Memoranda Relative to the Lines Thrown Up to Cover Lisbon in 1810

150 Redoubt abattis Abrantes Alcoentre Alemtejo Almada Alverca da Beira army Artillery mounted Aruda assailants attack batteries cannonade Capt Captain Celorico Colonel Fletcher command commenced communication consequence corps counterscarp cover DEAR SIR district ditch embarkation enclosed enemy enfilade Ericeira favourable feet fire Flèche force formed Fort St front garrisons guard guns head-quarters hill Infantry required interior invaders Julian's King's German Legion labour left flank letter Lieut Lisbon Longa Lord Wellington low ground manœuvre Marshal Massena miles militia Monte Agraça musketry object occupied Oeyras Ordinança parapet pass of Bucellas pass of Mafra Peniche pieces of artillery Places where situated Portugueze position of Alhandra posts principal range of heights rear line rendered retrenched river Royal Engineers Runa scarped secure Serra de Serves Sobral de Monte strength strengthen strong summit Tagus thrown tion Torres Vedras trench troops whilst yards Zibriera Zizandra