Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . sk of destruction. Sucres position was at a con-siderable distance from the friendly villages, and he wasopposed by an army accustomed to quick marches ; theroads were rough, and his supplies were giving could he muster 5,780 men, and he had only onesmall piece of artillery. On the other hand the Spaniards were obliged to forcethe fight. A retreat would have been tantamount to arout, and their rations were alarmingly short. But theywere superior in numbers, as they counted 9,310 men ofall arms
Decisive battles since Waterloo : the most important military events from 1815 to 1887 . sk of destruction. Sucres position was at a con-siderable distance from the friendly villages, and he wasopposed by an army accustomed to quick marches ; theroads were rough, and his supplies were giving could he muster 5,780 men, and he had only onesmall piece of artillery. On the other hand the Spaniards were obliged to forcethe fight. A retreat would have been tantamount to arout, and their rations were alarmingly short. But theywere superior in numbers, as they counted 9,310 men ofall arms, with fourteen pieces of artillery. The Spanish army was on the hills round about Con-dorcanqui; its right and left wings were protected by adeep ravine, its rear-guard stood against the steep moun-tain range, and its front was towards a plain half a mile inwidth and a mile in length. General Miller of the liberating army thus describesthe battle-field : W ATTT T TTT \ mvtsio-N 0ii %>-- \ % iN \ \ » * \ . \ h - - tk ^l\\^ \\\m r i* V//J \ a \ K\ r>v\ i I Si V* * /l\\ SS*3**!,.
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