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Title: A history of the Peninsular War
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Oman, Charles William Chadwick, Sir, 1860-1946
Subjects: Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Contributing Library: Fisher - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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oin the small garrison left there, and manned theold walls which cut it off from the town; he also held on to theconvent of Sta Teresa and some houses in its neighbourhood,on the lower slopes at the western end of Monte Urgull. It wasgenerally held in the allied army that the Castle might have beencarried in the final rush that cleared the town, if only there hadbeen fresh troops to put in, and any guiding mind to direct theassault. But at 1.30 the last unit left in the trenches, the leftwing of the l/9th, had been sent up to assist in clearing the town.And, as to direction, Leith had been disabled during the lastminutes of the storm, Oswald was wounded also, so was Robinsonwho commanded the brigade that had led the assault. Hay wasthe only general officer surviving, and he found it impossibleto organize any attack. The troops were all mixed up—the town was on fire in morethan one place, owing to the bombardment—and about two Attack of ST SEBASTIAN betweenllthJuly &9thSeptl813
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1813) SACK OF ST. SEBASTIAN 31 oclock the storm that had been threatening since the morningburst. There came first a whirlwind which caught up the sandand sent it flying in dense clouds, then thunder, and drenchingrain, which lasted all the afternoon and night—the same delugethat was to have no small effect on events that were taking placea few miles away on the banks of the Bidassoa. A certain numberof the good soldiers followed their officers up to the lines heldby the French on Monte Urgull, and engaged in a bickering firewith their defenders. The majority, it must be confessed, appearto have turned to that which armies of those days, whatevertheir nationality, considered the stormers perquisite. Havingsucceeded, writes a disgusted officer, the troops were, of course,admitted to the immemorial privilege of tearing the town topieces. It was already on fire in many places, and a dreadfulscene of devastation ensued, additionally to be deplored becausethe unfortunate inhabitants were

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