History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France : from the year 1807 to the year 1814 . EXPLANATORY SKETCHOF THE SIEGE OF liAJ)AJOS 1812. ra dr San -IN Londoru:Published In, TA- WBOOlffl HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR BOOK I. 1810. While marshal Beresford followed Soult towards lord Wellington recommenced the siege of •Badajos, but the relation of that operation mustbe delayed until the transactions which occurred inSpain, during Massenas invasion of Portugal, havebeen noticed, for it is not by following one streamof action that a just idea of t
History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France : from the year 1807 to the year 1814 . EXPLANATORY SKETCHOF THE SIEGE OF liAJ)AJOS 1812. ra dr San -IN Londoru:Published In, TA- WBOOlffl HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR BOOK I. 1810. While marshal Beresford followed Soult towards lord Wellington recommenced the siege of •Badajos, but the relation of that operation mustbe delayed until the transactions which occurred inSpain, during Massenas invasion of Portugal, havebeen noticed, for it is not by following one streamof action that a just idea of this war can be ob-tained. Many of lord Wellingtons proceedingsmight be called rash, and others timid, and slow,if taken separately; yet, when viewed as parts ofa great plan for delivering the whole Peninsula,they will be found discreet or daring, as the cir-cumstances warranted: nor is there any portionof his campaigns, that requires this wide-basedconsideration, more than his early sieges; which,being instituted contrary to the rules of art, andunsuccessful, or, when successful, attended witha mournful slaughter, have given occasion forquestioning his great
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