Battle of Tudela - Questions

Questions

At this point in the story, a reader asks: What did Grimarest and Tarazona? What role composed throughout this fateful day? Grimarest, away from the battle field, he knows nothing of what happens. Heard during the morning and early afternoon the thunder of a hundred guns. Ignore leans toward which side the victory, and expects at any moment the appearance of Ney by the banks of the Moncayo. Brown, at noon, has given orders to approach Cascante, but this man, in whose hands the fate puts a letter that could balance the game, does not dare to play it, it was decided to move their forces for fear of Ney.

By midafternoon we report the terrible defeat. It refuses to believe it. Not conceive how it could happen. Then, quietly, without an enemy that harasses, Cascante march, and met with Lapeña, fall back to Borja. Even less heard their vanguard, commanded by Count Cartaojal was highlighted in Tarazona, in the path of Agreda.

Cartaojal Ney waited in vain all day. At night, he was surprised by the removal order. For his disposal an arsenal blew established a hermitage. On hearing the explosions from the blast, the soldiers believe they have over the French artillery. Treason! -Shout-Treason! We have been sellers, and they all leave in outrage. Only one man knows nothing about the morning after the victory of Tudela, despite being a few miles from its stage.

Ney is that not correct to interpret instructions from the Emperor. That, to rest his army, has lost three precious days in Soria, who at the last minute has come up with Imperial Headquarters to consult whether it will go on Calatayud or Tudela. Ney, the "bravest of the brave", the Red Lion as well as the French call the color of her hair, stupidly lost the best chance to annihilate the hated hero of Bailen. He has heard the popular rumor that brings the number of troops it to 80,000 soldiers. And he also had-this is true of Spain-fear, fear of venturing his troops for a country he is fierce and picturesque figure, full of friars, and bandits, where every man is a traitor, and every shadow lurks in ambush .

So when the 26th comes to Tarazona, curses, angry himself, afraid of what will tell the Emperor. Napoleon can not forgive the guilt of failing to prevent the withdrawal of the Spanish. Her letters in those days to do well despite the intrepid Marshal, in this trance, he could not be entitled to their confidence.