Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself by Edward Costello

Adventures of a Soldier, Written by Himself by Edward Costello

Author:Edward Costello [Costello, Edward]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9789354753671
Google: UjOLzgEACAAJ
Publisher: Alpha Editions
Published: 2021-06-18T18:32:15+00:00


CHAPTER XVIII.

Head-quarters at Grenalda—Don Julian Sanchez, the celebrated Guerilla Chief—Weakness of our numbers—Incorporation of Spaniards into our regiments—A thief—Punishment of, and opinion of the men—General orders for a collection among the men and officers to relieve Russian losses—A ball, in which thousands were present—Campaign of 1813 commenced—The Life Guards and the Blues join us—The French retreat to Burgos—Secret expedition for bread—Our surprise—Retreat—General Sir Lowry Cole—His temple spectacles made use of to reconnoitre—Our escape—A few remarks—Three alternatives—A cavalry affair on the 18th June—German brotherhood again.



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