By 6 August when both Soult and Mortier were massed for battle, they found their quarry had withdrawn across the Tagus. As it happened, this was the only opportunity that the French had for inflicting great damage on the Spanish army. As historian Charles Oman wrote, ``Soult's best chance was gone before he was even aware of it.'' Worried about his supply line to Portugal, Wellesley ordered Craufurd to march west with his own brigade and General Rufane Donkin's brigade to cover the Almaraz crossing.
By 6 August when both Soult and Mortier were massed for battle, they found their quarry had withdrawn across the Tagus.
case
by
By
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
6
6
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
August
August
PROPN
NNP
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
cc:preconj
both
both
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Soult
Soult
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Mortier
Mortier
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
mass
massed
VERB
VBN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
battle
battle
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
they
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
quarry
quarry
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
withdraw
withdrawn
VERB
VBN
case
across
across
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
Tagus
Tagus
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
As it happened, this was the only opportunity that the French had for inflicting great damage on the Spanish army.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
happen
happened
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
only
only
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
opportunity
opportunity
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
French
French
PROPN
NNP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
inflict
inflicting
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
damage
damage
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Spanish
Spanish
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
army
army
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
As historian Charles Oman wrote, ``Soult's best chance was gone before he was even aware of it.''
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
compound
Number=Sing
historian
historian
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Charles
Charles
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Oman
Oman
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Soult
Soult
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Sup
good
best
ADJ
JJS
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
chance
chance
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
go
gone
VERB
VBN
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
advcl
Degree=Pos
aware
aware
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
Worried about his supply line to Portugal, Wellesley ordered Craufurd to march west with his own brigade and General Rufane Donkin's brigade to cover the Almaraz crossing.
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
worry
Worried
VERB
VBN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
supply
supply
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
line
line
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Portugal
Portugal
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Wellesley
Wellesley
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
order
ordered
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Craufurd
Craufurd
PROPN
NNP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
march
march
VERB
VB
advmod
west
west
ADV
RB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
brigade
brigade
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
General
General
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Rufane
Rufane
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Donkin
Donkin
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
conj
Number=Sing
brigade
brigade
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
cover
cover
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Almaraz
Almaraz
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
crossing
crossing
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.