The Spanish Army In The Peninsular War
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The Spanish Army In The Peninsular War
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Author : Charles J. Esdaile
language : en
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Release Date : 1988
The Spanish Army In The Peninsular War written by Charles J. Esdaile and has been published by Manchester University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with History categories.
The Spanish Army In The Peninsular War
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
The Spanish Army In The Peninsular War written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Sociology, Military categories.
Narrative Of The Peninsular War From 1808 To 1813
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Author : Charles William Vane Marquis of Londonderry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1829
Narrative Of The Peninsular War From 1808 To 1813 written by Charles William Vane Marquis of Londonderry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1829 with Peninsular War, 1807-1814 categories.
Story Of The Peninsular War
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Author : Charles William Vane Marquis of Londonderry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
Story Of The Peninsular War written by Charles William Vane Marquis of Londonderry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Peninsular War, 1807-1814 categories.
The Peninsular War
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Author : J J Herrero Giménez
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2024-01-25
The Peninsular War written by J J Herrero Giménez and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-25 with History categories.
The Peninsular War has been extensively studied by British historians for decades, even centuries, but the Spanish contribution to the conflict, which was fundamental to the defeat of Napoleon’s armies, has been largely relegated to minor role. This book is an attempt to rebalance our understanding of the campaign in Iberia, written by a Spanish historian and translated into English for the first time. The book does not attempt to minimize the problems the Spanish experienced nor the catastrophic defeats suffered by the Spanish Army, but the reasons for these setbacks are viewed and analyzed from the Spanish viewpoint. With the finest elements of the Spanish Army serving with the French forces in Denmark, Spain was virtually undefended when Napoleon’s armies marched into the Iberian Peninsula. New armies had to be raised virtually from scratch to fight the invader in a country where, as the Duke of Wellington remarked, small armies were beaten and large armies starved. The logistical and political difficulties faced by the Spaniards are fully explored and explained. It is the big battles, nevertheless, which receive the most attention; both the great battles such as Tudela and Ocaña and the surprising victory at Bailén, and the smaller, lesser-known combats which took place across the Peninsula. The defeats, even destruction, of their armies, did not deter the Spaniards; in fact quite the contrary. Their cities, most notably Zaragoza, defied Napoleon’s legions for months in some of the most savage fighting of any conflict as their streets were turned to rubble. Across the country, the ordinary citizens took up arms, attacking isolated French outposts and capturing enemy messengers and patrols – and the term guerrilla warfare came into being. Napoleon’s marshals had never encountered such fanaticism and Spain became a posting dreaded by the French soldiers. As the war progressed, the Spanish armies became strong enough to win several battles, contributing decisively to the defeat of Napoleon in conjunction with the magnificent achievements of Sir Arthur Wellesley and his Anglo-Portuguese army. This unique book will help the reader understand the Spanish vision of the war, dismantling some false myths and exposing the reality of a country with an indomitable spirit that never accepted the new order that Napoleon tried to impose. It is the book that has been missing from the literature of the Peninsular War for far too long.
The Spanish Ulcer
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Author : David Gates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Spanish Ulcer written by David Gates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with History categories.
The Peninsular War
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Author : Charles Esdaile
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2003-10-02
The Peninsular War written by Charles Esdaile and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-10-02 with History categories.
For centuries Spain had been the most feared and predatory power in Europe - it had the largest empire and one of the world's great navies to defend it. Nothing could have prepared the Spanish for the devastating implosion of 1805-14. Trafalgar destroyed its navy and the country degenerated into a brutalized shambles with French and British armies marching across it at will. The result was a war which killed over a million Spaniards and ended its empire. This book is the first in a generation to come to terms with this spectacular and terrible conflict, immortalised by Goya and the arena in which Wellington and his redcoats carved out one of the greatest episodes in British military history.
With The Spanish Against Napoleon
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Author : Samuel Ford Whittingham
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016-10-25
With The Spanish Against Napoleon written by Samuel Ford Whittingham and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-25 with categories.
'Don Santiago' Whittingham and his 'Majorca Division' Given the number of British troops involved in the Peninsular War it is, perhaps, unsurprising that there are many accounts and histories of the war in Spain and Portugal from a British perspective. The Duke of Wellington, one of greatest military figures in British history, became famous in Iberia and his success there helps give the impression that the war was a 'British Affair'. Spain itself fought a war of pitched battles and guerilla actions to liberate itself for which British writers have, in general, been inclined to give it little credit. On the battlefield, the Spanish occasionally prevailed, but mostly fared little better than the armies of other European nations against Napoleon's French forces. This book focusses on the war Spain fought against Napoleon and the principal character of this book, whose fascinating career appears regularly in histories of the war. Samford Whittingham was a liaison officer with the Spanish Army. He was present with Spanish forces during several of its most notable engagements. He also trained and led a superb body of Spanish troops on the British model, 'the Majorca Division', which became highly regarded by Wellington. Whittingham was present at Buenos Ayres during the disastrous South American venture, at Medellin, Talavera (where he was wounded), Barrosa, and Castalla making this account, especially concerning the campaign in Andalusia and upon the Spanish eastern flank, essential for all students of this war who require a broader understanding of its less reported theatres. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their spines and fabric head and tail bands.
Napoleon S War In Spain
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Author : J. Tranié
language : en
Publisher: Arms & Armour Press
Release Date : 1982
Napoleon S War In Spain written by J. Tranié and has been published by Arms & Armour Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with History categories.
Spanish Military Contributions In The Peninsular War
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Author : Norman Dale Eaton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
Spanish Military Contributions In The Peninsular War written by Norman Dale Eaton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with categories.