CHAPTER XIX. 

VITTORIA. 

General Clausel fell back as Wellington advanced to Burgos, and the British laid siege to the castle of that place. Like all Wellington's sieges this was commenced with a wholly insufficient train of artillery, and without the time necessary to carry out regular siege operations. A considerable portion of the army were posted so as to watch Clausel. The place was badly fortified, but the French under Governor Dubreton defended themselves with immense skill and courage, the English assaults were repulsed, successful sorties were made by the garrison, and at last, after the failure of the fourth assault, the siege was given up, and the allied armies turned their faces once more towards Portugal. 

It was time; the operations in the south upon which Wellington had relied to keep at least a portion of the French forces engaged, had failed signally, and the French generals were bringing up their troops from all parts of Spain, and General Souham, having under him Generals Clausel, Maucune, and Foy, with a force far superior to that of the British, advanced to give battle. Then Wellington, whose Anglo-Portuguese troops were much weakened by sickness, fell back rapidly, sending orders to General Hill, who commanded the troops left behind in Madrid, to evacuate that city, and to fall back and unite with him on the Tormes. 

It was only by some masterly maneuvering and some stiff fighting at Venta de Pozo, on the Carrion, and on the Huebra, that Wellington drew off his army to Ciudad Rodrigo.  QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. The citizens of which countries are fighting in the story?
2. The fighting in the story involves which two nationalities?
3. 
Q2:
1. Which population is responsible for laying siege to a castle?
2. A castle was placed under siege by which population?
3. 
Q3:
1. What is the name of the person that commanded the British to lay siege on the castle?
2. The British laid siege on the castle under whose command?
3. 
Q4:
1. What is the name of the place whose castle was placed under siege by the British?
2. The British laid siege a castle located in what place?
3. 
Q5:
1. What is the name of the population that was defending the castle?
2. The castle was being defended by which population?
3. 
Q6:
1. What is the name that was leading the French troops?
2. The French troops were being led by which person?
3. 
Q7:
1. Was the English army's siege a success?
2. Was the siege of the English army successful?
3. 
Q8:
1. Did the French have a larger army than the English?
2. Was the French's army bigger than that of the English?
3. 
Q9:
1. What is the name of the person that had sick soldiers?
2. Sick soldiers were present in whose army?
3. 
Q10:
1. What was the ethnicity of Wellington's troops?
2. Wellington's troops were of what ethnicity?
3. 
