[Taking of Barcelona by Peterborough] Then Peterborough directed his attention to the town below, reached the walls, and induced the governor, Velasco, to agree to surrender within four days, if not relieved. Relief was out of the question; and within the town the Austrian partisans were numerous and daring: bands of Miquelets, a sort of lawless [...] »

[Taking of Montjuïc Castle by Lord Peterborough during the War of the Spanish Succession] The English and Dutch generals serving under him were all of opinion that the attempt amounted to madness; but he persisted; and, throwing off all the trammels of routine and military pedantry, he carried on the siege in a way that confirmed [...] »

[Peterborough lands at Barcelona] Peterborough landed, took the small fort of Denia, circulated proclamations in the name of Charles III, and, finding the disposition of the Spaniards in those parts to be very favorable, and that insurrections against the French claimant, Philip, had broken out in other quarters, he, with his characteristic daring, proposed making a [...] »