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Generals Craufurd and McKinnon were both killed. 
The repeated marches to and fro between Castellejo de dos Casas 
and 0. Rodrigo, a distance of four leagues, rather fatigued the gun¬ 
ners, but did not prove injurious to them, and, though snow partially 
whitened the ground and every night while the siege lasted it was a 
keen frost, yet the Army acted with the greatest spirit, and the troops 
were never more healthy than during these frosty bivouacs. 
The Brigade was ordered to take the route to the Alentejo. Having 
had no adequate remount since the great loss of our best horses at 
the battle of Fuentes d’Onore, and other casualties had likewise 
diminished our numbers, we were constrained to put into store at 
Almeida three of the spare ammunition wagons, a forge wagon, and 
wheel carriage, attached to the Brigade. Bivouacked at Aldea de 
Ponte. 
Quadresieas or Guadrazias. Cantoned. 
Castelhiera. 
Coria. 
Capinha. 
Lardosa. 
Castello Branco. 
Sarnados. 
Gavico. 
Niza, passing the Tagus by a bridge of boats at Villa Velha. 
Alpolhao. 
Porfcalegre. 
Assamar. 
Bivouacked near Elvas under Fort La Lippe. The Brigade was 
included in a Corps composed of the 1st, 6th, and 7th Divisions of 
Infantry and two regiments of cavalry, under the orders of Sir Thomas 
Graham, destined to cover the siege of Badajos. 
The Corps passed the Guadiana at a ford two leagues below Badajos, 
and bivouacked at Valverde. 
Santa Martha. 
(The investment of Badajos was completed, ground broken, and the 
siege began). 
The Corps bivouacked at Feria. 
Los Santos. 
Fuente del Maestre. Obtained a small escort of the 5th Dragoon 
Guards, and was directed to proceed to and reconnoitre the Castle of 
Segura de Leon, in which a little garrison of French were enclosed 
and blockaded by a band of Guerillas. As it was conjectured the 
French had a depot of arms and other stores here, the Guerillas were 
extremely anxious for the capture of the garrison, and had requested 
of the General to assist them with some artillery for the purpose of 
compelling a surrender. Slept at Valencia. 
Breakfasted with the Guerilla chiefs, who received me very courte¬ 
ously and accompanied me in my reconnaissance, and as we approached 
very near the citadel, and drew a smart fire upon the party, there was 
sufficient proof of the personal bravery of the leaders, and convinced 
me they only wanted means to enable them to cope with the French, 
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