CHAPTER XLI

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Duran enters Soria 1

Members of the Junta of Burgos seized by the French and put to death 2

Circumstances of the execution 4

Treatment of their bodies 5

Retaliatory executions 6

El Manco 7

Mutual retaliations 7

Guerrilla exploits 8

Intercepted letters from the Intruder 9

Sir Rowland Hill’s expedition against the bridge of Almaraz 12

Ballasteros defeated at Bornos 16

Lord Wellington advances into Spain 16

Salamanca 17

The Tormes 18

The allies enter Salamanca 18

Siege of the forts there 19

Marmont moves to relieve them 21

Surrender of the forts 24

Marmont falls back upon the Douro 25

Lord Wellington advances to that river 26

The Douro 27

Marmont reinforced by General Bonnet 28

Lord Wellington retires before him 29

Battle of Salamanca 33

Proceedings of Sir Home Popham on the coast of Biscay 41

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