CHAPTER IV.

Character of Sidney Beckwith--Riflemen reviewed by Lord Wellington--Skirmish near Rueda; at Castrejon--Manœuvring near Salamanca--Battle of Salamanca--March to Madrid--2nd Battalion companies fight at Seville; at Puente Larga--Departure from Madrid--Death of Lieutenant Firman--Retreat to the frontier of Portugal--Sufferings of the Riflemen--Their high state of discipline--Spanish recruits--Campaign of 1813--Affair at the Hormuza--Skirmish at San Millan--Battle of Vittoria--The 95th capture the first gun; and the last at the Araquil--March to intercept Clausel; to Pamplona; to the Pyrenees--Skirmish at Santa Barbara--Night marches--Fight at the bridge of Yanci; at Echalar--First Regimental dinner--Storming of S. Sebastian-- Fight at the Bidassoa--Cadoux’s picquet at the bridge of Vera-- Forcing the pass of Vera--The Arrhunes 112