Merle, Gen., 62; loss sustained by his division, 64

Moore, Sir John, 14, 115; placed under arrest by the King of Sweden, 16; reaches the British fleet, 16; receives news of Sir A. Wellesley’s victory at Rolica, 17; appointed commander of the forces, 20; his address to his officers and men, 21; relations with his officers, 25, 26; true cause of his retreat, 36; complains of the want of discipline, 52; his views on Gen. Paget’s position at Calcabellos, 60, 61; retires before Soult, 87; issues an order censuring the want of discipline, 87; directing operations in person, 101; at Corunna, 111, 112, 116; death of, 116; effect of his death, 119; character and bearing, 120; circumstances of his death, 121-123; outcry against in England, 125; his knowledge of the Spanish character, 169

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Murgeon, Gen. Cruz, 183, 184; his part in the battle of Barossa, 199, 200

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Napoleon, marching from Madrid, 36; celerity of his movements, 38; his dictum at Waterloo, 63; reported to have entered Astorga, 64, 65; his idea of zeal, 245; news of his escape and return to Paris, 334

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Neufchâtel, Prince of, an intercepted despatch from the, 31

Nichols, Col., recaptures Palavia Abaxo, 115

9th Regiment, the, 133, 170, 191, 203, 204, 311; marched into Badajoz, 277

95th (Rifles) Regiment, the, 31, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 69, 82, 83, 84, 100, 102, 103, 115, 117

Nivelle, crossing the, 317; battle of, 318-321; French losses at, 322

Olivenza, the Duke of Dalmatia ordered to reduce, 152

Paget, Gen., 31, 35, 76, 77, 80, 91, 95, 100, 101; censures the conduct of the troops, 53, 54, 55, 56; his position at Calcabellos, 57, 60; his encounter with a paymaster, 78, 79; strict orders of, 88; orders the reserve to evacuate El-Burgo, 106, 107; his connection with the 28th Regiment, 109, 110; at Corunna, 115, 116; Sir John Moore’s testimonial to his character, 123; his services unnoticed in England, 125

Palavia Abaxo, skirmish at, 112; taken by Gen. Laborde, 115; retaken by Col. Nichols, _ib._, 118

Pampeluna, 295, 296, 303, 314; sortie from, 297; surrender of, 315

Peninsula, the first day’s march in the, 19

Phillipon at Badajoz, 260; surrenders, 271

Picton, Gen., 259, 262, 263, 267, 268, 269, 297; his retreat at Pampeluna, 302