Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 324
o, and thus carry outhis scheme of maintainingthe integrity of Portugal, andusing that country as a baseof operations against theFrench in Spain. After taking the necessary steps toprevent, or at any rate, to retard any movement thatVictor might attempt in the direction of Lisbon, Welles-ley… … A French Soldier in SoultsArmy. 296 Leaders of Men He found Soults army in occupation of Oporto, sep-arated from him by a deep and rapid river, three hun-dred and twenty yards in width. He possessed nobridge equipment, and all the country boats had beenremoved to the right bank of the stream.…
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