The Victories of Wellington and the British Armies

abandoned Adour allies Almeida arms army artillery assailants assault attack attempt Badajoz battalions batteries battle bayonet Bivouac brave bridge brigade British British army broken Busaco cannon cannonade carried cavalry centre charge Ciudad Rodrigo Colonel columns command commenced corps crossed defeat defence despatched desperate dragoons driven Duke of Dalmatia effect enemy enemy's English fell field fire flank force formed forward French marshal front Fuentes d'Onoro gallant gallantry garrison ground Guards guns heavy heights hill horse Hougomont hundred hussars infantry instantly intrenchments killed light division Lord Wellington loss Marmont Massena military morning moved movement musketry Napoleon nearly night occupied officers opened passed pickets Picton Portuguese position prisoners Prussian reached rear regiments repulsed retired retreat river road shot siege Sikh Sir John Sir John Moore soldiers Soult Spaniards Spanish storm success Tagus thousand tirailleurs town troops victory village Wellesley whole wounded