18^2 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1814. 



on which the troops had first form- 

 ed. The enemy, however, re- 

 pulsed the movement of the light 

 of Gt'iieial Freyre's line round their 

 left flank, and liaving followed up 

 their success, and turned our ri^ht 

 by both sides of the high road 

 leadinsf from Toulouse to Croix 

 d'Orade, they soon compelled the 

 whole corps to retire. It gave me 

 great satisfaction to see, that al- 

 thougl) they suffered considerably 

 iu retiring, the troops rallied again 

 as soon as the light division, which 

 was immediately on their right, 

 moved up ; and I cannot suffi- 

 ciently applaud the exertions of 

 l.ieut. Gen. Don Manuel Freyre, 

 the Officers of the Staff of the 4th 

 Spanish army, and of the Officers 

 of the General Staff, to rally and 

 I'orru tliem again. 



Lieut. General Mendizabal, who 

 was in the tJeld as a volunteer, 

 General Espellata, and several Offi- 

 cers of the Staff, and chiefs of corps, 

 were wounded upon this occasion ; 

 hut General Mendizabal continued 

 in the field. The regiments De 

 Tirad and De Cantabria, under the 

 <:()nmiand of Colonel Sicilio, kept 

 r.i;eir position under the enemy's 

 entrenchments, until I ordered 

 ihem to retire. 



In the mean time Marshal Sir 

 W. Beresford, with the 4th divi- 

 sion, under the command of Lieut. 

 Gfiieial Sir L. Cole, and the 6th 

 division, under the command of 

 Lieutenant Gen. Sir H, Clinton, 

 attacked and carried the heights on 

 the enemy's right, and the redoubt 

 which covered and protected that 

 il«nk ; and he lodged those troops 

 on the same heights with the ene- 

 my, who were, however, still in 

 ]>ossession of four redoubts and the 

 ciitrciichmentsand fortified houbcs. 



The badness of the roads had in- 

 duced the Marshal to leave his 

 artillery in the village of Mont 

 Blanc ; and some time elapsed be- 

 fore it could be brought to him, and 

 before Lieutenant General Don 

 Manuel Freyre's corps could be re- 

 formed and brought back to the 

 attack ; as soon as this was effected, 

 the Marshal continued his move- 

 ment along the ridge, and carried, 

 with General Pack's brigade of the 

 Gth division, the two principal re- 

 doubts and fortified houses in the 

 centre. The enemy made a des- 

 perate effort from the canal to re- 

 gain these redoubts, but thej' were 

 repulsed with considerable loss ; 

 and the 6th division continuing its 

 movement along: the ridyre of the 

 height, and the Spanish troops con- 

 tinuing a corresponding movement 

 upon the front, the enemy were 

 driven from the two redoubts and 

 entrenchments on the lift, and tlie 

 whole ranye of heights were in our 

 possesion. We did not gain this 

 advantage, however, without severe 

 loss, particidarly in the brave fith 

 division. Lieut. Col. Coghlan, of 

 the Gist, nn officer of great merit 

 and promise, was unfortunately 

 killed in the attack of the heights. 

 Major General Pack was wounded, 

 but was enabled to remain in the 

 field ; ami Colonel Douglas, of the 

 8th Portuiiuese regiment, lost his 

 leg ; and I am afraid I shall be de- 

 prived for a considerable time of his 

 assistance. 



The 3Gth, 42nd, 79th, and 61st 

 regiments, lost considerable num- 

 bers, and were highly distinguished 

 throughout the day. 



I cannot sufficiently applaud the 

 ability and conduct of Marshal Sir 

 W. Beresford throughout the ope- 

 rations of tl'.e day ; nor that of 



