The Diary of a Cavalry Officer in the Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns 1809-1815;
The book The Diary of a Cavalry Officer in the Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns 1809-1815; was written by author Tomkinson, William, 1790-1872 Here you can read free online of The Diary of a Cavalry Officer in the Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns 1809-1815; book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Diary of a Cavalry Officer in the Peninsular And Waterloo Campaigns 1809-1815; a good or bad book?
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The three columns continued their march as usual this day, and in two leagues came up with the enemy's outposts, two leagues in front of Salamanca. They had about two squadrons of cavalry overlooking the centre road, which were driven in by the ist Hussars. They pushed them within a league of Salamanca, and the nth Light Dragoons 1 62 DIARY OF A CAVALRY OFFICER. coming up from the left column and the 14th from the right, advanced on the plain. The enemy kept a piquet of twenty- men on a command...ing hill which remained there a considerable time, and had the 14th known of it, and been as forward on the right as the ist Hussars were on its left, it would have been taken. Major Bull's guns came up and cannonaded their cavalry, and the Hussars, with a detachment of the 14th, charged a small advanced party of three squadrons. The affair was nothing, and contrary to the orders of Lord Well- ington. The enemy withdrew over the Tormes. The army bivouacked a league from Salamanca. June lyth. We moved forward at daylight, the whole assembling on the plain near Salamanca.
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