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Moved into better cantonments at Freneida. 
Alfayates. 
Bivouacked at Sota or Soita. 
Marched with a Corps under the orders of Sir B. Spencer. We » 7th. 
passed the Coa at the bridge of Sabugal, and immediately took up a 
position on the left bank. 
The whole proceeded in the direction of the Alentejo, and the » 8th. 
Brigade bivouacked near Meimoa. 
Bivouacked near Pedrogas. " 9th * 
Escalhos (de Lima) or Cicalso de Cima. " llth ' 
Passed through Castello Branco and bivouacked near Sarnados. ' 12th - 
Villa Velha on the right bank of the Tagus, bivouac. ’ 13thi 
Occupied in passing the troops across the river in boats. Two guns " 14th# 
only passed this evening. Lieutenant William Johnson of Captain 
Thomson's Brigade drowned in trying to ford. 
The remainder of the troops having passed, the Brigade marched « loth, 
and bivouacked at Niza. 
Portalegre. Here we found a good town, and very beautifully „ 10 th. 
situated. The French had not advanced much beyond Badajos, or at 
least penetrated far into the Alentejo, so that this province had escaped 
the ruin and desolation which fell upon the towns and villages they 
occupied and passed through during their invasion and retreat on the 
north of the Tagus. We found excellent quarters and supplied our¬ 
selves with abundance of whatever we were in need. 
Bivouacked at Aronclies. „ 19 th. 
Bivouacked near St. Olaia. « 25 th. 
The camp broke up. Preceding the Brigade, halted, and slept at July 22 nd. 
Assumar. 
Arranged quarters and billets for the Brigade in Portalegre. > 23 rd. 
The Brigade cantoned in Portalegre. « 24 th. 
Alpalhao. « sist. 
Niza. Aug. ist. 
A bridge of boats had been laid across the Tagus at Villa Velha, , 2 nd. 
where the Army repassed the Tagus and bivouacked (with the excep¬ 
tion of Sir Rowland Hill's Corps, which remained in the Alentejo). 
In attempting to find a ford had nigh suffered Johnson's fate. 
Sarnados. „ 3 r a. 
Castello Branco. „ 4 th. 
Escalhos de Cima. „ 6th. 
St. Miguel d'Arces. „ 7 th. 
Pedraga. » 8th. 
The Brigade cantoned in the village of Val de Lobo. * 9th. 
Sabugal. n 28 th. 
Alfayates. n 29 th. 
Nave d'Aver. In September the French had collected a large force * 31 st. 
and prepared to approach with a convoy to provision C. Rodrigo. 
The French passed the Aqueda, and finding a part of our Army at sept. 27 th. 
Fuente de Guinaldo, which had been Lord "Wellington's head-quarters, 
a severe affair took place, and the advaneed-guard of the French was 
repulsed. A British regiment, the 5th, advanced and charged a 
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May 13th. 
Juno 2nd. 
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