalry Combat near El Bodon—The Danger of being taken Prisoner—Our Regiment is moved to Covilhao.
CHAPTER 23. Arrival in Covilhaa—Our happy Life there—The Ague gets worse—Mr. Augustus goes to Lisbon on Sick—leave and is ordered to Sicily—Life in LisbonMr. Augustus leaves the Legion and becomes a proper Deputy Assistant Commissary—General.
CHAPTER 24. How Mr. Augustus Travels from Lisbon to Madrid—On the Way he has to Stop at Truxillo and Take Charge of a Large Stores Depôt—However, he Leads a Happy Existence, and is Ultimately Ordered Back to Portugal.
CHAPTER 25. How Mr. Augustus functions as Commissary to the 9th Light Dragoons—The Regiment leaves Portugal —The Return to Lisbon—He is installed as Commissary to the 18th Hussars—The Army leaves its Cantonments—March into Spain—Cavalry Combat at Morales—Great Battle of Vittoria.
CHAPTER 26. The Battle of Vittoria.
CHAPTER 27. March to Pampeluna—Fight in the Pyrenees—Life in Olite and Oscotz during the Blockade of Pampeluna— St. Sebastian is taken by Storm—Pampeluna Capitulates.
CHAPTER 28. We leave St. Pé—Cantonments in Hasparen—Bayonne is Besieged—Mr. Augustus falls Ill—He acts the part of a Justice of the Peace.
CHAPTER 29. How Mr. Augustus travels through a Portion of the South of France, finds the 18th Hussars at Mezin, continues his Journey and is stationed at Mont de Marsan—Peace is Declared—The Army embarks— Departure from Bordeaux.
On The Road With Wellington
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