The Services of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G , Vol. 5
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Excerpt from The Services of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington, K. G , Vol. 5: During His Various Campaigns in India, Denmark, Portugal, Spain, the Low, Countries, and France, From 1799 to 1818, Compiled From Official and Authentic Documents ´That which we have to guard against then is, - first a march into Portugal; secondly, an attempt upon the right of the Spaniards to force their way to Cordova. ´It might be hereafter convenient that we should re-establish the bridge at Almaraz, but that is out of the question at present. Even if a tempting opportunity of striking a blow were offered to us, we require rest and food for men and horses before we could take advantage of it. ´In a view either to the march into Portugal, or to the defence of the passage of the Tagus at Almaraz, my opinion is that the following arrangements ought to be adopted: ´Firsts we ought to break up the bridge over the channel on the right bank, preserving the planks, and bringing them over to the left bank. ´Secondly, we ought to separate the boats of the bridge tied to this side. The boats might be removed to the dry creek just below the passage, and the beams and planks to the hill behind the passage. ´Thirdly, we ought to construct works upon those points of the ground which would best enable us to defend the passage. ´By the adoption of these measures, we should be enabled to defend the passage, if the enemy should attempt to force it; and on the other hand, if we should find that the enemy move towards Portugal, and that we are obliged to move that way, the Spanish division, which will be at Mesa de Ibor, will take your place in security, and we shall have it in our power to bum the materials of the bridges; or, if it should turn out to be expedient to cross the river, we can easily re-establish them. ´I am in hopes that, to-morrow, I shall be able to send you some guns. I shall, this afternoon, send you an Engineer and tools for the construction of such works as may be necessary. I understood that there were Spanish artillery at the batteries at the bridge; but I have been misinformed on this as well as on other subjects. I have written to General Cuesta to desire that Spanish artillery of a heavy calibre may be sent to defend the passage at Almaraz. ´I have ordered provisions to be sent to you. I have hopes that after this day we shall receive our regular rations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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