Fuentes de Oñoro 1811
Title | Fuentes de Oñoro 1811 PDF eBook |
Author | René Chartrand |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2013-03-20 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1472803132 |
Packed with illustrations and maps, this slim volume examines Wellington's comeback in Portugal, which ultimately led to the end of its French occupation. In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Masséna was forced to retreat. The scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro, expertly examined by prolific military history author René Chartrand.
1815-1842
Title | 1815-1842 PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington |
Publisher | |
Pages | 618 |
Release | 1852 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
The Dickson Manuscripts
Title | The Dickson Manuscripts PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Alexander Dickson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 632 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | Peninsular War, 1807-1814 |
ISBN |
History & Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade
Title | History & Campaigns of the Rifle Brigade PDF eBook |
Author | William Willoughby Cole Verner |
Publisher | |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 1919 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. II (1800-1809)
Title | History And Campaigns Of The Rifle Brigade Vol. II (1800-1809) PDF eBook |
Author | Colonel Willoughby Verner |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 828 |
Release | 2015-11-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786256843 |
History of Rifle Brigade from 1809 to 1813 - mainly Peninsular War in which the regiment was involved from start to finish. On 10th May 1809 the strength of the 1st Battalion was 1,536 and the 2nd 1,579 and so a 3rd Battalion was formed. The unfortunate 2nd Battalion was involved in the Walcheren expedition August to December 1809 and when our troops evacuated the place battle deaths had amounted to 111, deaths from disease numbered over 4,000. But the main subject in this volume is the Peninsular War in which the regiment played a very active part from beginning to end. All three battalions were involved and seventeen Battle Honours were awarded, the highest number for any regiment in that campaign. The descriptions of operations are in detail, supported by superb maps. Throughout his account the author draws upon contemporary sources, official correspondence, despatches, reports, letters, diaries, reminiscences and on the work of such historians as Fortescue and Oman. —Print Ed.
The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington
Title | The Dispatches of Field Marshal the Duke of Wellington PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington |
Publisher | |
Pages | 636 |
Release | 1847 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
December 1810 to December 1811
Title | December 1810 to December 1811 PDF eBook |
Author | Charles Oman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 664 |
Release | 2004 |
Genre | |
ISBN |