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The Enquirer
Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia
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Extract of letter from Cadiz detailing Peninsular War movements: Marmont moves toward Ciudad Rodrigo to divert Wellington from Badajoz siege, while Soult leaves Seville to aid, but both fail due to subsistence shortages. Wellington assaults and captures Badajoz, then marches back to Ciudad Rodrigo. Soult returns to Seville, fortifying Cordova and Sierra Morena road. Prediction of Cadiz siege relief this summer.
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Extract of a letter from an American gentleman at Cadiz, to his friend in this City.
" In order to divert Lord Wellington & prevent him from taking Badajoz, Marmont made a movement towards Ciudad Rodrigo, at the same time Soult united all his forces and left Seville as intending also to march to Estremadura, to compel the English to raise the siege. Neither Marmont nor Soult could move in time for want of subsistence; and lord Wellington in the most masterly style carried Badajoz by assault. and in twelve hours afterwards marched. with his principal force back upon Ciudad Rodrigo.--If he can meet Marmont on his own ground you may expect to hear of a battle ; but he wont fight him unless he has a decided advantage, and he knows that Marmont must fall back again on Castile, it being utterly impossible for him to keep his army together for want of food.
Soult having learnt the force before Badajoz and the situation of the place, returned immediately to Seville, and is making strong entrenchments at Cordova, & on the road to the Sierra Morena, so as to keep a free passage to Madrid.
The movement of Marmont prevented any attempt on the part of lord Wellington to raise the siege of Cadiz after the fall of Badajoz--but I am decidedly of opinion. that it will be in his power during the present summer to effect it, and that it will happen."
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Badajoz
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badajoz carried by assault; wellington marched back upon ciudad rodrigo; soult returned to seville and is making entrenchments at cordova and on the road to the sierra morena
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Marmont moved towards Ciudad Rodrigo to divert Wellington from Badajoz; Soult united forces and left Seville intending to march to Estremadura to compel English to raise siege. Neither could move in time due to want of subsistence. Wellington carried Badajoz by assault and marched back with principal force to Ciudad Rodrigo. Soult, learning of Badajoz situation, returned to Seville. Marmont's movement prevented Wellington from raising Cadiz siege after Badajoz fall, but opinion that Wellington will effect it this summer.