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Silveira was not more fortunate, for two thousand of his troops with some guns, issuing from the mountains just as Franceschi returned from the annihilation of Romana's rearguard, the French cavalry charged and captured the Portuguese guns, and drove Silveira down the valley.
"As for myself," he said, "I have orders to return as soon as I have seen the treasure safely in Romana's camp. If it hadn't been for that I should have liked nothing better, though there would not have been much chance for cavalry work in these defiles." "I will talk to them again," Terence said. "It is not often that one gets the chance of an independent command.
With the cruel and heedless fickleness of revolutionary governments, the Junta of Aranjuez hurriedly cashiered Generals Blake and Castanos. The Marquis of Romana's soldiers having distinguished themselves at Espinosa, he was appointed general of the united armies. Already, in spite of the consternation which reigned in the national party in Spain, small bodies of troops collected in various parts.
Romana abandoned the position as they advanced, drew off to Verin, and then retired along the road towards Sanabria. He thus left it open to himself either to follow the road to Chaves, as agreed upon, or to retire into Spain through the mountains. Franceschi's cavalry and a battalion of French infantry overtook between two and three thousand men forming the rear of Romana's column.
You see, until now it has been untouched by war. They have suffered in no way from French extortions and outrages. As soon as they feel the smart themselves, I doubt not they will be as full of hatred of the invaders as people are elsewhere, and as ready to take up arms against them." Romana's troops were but a motley gathering.
What I have seen of your troops to-day, and what I saw of Romana's, is quite enough to show me that to lead peasants into the field is simply to bring misfortune and death upon them. Far better that each leader should collect two or three hundred men and teach them discipline and a little drill instead of taking a mob thousands strong out to battle.
The Spanish troops in Hamburg Romana's siesta His departure for Funen Celebration of Napoleon's birthday Romana's defection English agents and the Dutch troops Facility of communication between England and the Continent Delay of couriers from Russia Alarm and complaints The people of Hamburg Montesquieu and the Minister of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Invitations at six months Napoleon's journey to Italy Adoption of Eugene Lucien's daughter and the Prince of the Asturias M. Auguste de Stael's interview with Napoleon.
The Spanish troops in Hamburg Romana's siesta His departure for Funen Celebration of Napoleon's birthday Romana's defection English agents and the Dutch troops Facility of communication between England and the Continent Delay of couriers from Russia Alarm and complaints The people of Hamburg Montesquieu and the Minister of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Invitations at six months Napoleon's journey to Italy Adoption of Eugene Lucien's daughter and the Prince of the Asturias M. Auguste de Stael's interview with Napoleon.
Sir John Cradock read the report with a puzzled expression of face, then he said: "But what regiments are these that Colonel Wilberforce speaks of in such high terms? Were they part of Romana's force? He speaks of them as a corps under your command, and as being 2,300 strong."
The Spanish troops in Hamburg Romana's siesta His departure for Funen Celebration of Napoleon's birthday Romana's defection English agents and the Dutch troops Facility of communication between England and the Continent Delay of couriers from Russia Alarm and complaints The people of Hamburg Montesquieu and the Minister of the Grand Duke of Tuscany Invitations at six months Napoleon's journey to Italy Adoption of Eugene Lucien's daughter and the Prince of the Asturias M. Auguste de Stael's interview with Napoleon.
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