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the King's German Legion, and 

 the two Portuguese brigades, the 

 rest of the troops not being yet 

 come up. 



The rear of the enemy's column 

 was then just passing on the great 

 road from Villa Real to Villa 

 Franca, and he occupied in consi- 

 derable force some very strong 

 ground on the right of the great 

 road, and of the river Oria, in 

 front of the village of Olaverria, 

 and about a mile and an half from 

 Villa Franca. 



Major-general Bradford's bri- 

 gade marched by Olaverria, and 

 was employed to dislodge the ene- 

 my on the right, while the re- 

 mainder of the troops advanced by 

 the Chaussee, defended by the 

 enemj-'s tirailleurs on the heights, 

 and a strong body at the village of 

 Veasayn. 



As the enemy reinforced the 

 troops on the left, it became ne- 

 cessary to push on by the Chaussee, 

 which was done by the light batta- 

 lion under col. Halkett, assisted 

 and flanked by some companies 

 of major-gen. Pack's Portuguese 

 brigade; and this service was per- 

 formed, in the most gallant style, 

 by these brave troops, who drove 

 the enemy from the village of Vea- 

 sayn. The enemy having troops 

 ready- posted on the succession of 

 strong heights on each side of the 

 deep valley, at the bottom of which 

 the road runs, a considerable time 

 became necessary to turn his flanks, 

 during which he evacuated Villa 

 Franca without further dispute. 



The Portuguese brigades on the 

 right and left of the valley, pushed 

 on their advance to Yehasurido, 

 and the troops assembled at Villa 

 Franca. Here likewise the head 

 of gen. Giron'a coi'ps, and all col. 



Vol. LV. 



Longa's, arrived in the course of 

 the evening. 



The next morning (the 25th) 

 the enemy evacuated Celequia : 

 and as he had taken up a very 

 strong position between that and 

 Toloso, covering the Pampeluna 

 road, the Spanish corps of col. 

 Longa was marched by Alzo to- 

 wards Lizarga, to turn his left ; 

 while lieut.-gen. Mendizabel was 

 requested to dispatch some batta- 

 lions from Aspeytia to turn his 

 right, appuyed on a high moun- 

 tain, v/ith an inaccessible ravine in 

 front. 



The enemy was driven from the 

 summit of an important hill, lying 

 between the Pampluna and Vit- 

 toria roads, by a very skilful attack 

 of lieut.-col. Williams, with two 

 companies of the grenadiers of 

 the 1st regiment, and three of tiie 

 ^th Ca^adores, belonging to gen. 

 Pack's brigade. Tiie conduct of 

 lieut. Queiros, and of ensign Vas- 

 concelles, of the 4th Cajadores, 

 was distinguished on this occasion. 

 The latter officer lost an eye by a 

 musket-shot. 



This hill was immediately occu- 

 pied by major-gen. Bradford's bri- 

 gade, supported by the three line 

 battalions of the King's German 

 Legion. The rest of the day was 

 chiefly spent in skirmishing with 

 the enemy's tirailleurs, to give time 

 for the Spanish corps arriving at 

 their destination. 



A general attack began between 

 six and seven in the evening. Two 

 guns of capt. Ramsay's troop, and 

 two nine-pounders of capt. Du- 

 bourdieu's, under an escort of capt. 

 Childer's troop of 16th light dra- 

 goons, and of the advance of col. 

 Halkett's light battalions, were 

 brought rapidly forward on the 



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