Vittoria 1813
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Author |
: Ian Fletcher |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 177 |
Release |
: 2012-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781782001959 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1782001956 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (59 Downloads) |
Synopsis Vittoria 1813 by : Ian Fletcher
A compact, fully-illustrated guide to a strategic British victory that forced the French troops out of occupied Spain. Despite Wellington's success against Marmont's army at Salamanca in July, the year of 1812 ended in bitter disappointment for the British. However, a year later Wellington's series of brilliant manoeuvres threw the French onto the defensive on all fronts, culminating in the final victory at Vittoria: 90,000 men and 90 guns attacking in four mutually supporting columns. The French centre gave way and both flanks were turned, their army finally breaking in flight towards Pamplona. Any French hopes of maintaining their position in the Peninsular were crushed forever. On 7 October the British set foot on the 'sacred soil' of' Napoleon's France.
Author |
: Carole Divall |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword Military |
Total Pages |
: 295 |
Release |
: 2021-11-24 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526774033 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526774038 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington and the Vitoria Campaign 1813 by : Carole Divall
Over two hundred years ago, on 21 June 1813, just southwest of Vitoria in northern Spain, the British, Portuguese and Spanish army commanded by the Duke of Wellington confronted the French army of Napoleon’s brother Joseph. Hours later Wellington’s forces won an overwhelming victory and, after six years of bitter occupation, the French were ousted from Iberia. This is the critical battle that Carole Divall focuses on in this vivid, scholarly study of the last phase of the Peninsular War. The battle was the pivotal event of the 1813 campaign - it was fatal to French interests in Spain - but it is also significant because it demonstrated Wellington’s confidence in his allied army and in himself. The complexity of the manoeuvres he expected his men to carry out and the shrewd strategic planning that preceded the battle were quite remarkable. As well as giving a graphic close description of each stage of the battle, Carole Divall sets it in the wider scope of the Peninsular War. Through the graphic recollections of the men who were there – from commanders to the merest foot soldiers – she offers us a direct insight into the reality of combat during the Napoleonic Wars.
Author |
: Ian Fletcher |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 96 |
Release |
: 2012-08-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781846036293 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1846036291 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (93 Downloads) |
Synopsis Salamanca 1812 by : Ian Fletcher
Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. This detailed, illustrated volume recounts its progression, alongside full-colour maps and illustrations. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two more years of sieges and hard fighting before the Iron Duke crossed the Pyrenees into France but from Salamanca the British and their Portuguese and Spanish allies always had the upper hand. Ian Fletcher examines this important battle in detail and also discusses the campaign which led up to it.
Author |
: Stuart Reid |
Publisher |
: Pen and Sword |
Total Pages |
: 374 |
Release |
: 2019-05-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781526737649 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1526737647 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington's History of the Peninsular War by : Stuart Reid
An historic account of the Peninsula War written by the man leading forces against the French, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Though pressed many times to write about his battles and campaigns, the Duke of Wellington always replied that people should refer to his published dispatches. Yet Wellington did, in effect, write a history of the Peninsular War in the form of four lengthy memoranda, summarizing the conduct of the war in 1809, 1810, and 1811 respectively. These lengthy accounts demonstrate Wellington’s unmatched appreciation of the nature of the war in Spain and Portugal, and relate to the operations of the French and Spanish forces as well as the Anglo-Portuguese army under his command. Unlike personal diaries or journals written by individual soldiers, with their inevitably limited knowledge, Wellington was in an unparalleled position to provide a comprehensive overview of the war. Equally, the memoranda were written as the war unfolded, not tainted with the knowledge of hindsight, providing a unique contemporaneous commentary. Brought together by renowned historian Stuart Reid with reports and key dispatches from the other years of the campaign, the result is the story of the Peninsular War told through the writings of the man who knew and understood the conflict in Iberia better than any other. These memoranda and dispatches have never been published before in a single connected narrative. Therefore, Wellington’s History of the Peninsular War 1808-1814 offers a uniquely accessible perspective on the conflict in the own words of Britain’s greatest general.
Author |
: Charles Oman |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 726 |
Release |
: 1902 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015002672098 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the Peninsular War by : Charles Oman
Author |
: René Chartrand |
Publisher |
: Osprey Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 1998-11-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1855327635 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781855327634 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1) by : René Chartrand
The Spanish Army was transformed during the 18th century by an influx of progressive officers who modernised and expanded it. It was closely modelled on the French armies of Louis XIV and Louis XV in tactical doctrine, organisation, armament and uniforms. In battle, they were often brave to the point of carelessness, and were thus sometimes difficult to control. The army also had several Swiss and Walloon regiments, less given to all-out attacks, but renowned for their steadiness under fire. In this first of three volumes, Réne Chartrand examines the organisation and uniforms of the Spanish Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815).
Author |
: Bernard Cornwell |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 377 |
Release |
: 1994 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780006171980 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0006171982 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sharpe's Honour by : Bernard Cornwell
A classic Sharpe adventure: Richard Sharpe and the Vitoria Campaign, February to June 1813Major Richard Sharpe awaits the opening shots of the army's new campaign with grim expectancy. Victory depends on the increasingly fragile alliance between Britain and Spain -- an alliance that must be maintained at any cost. But Sharpe's enemy, Pierre Ducos, seizes a chance to both destroy the alliance and take a personal revenge on Sharpe. And when the lovely spy, La Marquesa, takes a hand in the game, Sharpe finds himself caught in a web of deadly intrigue and becomes a fugitive, hunted by enemy and ally alike. . .
Author |
: Rugby School |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 54 |
Release |
: 1854 |
ISBN-10 |
: OXFORD:590861722 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (22 Downloads) |
Synopsis War Services of Rugbeians by : Rugby School
Author |
: Thomas Carter |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 732 |
Release |
: 1893 |
ISBN-10 |
: NYPL:33433044765935 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis War Medals of the British Army, and how They Were Won by : Thomas Carter
Author |
: Richard Holmes |
Publisher |
: HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2012-06-28 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780007383498 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0007383495 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) by : Richard Holmes
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.