Napier similarly speculates: "The second sweep that was preparing to make when Sir John Moore's march called off his attention from the south would undoubtedly have put him in possession of the remaining great cities of the Peninsula".
Napier especulou de forma semellante: "O segundo varrido que estaba preparándose para facer cando a marcha de sir John Moore desviou a súa atención do sur teríalle dado sen dúbida a posesión das restantes grandes cidades da península".