166 ANNUAL REGISTE;R, 1813. 



was instantly overpowered by the 

 irresistible impetuosity of the 10th 

 hussars, which being now sup- 

 ported by the 18lh, Tthe 15th 

 being in reserve) reachea their se- 

 cond line, and drove it, with loss, 

 to the heights, two miles in front 

 of Morales ; a position which the 

 enemy occupied with a large force 

 of cavalry and infantry, and where 

 the remains of their shattered squa- 

 drons took shelter under cover of 

 their guns. It is with much satis- 

 faction I acquaint your lordship, 

 that nothing could exceed the 

 steadiness and bravery of the troops 

 in this a&air. 



I have, however, to regret the 

 loss of a very promising young of- 

 ficer, lieut. Cotton, of the 10th 

 hussars, who was killed in the 

 midst of the enemy's ranks. I 

 am sorrry to add, that capt. Lloyd, 

 of the same regiment, is missing. 



I have the honour to enclose the 

 return of the killed and wounded, 

 also a return of the loss sustained 

 by the enemy, as far as it can be 

 ascertained. , 



I have the honour to be, &c. 

 (Signed) G. Grant. 



The Marquess of Wellington. 



P. S. Since writing the above, I 

 have learnt that capt. Lloyd was 

 wounded and taken prisoner, but 

 has been left at Pedrosa del Rey, 

 having given his parole to the 

 enemy. His wound is severe, but 

 not dangerous. 



Return of Killed, Wounded, and 

 Missing in Action with the Ene- 

 my's rear-guard, near Morales, 

 on the 2nd of June, 1813. 

 Total. — 1 lieutenant, 1 rank and 

 file, 4 horses, killed ; 1 colonel, 1 

 Serjeant, 13 rank and file, 12 

 horses, wounded ; 1 captain, 1 Ser- 



jeant, 2 rank and file, 1 1 horses, 

 missing. 



Villadiego, June 13, 1813. 



My lord ; — The army passed the 

 Carrion on the 7th, the enemy 

 having retired across the Pi- 

 suerga; and on the 8th, 9th, and 

 10th, we brought forward our left 

 and passed that river. The cele- 

 rity of our march up to this period, 

 induced me to make short move- 

 ments on the 11th, and to halt 

 the left on the 12th ; but on the 

 latter day I moved forward the 

 right, under lieut-general sir 

 Rowland Hill, consisting of the 2d 

 British, brigadier-general Murillo's 

 Spanish, and the conde d'Amaran- 

 te's Portuguese divisions of infan- 

 try, and the light division, under 

 major-general Charles baron AI- 

 ten, and major-general Victor 

 baron Alton's, major-gen. Fane's, 

 major-general Long's, the hon. 

 brigadier-general Ponsonby's, and 

 colonel Grant's (hussars) brigades 

 of cavalry, towards Burgos, with a 

 view to reconnoitre the enemy's 

 position and numbers near that 

 town, and to force them to a deci- 

 sion whether to abandon the castle 

 to its fate, or to protect it with all 

 their force. 



I found the enemy posted with 

 a considerable force, commanded 

 as I understand, by general 

 Reille, on the heights on the left 

 of the Hormaza, with their right 

 above the village of Hormaza, 

 and their left in front of Estepar. 

 We turned their right with the 

 hussars, and brig-gen. Ponsonby's 

 brigade of cavalry, and the light 

 division from Isar, while general 

 Victor Alton's brigade of cavalry, 

 and the hon. colonel O'Callag- 

 han's brigade of the 2nd divisioD, 



