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Bivouacked at St. Christ oval. 
Patiegua. 
Four guns of the Brigade remained at Villares, and I returned with 
two guns to St. Christoval. The Corps under Sir R. Hill from Estren- 
cadura, and reinforced by the garrison of Cadiz, effected its junction 
with the Army of Lord Wellington. Marshal Soult, who had been 
forced to abandon the siege of Cadiz by our occupation of Madrid and 
operations in the north, likewise effected his junction with the French 
Army of the north which, under General Louhamhad, followed our 
route from Burgos. 
The army passed the Tormes at Salamanca, and on the morning of 
the 14th Lord Wellington offered battle in the neighbourhood of the 
two hills (Arrapiles) where we had fought and gained the battle in 
July. The French General declined the offer and fording the Tormes 
higher up, threatened our right and right rear. 
We quitted our position near Zjads and bivouacked at Frudes. The 
weather was cold and the rain fell very heavy, accompanied with strong 
winds. 
Bivouacked at Alduena de Bolida. It now rained in torrents, the 
roads became excessively heavy, and there being a scarcity in the 
supply of provisions, sickness and fatigue produced disorder amongst 
the troops and they committed a few excesses which incurred the cen¬ 
sure of the Commander-in-Chief. 
The army retired through a wood by parallel roads in three columns. 
The right column happened to retire rather quicker, perhaps having 
the best road, and a patrole of the enemy’s cavalry which followed it 
closely, perceiving a noise to its flank, wheeled to the right and 
traversing a part of the wood, intercepted itself between two divisions 
of the centre column and swept off General Sir Ed. Paget and some 
baggage. The army passed the ford of San Munos, but it happened 
the road farther on was choked up with baggage and the rest of the 
transport of the army, so that the Divisions became crowded together 
(without the possibility of filing off) on the left bank of the small river 
(which runs by San Munos) exactly where we had first forded, conse¬ 
quently the French came up in considerable force during the delay 
and commenced a destructive cannonade from the heights above the 
ford, and it was not till now that Sir Ed. Paget was missed and his 
fate known: there was some confusion, but at length Lord Wellington 
appeared, deploying the Light Division, advanced to the ford and 
drove back the enemy who had endeavoured to pass some troops across, 
this restored order and the army immediately recommenced its march, 
but not without having suffered a loss of 300 men by the cannonade. 
The army bivouacked and the French discontinued further pursuit. 
Bivouacked at 0. Rodrigo. 
Under cover in the village of Alemeda. The bad weather, privations, 
fatigue and other casualties lost the army, from the beginning of its 
operations before Burgos, upwards of 5000 men. 
Junca in Portugal. 
Azinhal. 
Freiredas de Alvera. 
1812. 
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