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niry trouped •and confined all ear operations, and
with his artillery 'staved his infantry, !er its route.
He wired afhir the battle•to the ground blid
been previously on,-but •occupying it in position;—
and nn this morning, or rather during theinight, corn-
silenced his retreat on the road he came, towards Se-
ville, and has abandoned Badajos to its fate.. He let
a number of his'. wounded 6.n the ground he had 're-
tired to, and to which we are administering whit is
sistance we can.. L have:estrous% c.a.voltY to follow
the enemy, but in that arm he is•• too powerful for uk
to attempt any thing against him in the plains he is
traversing.
Thus we have reaped _the advantage We proposed
• from our opposition to she attempts of the enemy tand
whilst he has been-forced to ahandon the object fbr
which he has almost stripped Andalusia of troops, in-
stead w having accomplished the haughty boasts with
which Marshal Souk harangued his troops on leaving
Seville, he returns. there with alturtailed army, and
what perhaps maybe still more hurtful tO him, With a
din iosbed reputation. •
In enuinerating -the services received front•theOffi:
tees of my own Staff, If most particulirly call it our
Lordship's attehtiou to...thOse.of Brigadier.Gineral d''
Urban, Qeartev:Master General to the Portuguese
army ; and which I cannot sufficiently praise; though.
I can appreciate. On all occasion's I have felt the be-•
nefits .4 his talents and services, andsmore particularly
on this, where .rbrY very essentially
.contribotid to the'
success of the day t:and Leann* here omit the name
of Lieutenant. Colonel. Hardinge, Deputy Qttarrer.
Master General to do-Porto-pose troops, widdii• ta=
Dents assleantiamsdes.etv soy
ethanks. To BeiAadie;
Gerverai •Mozinho, Adjiitant-General of the'Par(u.
guest armir, and to Lieutenant-Colonel •Rooke, Assis.e
cant Adjutant.:General to the united British and Por-
tuguese forcesend to Brigadier-General
ILos, and to
the Officers of .my own personal Staff, am indebted
for their .assistatice. ~ To. the services of Lieutenant:
Colonel Arbuthnot -(MajOr in his Majesty's service),
I am also much indebted, and lie is the bearer of this
to your Lordship,,a.ricl is ftdlf enabled tp give you any
farther inforinattnn yon May desire, and is most de.
serving of angos ..I.otur.yourrdship maybe pleased
to reconvintrui him .forhis.. Royal Higlmess the
prints -Regent •l• hawt the honour to /pr-
oign,*. W.V.\ lirtitalfOßD-, aodAitati-tet‘''
P. S. Major-General amilton's dtviiai6slf slid
gadier.General..Madares brigade of Portuguese ca.
ralry,--toarch thanoreovrmorning to reinvest Badajos
en the south side nf the Guadiana. •••• ' w. c. 3.
se. L.—Return of Killed,: Wounded, and Missing of the Cores
of the Army under the Command of Lieutenant •General Lord
• Viscount Wellington, K.B. ander the immediate orders of Mar-
shal Sir W. Carr Beresford, K.B. in as attack of the. Enemy's
Post before Badajoz, on the Bth May, 1811.
ed Batt. 27th Foot-5 rank and file wounded.
97th Fdot-6 rank and Me wounded.
Total British Loas-11 rank and file wounded.
fortpgseat Loss-1 *rani and file killed; 1 Ensign, 18 rank and
ale, wounded. ' •
General Total-1 rank and file, killed; 1 Ensign,99 rank
• and file; wonnded. •
• Name at Officer wounded.
Skth Pdttuguese Regiment--:Ensign Luiz Valoza.
(Signed) CUARLES STEWART,
. • Major-General and Adjutaut-Gentrel.
2.10. /I.—Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing, of the Corp.
of the Arz gy undekr the Command ofthLeieuimtenn= L eneral oral
Vissoant
AAdea
Marshal Sir Wham are Beresford, KS. is thaditelallML•l.3
Sortie from Badajoz, on the morning of the 10th Map, 1401.
Royal Engineers-1 Lieutenant wounded.
3d Batt. 27th Foot-1 Captaio,B rank and file, killed ; 1 Major
1 Captain, 1 Lleutenagt, Ensigns, 1 Serjeant, 102 rank anti
file., wounded.
Ist Sam 40th Foot-1 Serjeant, 11 rank and Me killed; 1 Lieu.
tenant-Colonel, 1 Major, 1. Lieutenants, S Serjeants, 3 Drum-
mers, 108 rank and file, wounded.
2d Batt. 43th Font-s-i rank and Me, killed.
sth Batt. 60th Foot-1 'rank and file, killed; 1 Captain, 7 rank
and file, wounded.
97th Font.--1 Serjeant, 8 rank and file, killed; 3 Lieutenants, 9
Ensigns s Serjeants, 58 rank and file, wounded.
Total British Lum-1 Captain, 2 Serjeants, 29 rank and
killed; I Lieutenant-colonel, 2 Majors, 2 Captains, 10 Lieu-
tenants, 4 Ensigns, 9 Serjeants, 3 Drummed, 847 rank and
file, w ou tided.
Portuguese Loss-1 Colonel, 2 Captains, 1 Drummer, 34 rank
, and file wounded; 12 rank and file, missing.
General Loss-1 Captain, 2 Serjeants. 29 rank and file,killed
i Colonel, 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 2 Majors, 4 Captains, 10
Lieutenants, 4 Ensigns,9 Serjeatits,, 4 Drummers, 381 rank
and file, wounded i-l 8 rank and Me, missing.
(higned) CLIAIELIS STEWART, •
Major-General and Adjutant-General.
Fames of the Officers-Killed, Wounded, and Missing, the
10th May, 1811.
11111.F.D,
31 'Batt. 27th Foot—Captain Smith.
WOUNOID.

Royal Engineers—Lieutenant Reid, slightly.
3d Batt. 97th l not—;Major Birmingham, (since dead); 'Captain
firing, severely ; Lieutenant Levinge, and Ensigns hil•Cciaid
and Hanley., „.
34 Wt. 40th Foot—Lieutenant-Colonel Harcourt, sligtetty ; a-
jor Thornton, ditto ; Lieutenant Street, ditto; .lA4uteMnant
Thoreau ; Lieutenant 4trabenzie,severely Idietitenants Kelly
.• . •
• sod Brown. • .
.
ath Batt. 60th Foot—Captain Prevost, etverOy. •
97th Foot—l.ieutenant toppinger, severely; Lleteeenadt Daunt,
slightly ; Lieutenant Kettlew ell ; En.sigh Dovituantioiltran arm;
Ensign Dowing, severely..
• Portuguese wounded.
17th Regiments-. Colonel Turner, severely ;Captains Ilutiuet and
Maxwell.

Ilt.—Return of Killed, Wounded, and Missing of the Corps '
of the Army under the Command of Lieutenant-General Lord
Viscount Wellington; K.B. under the* immvdiate Orders of
Marshal Sir W. C. Bertsford, K.B. in the Trenches and Bat-
teries b2fore-Badajuks, between the Bth and 15th of•May,11111,
inclusive. , • .
Royal Engineerr-1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, killed ; 2 Captain,
wounded. , • •
td Batt. V.ith Foot-1 Serjeant, 4 rank and file, killed; 1 Lion-
tenant-Colonel, 2 Litutenarts, 8 Serjeants, 1 Disnimer, 52
rank and Me, wounded. •
I.d Batt. 34th Foot-1 rank and file, wounded.
Ist Batt. 40th Foot-101-ank and file, killed; 2 Captainsi 1 Lieu-
tenant, is rank and file, wounded.
sth Batt. 60th Foot-1 rink and file, wounded.
9-th Foot-7 rank and file, killed ;19 rank and file, wounded.
2d Light Battalion of the King's German Ltgion-1 rank and file
wounded.
Total British Loss-1 Captain, 1 Lieutenant, 1 Serjeant, 21
rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 Captains, 3
Lieutenants, 8 Serjeants, 1 Drummer, 92 Rank and File,
wounded.
Portuguese Lose-1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 2 Set learns, 40 rank
and file, killed ; 1 Lieutenant, 1 Ensign, 4 Serjeants, 1 Drum-
mer, 88 rank and file, wounded; 1 Licutenant,22 rank and i
file, missing.
General Lbss-1 Captain, S Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 3 Serjeants,
61 rank and file, killed; 1 Lieutenant-Colonel, 4 Captain.,
• 4 Lieutenants, 1 Ensign, 12. Serjeants, 2 Drummers, 1110
rank and file, wounded ; Lieutenant, 22 rank and.llln,
moms. (Signed) CRAR LES ST tWA CT,
• Maj. Gen. and Adjr. Gen.

Names'of Oticers killed, wounded, and missing, of the Artily,
between the Bth and 15th May inclusive.
CILLZD.
-"►ain Dickinson, Lieut. Melville.

Royal