Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England . s, Wellesley eluded his foes,and even marred the operations of Soult; the cam-paign ultimately was of advantage to him. It taughthim not to trust Spanish levies; it impressed Napo-leon with the false belief that he was a rash, pre-sumptuous, and ignorant man, a fixed idea that heheld to even on the field of Waterloo. The BritishGeneral now resolved to establish himself in Portugal,and, in pursuance of his original design, to defend thePeninsula from that strong point of vantage. Hewas soon to enter on a passa
Wellington, soldier and statesman, and the revival of the military power of England . s, Wellesley eluded his foes,and even marred the operations of Soult; the cam-paign ultimately was of advantage to him. It taughthim not to trust Spanish levies; it impressed Napo-leon with the false belief that he was a rash, pre-sumptuous, and ignorant man, a fixed idea that heheld to even on the field of Waterloo. The BritishGeneral now resolved to establish himself in Portugal,and, in pursuance of his original design, to defend thePeninsula from that strong point of vantage. Hewas soon to enter on a passage of arms, the realcrown of his military career; he was to make hisposition in Portugal secure, and, as it were, fromthis impregnable lair to defy his enemies ; he was tobecome a thorn in the side of the giant, which wasto fester and produce the Spanish ulcer, not theleast of the manifold causes of the giants collapse. enfin, etant resolu a la bataille, on la donnee mollement, puisque mesarmes ont essaye un affront, et que 12,000 hommes de reserve sontcependant restes sans CHAPTER V BUSACO, TORRES VEDRAS, FUENTES DONORO The supremacy of Napoleon on the Continent restored after Wag-ram—His efforts to extend the Continental System—Spain andPortugal threatened with subjugation—This might have hap-pened had Napoleon conducted the war in person—False opera-tions of the French armies—The invasion of Andalusia—Farsighted views of Wellington—His presence on the theatre ofthe Peninsular War of supreme importance—His preparations forthedefenceof Portugal—Increase and reorganisation of the Por-tuguese army—The lines of Torres Vedras—Grandeur of this con-ception and of the position of Wellington—Napoleon preparesto invade Portugal in complete ignorance of Wellingtonsarrangements—Fall of Ciudad Rodrigo and Almeida—Advanceof Massena—Battle of Busaco and defeat of the French—Further advance of Massena—He is permanently arrested bythe lines—His posi
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