The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-25

and with quick audacity he pOunCed down
upon Cuidad Rodrigo again He invested
it January 8th, on the 10Th (l812) carried
it by storm-tour days before Marmont
could come up from Salamanca, whittier
he had been compelled to retire
Giving Rodrigo into Spanish keeping,
he suddenly enveloped before Badai0z
(AIarch 1Gth) and in twenty days had pos
session Of that great fortress after two
bloody repulses (April 9th, 1922
These two magnificent successes were
won at heavy loss OF life, but effected the
purpose of forcing the French baci, upon
their main positions
Then enSued movement upon Sala-
manca-Marmonts headquarters-and TIE
two armies were face to face before The
famous old city The generals marmuYred
necessarily. Wellington was willy, because
much weaker than Marmount To pass
between Wellington and CuiCad Rodrigo,
the French moved around the English
right News OF this movement was
brought 10 Wellington when he was at
dinner He sprang to his feet SO sudden
" as to overturn the table. "Nlallnont's
good genius has torsakan him :" eXclaim-
Ell the general, and mounting his horse,
he ordered the whole strength of his army
to be lmoWn upon the now weakened
point. lie literally donb ed up their right
on their LETT The French We're defeated
almost before they knew it, and only night
saved Marmont's whole army from de-
struction or capture (July 2lst, 1870
The tremendous reverse was followed
by pursuit. The French abandoned Val
lauOlid. Whcreup0n WELLINGTON suddenly
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French Joseph BHonepafte ana MaFslal
'ouidaln' nae seventy Ino"sah" men III
Naliadolid, bul the Fngilsh general. now
With eIGhly Thousand men, forced theh
from the Douro ines OF delenceS, by lulh-
ing them tte5 relreated' m''rh confused
by ellington numerous ahd surprising
movements bafHoa a7iIe lhey bie" up
and tbandon@d, expecting I" retire 10 Illl-
lTeGhabie pO O'lttohS over We RIVER lhfo,
bat ellington was there already
Thus baltled. the French had to run OF
liohl. Resolved 10 fight, thcy went into
position near ittori1 A brilliant battle
cnsuptl. hut Wa4 so ai.iIItulIy managed that
fll, French were heatcn At every point
Then Nitturi1 Was Ariended, with desper
ale trnacitY, but to stay there was to lose
t,i 80 ,,osaph anal h. Mar shtl relreated
bv The nuly open route to the French from
tier. In he closely pltr~ur,i hv their relrnt-
Ies4 ANTAGONIST
Dd SouIt, with Napoleon in his awful
straits in Germany, was sent 10 try and
4t,g the British advances. which now
tl,reatene, France itself WELLINGTON was
oa1.tird Field Marshal, ,luly Hlst. This
mad, him no more ardent III The pursuit,
but cave the French Il double assurance
that the English meant hot wuri; and not
work SouIt found it.
The French, again defeated (,Iulv 25th),
retired INTO France Aug. "a Wellington
occupied the passes III The l'vrenet>, alter
some yprv sharp tiohting. San Sebastian
was taken Anp @lst, ana severe contests
occurred ut two other points The Castle
o., San Sebastian, cap:tulated sept Sth
The ,tarminr ol that fortress was one of
apya!ltnr heruen aud sacrifice Napier's
III, ,,re Ct the struggle i one OF the Iintst
niaII his brilliant record OF those splendid
camnajoug of the Iron Duke.
WELLINGTON entered France OFT rth. and
p;nnpaluna surrendered Oct 3l-t. Nov
10Th the whole allied army passed the
Niyrllps after a sanouinary combat. The
Niyc was crossed Dec. 1th Dec. 10th and
18th S0ult attacked, but was defeated
Wpllinoton pressed On-passcd the Adour
and fonoht the battle OF Orthez, Dee.
9th.
After which came the restGratiOn-the
virtual dethronement of Napoleon, and
the installation of the Bourbons. But, Old
Soult did not Give up--so the terrible bat
tie of Toulouse was fought April 18th,
1911. and the most devoted Of Napoleon's
generals was defeated.
And thai ended the struggle. Weling-
ton had fouoht his way through from Lis
bon to the Garonne, and the disasters he
forced upon the French arms, added to
NanoIeon's enforced retreat from Moscow,
ended the emperor's reign, and sent him
An exile to Elba
Wellinqton's return to England, alter
his five Years absence, was an event
whose incidents it is quite impossible to
here narrate, Such marks of respect paid
and such enthusiasm Of All classes never
before was bestowed upon any English
man. He was advanced to the peerage as
Marquis of Douro and Duke OF Yelling
ton. and in June, Parliament voted him
grant Of four hundred thousand pounds,
in addition to its previous grants! What
princely recognition OF an acceptable re-
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