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196 - | Pepe Botellas | name for King Joseph - he was called that because he was very.. em... friendly with the bottle (alcohol). So "Pepe" is the short familiar form for Jose (typical
Spanish name, and translation of Joseph) and "botellas" is bottles.
(The following is from Beth Comstock)"king" Joseph I was more commonly referred to by the locals as "Pepe
Botellas," and not because they liked him. Pepe is a common nickname for
Jose (Spanish for Joseph) and botellas means bottles. supposedly he got the
nickname due to his love of a certain Spanish product. he did not enjoy
much popular support and was essentially his brother's puppet.
Also someone else commented that the reason 'Pepe' is a nickname for Joseph is from the bible - Joseph is the father of Christ shortened to P.P. hence 'Pepe'.
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196 - | the front | the light division providing their communication
Sir Rowland Hill on the right and Graham on the left.
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197 - | Vandeleur | takes up command of Cavalary at the beginning of the month and General Skerret comes to the light division from the 4th.
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199 - | If he doesn't turn out to be a grenadier in action | grenadier the elite right of a troop, they are the
heavy troops - in action light troops are skirmishers so don't have to 'stand up' under fire as the right of the army has to.
He is brave and unswerving.
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199 - | Colborne | Colonel of the 52nd see
Colonel Colborne
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200 - | The judge Advocate | is Larpent who was mentioned before and who wrote his memoirs
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201 - | Armistice of Plasswitz (Also spelled Plaeswitz) | 4 June to 12 August 1813. A ceasefire signed - Napoleon accepted, needing time to build up his forces in Germany and Italy, the Allied forces needed space to reorganise their armies and to do something about the mounting friction between the commanders.
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202 - | Pampeluna and San Sebastian | Pamplona at the right of the line and san Sebastian on the coast at the mouth of the Bidossa. Wellington split his army sending Graham to take on Soult in the Pyrenees while Wellington took the rest of the army to force a way into France around the coast via San Sebastian. see Peninsular War
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203 - | ti acordas - | You remember (It could be a misspelling for "te acuerdas," which translates as "you
remember.") Although it might well be Portuguese.
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204 - | muy comodo | very comfortable
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204 - | alma mia di mi corazon | dearest of my heart
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210 - | Hombre brutale | callous/brutal man (should be spelled 'brutal')
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216 - | Act as supporters not as the 'forlorn hope' | the forlorn hope is the group that first storms
the breach in fortress - known as the forlorn hope because the breach is most heavily guarded and defended part of the fort -
and by the end of a battle resembles 'the gates of Hell' see Chapter 1 - Badajoz.
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217 - | Vedettes - | scouts
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