Napoleon would write to his brother Joseph on 31 December: My vanguard is near Astorga; the English are running away as fast as they can ... they are abhorred by everybody; they have carried off everything, and then maltreated and beaten the inhabitants.
Napoleón escribiulle ó seu irmán Xosé o 31 de decembro: A miña vangarda está preto de Astorga; os ingleses están a correr tan rápido como poden... todo o mundo aborréceos: roubárono todo, maltratando e golpeando os habitantes.