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CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF ENGLAND
CASSELL'S
HISTORY OF ENGLAND
FROM THE PENINSULAR WAR TO THE
DEATH OF SIR ROBERT PEEL
WITH NUMEROUS ILLUSTRATIONS,
INCLUDING COLOURED
AND REMBRANDT PLATES
VOL. V
_THE KING'S EDITION_
CASSELL AND COMPANY, LIMITED
LONDON, NEW YORK, TORONTO AND MELBOURNE
MCMIX
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER I.
REIGN OF GEORGE III. (_continued_).
PAGE
Napoleon's Desire for an Heir--The Archduchess Maria Louisa--The
Divorce determined upon--The Marriage--Napoleon quarrels
with his Family--Abdication of Louis Buonaparte--Napoleon's
bloated Empire--Affairs of Sweden--Choice of Bernadotte as
King--He forms an Alliance with Russia and Britain--His
Breach with Napoleon--Insanity of George III.--Preparations
for a Regency--Restrictions on the Power of the
Regent--Futile Negotiations of the Prince of Wales with
Grey and Grenville--Perceval continued in Power--The King's
Speech--Reinstatement of the Duke of York--The Currency
Question--Its Effect on the Continent--Wellington's
Difficulties--Massena's Retreat--His Defeat at Sabugal--Surrender
of Badajoz to the French--Battle of Barrosa--Wellington and
Massena--Battles of Fuentes d'Onoro and Albuera--Soult's
Retreat--End of the Campaign--Our Naval Supremacy continues--Birth
of an Heir to Napoleon--Elements of Resistance to his
Despotism--Session of 1812--Discussions on the Civil List--Bankes's
Bill--Assassination of Perceval--Renewed Overtures to Grey and
Grenville--Riots in the Manufacturing Districts--Wellington's
Preparations--Capture of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajoz--Wellington
and Marmont--Battle of Salamanca--Wellington enters
Madrid--Victor's Retreat--Incapacity of the Spaniards--The Sicilian
Expedition--Wellington's Retreat--Its Difficulties--Wellington's
Defence of his Tactics--A Pause in the War 1