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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1812. 



pnd I placed the 5tli, 4tli, and 

 light divisions, on the opposite 

 heights, and had directed the re- 

 mainder of the army to cross the 

 Upper Guarena at Vallesa, in con- 

 sequence of the appearance of the 

 enemy's intention to turn our 

 right. 



Shortly afterhis arrival, however, 

 the enemy crossed the Guarena at 

 Garteillo, below the junction of the 

 streams, and manifested an inten- 

 tion to press upon our left, and to 

 enter the valley of Canizal. Ma- 

 jor-General Alten's brigade of 

 cavalry, supported by tha third 

 dragoons, were already engaged 

 with the enemy's cavalry, and had 

 taken, among other prisoners, the 

 French General Carrier ; and I 

 desired the honourable Lieutenant*- 

 General Cole to attack, with Ma- 

 jor-General William Anson's and 

 Brigadier-General Harvey's bri- 

 gades of infantry (the latter under 

 the command of Colonel Stubbs), 

 the enemy's infantry which were 

 supporting their cavalry. He im- 

 mediately attacked and defeated 

 them with the 27th and 40th regi- 

 ments, which advanced to the 

 charge with bayonets, Colonel 

 Stubbs's Portuguese brigade sup- 

 porting, and the enemy gave 

 way ; many were killed and wound- 

 ed ; and Major-General Alten's 

 brigade of cavalry having pursued 

 the fugitives, 240 prisoners were 

 taken. 



In these affairs Lieutenant-Ge- 

 neral the honourable G. L. Cole, 

 Major-General V. Alien, Major- 

 General William Anson, Lieuten- 

 ant-Colonel Arentschildt of the 1st 

 hussars, and Hervey of the 14th 

 light dragoons, Lieutenant-Colonel 

 Maclean of the 27th, and Major 

 Archdall of the 40th, Lieutenant- 

 Colonel Anderson, commanding 



the 11th, and Major de Azeredo, 

 commanding the 23rd Portuguese 

 Regiment, distinguished them- 

 selves. 



The enemy did not make any 

 further attempt on our left ; but 

 having reinforced their troops on 

 that side, and withdrawn those 

 which had moved to their left, I 

 brought back our's from Vallesa. 



On the 19th in the afternoon 

 the enemy withdrew ail the troops 

 from their right, and marched to 

 their left by Tarragona, appar- 

 ently with an intention of turn- 

 ing our right. I crossed the Up- 

 per Guarena at Vallesa and El 

 Olmo with the whole of the allied 

 army in the course of that evening 

 and night ; and every preparation 

 was made for the action, which 

 was expected . on the plain of 

 Vallesa on the morning of the 

 20th. 



But shortly after daylight the 

 enemy made another movement 

 in several columns to his left 

 along the heights of the Gua- 

 rena, which river he crossed be- 

 low Canta la Piedra, and en- 

 camped last night at Babilafuente 

 and Villamala ; and the allied army 

 made a correspondent movement 

 to its right by Cantalpino, and en- 

 camped last night at Cabesa Vello- 

 sa, the 6th division, and Major-Ge- 

 neral Alten's brigade of cavalry, 

 being upon the "Torraes at Aldea 

 Lengua. 



During these movements there 

 have been occasional cannonades, 

 but without loss on our side. 



I have this morning moved the ' 

 left of the army to the Tormes, } 

 where the whole are now concen- 

 trated ; and I observe that the 

 enemy have also moved towards 

 the same river, near Huerta. 



The enemy's object hitherto has 



been^ , 



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