History of the Consulate and the Empire of France Under Napoleon; Forming a Sequel to the History of the French Revolution. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1856 Excerpt: ... TARRAGONS. Events in the Peninsula--Return of Joseph to Madrid, and the state of affairs to which he returned--State of Spain, weariness of the public mind, and possibility of its submitting to assist Joseph with money and men--Critical situation of Badajoz since the battle of Albuera--Eagerness of Marshal Marmont, the successor of Massena, to proceed to the relief of this fortress--His march, junction with Marshal SouJt, and relief of Badajoz after a courageous resistance on the part of its garrison--The union of these two Marshals followed by an almost immediate separation--Marshal Soult goes to repress the insurgent bands of Andalusia, and Marshal Marmont takes up a position on the Tagus in such a manner as to be able to relieve Ciudad Rodrigo or Badajoz according to circumstances--Lord Wellington, after having failed before Badajoz is forced, by the prevalence of sickness, to take up summer quarters, but he prepares to be able to attack Badajoz or Ciudad Rodrigo at the first false movement of the French--Operations in Aragon and Catalonia--General Suchet, placed in command of lower Catalonia and a portion of the forces of this province, proceeds to besiege Tarragone--Memorable siege and capture of this important fortress--General Suchet raised to the dignity of Marshal--Recapture of Figueres, for a short period occupied by the Spaniards--Lord Wel and havirg approached it, Marshal Marmont quits the banks of the Tagus in September, and in conjunction with General Dorsenne, who had replaced Marshal Bessieres in Castille, marches upon Ciudad Rodrigo and succeeds in revictualling it--Extreme peril of the English army--The two French Generals might, if they had been more united, have inflicted on it a severe check--Napoleon resolves to subdue Valencia before ...