The National Register.
London, England, 1809-08-27 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER:

GENERAL ORDERS.
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Horse Guards, Aug. 18.1809.
milder in Chief has received the King's commands
ie my the splendid victory, obtained by his troops
ler the comaiand of Lieut.-General the Right lion.
'e.,esley, on the 27th and 28th of last month, at
Talavera de la Reyna.
.y confident, that his army will leatn with beennt-
, that the enemy, after escaping by a precipitate
the well concerted attack, with which Sir Arthur
ci,,llunction with the Spanish army, had threaten-
. 2.1 ti of July, concentrated his force% by calling to
under the French General Sebastiani, and the
'V rid ; and thus reinforced, again approached the
the `27th of July; and, on this occasion, owing
circumstances of its position, and to the deliberate
to enemy to direct his whole efforts against the
Najesty, the British army sustained nearly the
it of this great contest, and has acquired the glory of
is•lied a French army double their numbers, not in a
.tial struggle, but in a battle obstinately contested
days (not wholly discontinued even throughout
fug ;:,.t;t.), and fought under circumstances which
Jamie! iutt-.1 close and repeated combat.
In contemplating si clnrinui a display of the valour
of his troops, has beet; gr,!ciously pleased to corn-
is royal approbation of the conduct of the army serv-
command of Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Wellesley,
publicly declared in General Orders.
Inlander in Chief has received the King's commands
the most marked and special manner, the sense his
stains of Lieut.-General Sir Arthur Wellesley's per-
on this memorable occasion, not less displayed in
the battle itself, than in the consummate ability,
military resource, with which the many difficulties
ioits and protracted contest were met and provided for
deuce and judgment.
id of Lieut.-General Sherbrooke, second in com-
entitled him to the King's marked approbation. His
observed, with satisfaction, the manner in which be.
mops to the charge with the bayonet, a species of
ch, on all occasions, so well accords with the daunt-
'r of British soldiers.
ity has noticed with the same gracious approbation,
of the several Gener'al and other Officers,—all have
uty ; most of them have had occasions of eminently
)g themselves, the instances of which have not
Majesty's attention.
Najesty's command, that his royal approbation and
he given in the most distinct, and most particular
the non-commissioned officers and private men. In
have they displayed with greater lustre their native
characteristic energy, nor have they on any former
)re decidedly proved their superiority over the inve-
y of their country.
, however, as is the victory obtained at Talavera, it
on that occasion that Lieut.-General Sir Arthur
aid the troops under his command, are entitled to his
.pplause. The important service effectei in an early
campaign by the same army, wider the command of
stiuguished General, by the. rapid tniirch on the Du-
assage of that river, the total discomfiture of the ene-
expulsion from the territory of one of his Majesty's
mast faithful allies, are circumstances which have
lig impression on his Maii esty's mind; and have in-
ajesty to direct, that the operations of this arduous
,1 campaign shall he thus recorded, as furnishing
atuples of military 11. fortitude, perseverance, and
'eaterprize, calculated to produce emuiat ion in every
army, and largely to add to the renown, and to the
iaracter of the British notion.
order of the (tight lion. the Commander in Chief,
iiARRY CALVILRTI Adjutant.Geueral.
lards, 13th Aug. Itio9.

letter states, that two hundred of the Irish bri-
escaped from Flushing by the way of Cadsaud.
timber we are told that the half were oteers.--
he fugitives had been brought back prisoners lo
We suspect that this is an unfounded rumour.