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ward Pakenham formed the 3rd di- 

 vision across the enemy's flank, 

 and overthrew every thing opposed 

 to him. These troops were sup- 

 ported in the most gallant style by 

 the Portuguese cavalry under Bri- 

 gadier General D'Urban,and Lieu- 

 tenant-Colonel Hervey's squadrons 

 of the 14th, who successfully de- 

 feated every attempt made by the 

 enemy on the flank of the third 

 division. 



Brigadier-Gen. Bradford's bri- 

 gade, tlie 5th and 4th divisions, 

 and the cavalry under Lieutenant- 

 General Sir Stapleton Cotton, at- 

 tacked the enemy in front, and 

 drove his troops before them, frora 

 one height to another, bringing 

 forward their right, so as to ac- 

 quire strength upon the enemy's 

 flank, in proportion to the advance. 

 Brigadier-General Pack made a 

 very gallant attack upon the Ara- 

 piles, in which, however, he did 

 not succeed, excepting in diverting 

 the attention of the enemy's corps 

 placed upon it, from the troops 

 under the command of Lieutenant- 

 General Cole, in his advance. 



The cavalry under Lieutenant- 

 General Sir Stapleton Cotton made 

 a most gallant and successful 

 charge against a body of the ene- 

 my's infantry, which they over- 

 threw and cut to pieces. In this 

 charge Major-General Le Mar- 

 chant was killed at the head of his 

 brigade ; and I have to regret the 

 loss of a most noble officer. 



After the crest of the height was 

 carried, one division of the enemy's 

 infantry made a stand against the 

 4th division, which, after a severe 

 contest, was obliged to give way, 

 in consequence of the enemy hav- 

 ing thrown some troops on the left 

 ofthe 4th division, after the failure 



of Brigadier-General Pack's attack 

 upon the Arapiles, and the honour- 

 able Lieutenant-General Cole hav- 

 ing been wounded. 



Marshal Sir William Beresford' 

 who happened to be on the spot* 

 directed Brigadier-General Spry's 

 brigade of the 5th division, which 

 was in the second line, to change 

 its front, and to bring its fire on the 

 flank of the enemy's division ; and, 

 I am sorry to add, that while en- 

 gaged in this service, he received 

 a wound, which I am apprehen- 

 sive will deprive me of the benefit 

 of his counsel and assistance for 

 some time. Nearly about the same 

 time, Lieutenant-General Leith re- 

 ceived a wound, which unfortun- 

 ately obliged him to quit the field. 

 I ordered up the 6th division un- 

 der Major-General Clinton, to re- 

 lieve the 4th, and the battle was 

 soon restored to its former success. 

 The enemy's right, however, re- 

 inforced by the troops which had 

 fled from his left, and by those 

 which had now retired from the 

 Arapiles, still continued to resist ; 

 and I ordered the 1st and light di- 

 visions, and Colonel Stubbs's Portu- 

 guese brigade of the 4th division, 

 which was re-formed, and Major- 

 General William Anson's brigade, 

 likewise of the 4th division, to 

 turn the right, while the 6th divi- 

 sion, supported by the 3rd and 5th, 

 attacked the front. It was dark 

 before this point was 'carried by 

 the 6th division, and the ene- 

 my fled through the woods to- 

 wards the Tormes. I pursued 

 them with the 1st and light 

 divisions, and Major-General Wil- 

 liam Anson's brigade of the 4tli 

 division, and some squadrons of ca- 

 valry under Lieutenenl-General Sir 

 Stapleton Cotton, as long as we 



could 



