WELLINGTONS CAMPAIGNS Peninsula - Waterloo 1808 - 15. Also Moore's Campaign of Corunna. For Military Students
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
25.02.2020
Verlag
Naval & Military Press LtdSeitenzahl
830
Maße (L/B/H)
29,7/21/4,4 cm
Gewicht
2109 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-78331-565-9
Wellington faced and defeated many of Napoleon's marshals as the Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War, but his best-known battle was at Waterloo in 1815 where he led an Anglo-Allied force to a decisive victory over Napoleon. Originally published in 1907 as part of the valued 'Pall Mall Series' of military text books - works that are now regarded as classics of military theory and intended for serious or professional students of military history - each volume in this sought-after series is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous maps. CONTENT: Introduction CHAPTER I - ORIGIN OF WAR CHAPTER II - PRINCIPLES GOVERNING THE MOVEMENTS OF ORGANISED ARMIES- MILITARY STRENGTH, ETC., OF THE CONTENDING POWERS IN THIS WAR. - Importance of the Study of Military Topography - Topography of the Peninsula CHAPTER III - CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL 1808 - Roleia - Vimiera - Convention of Cintra CHAPTER IV - CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN 1808-9 - Moore enters Spain - Napoleon advances against Him - Retreat to Corunna CHAPTER V - CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN 1809 FIRST PERIOD - Advance against Soult - Passage of the Douro - Expulsion of the French a Second Time from Portugal CHAPTER VI - CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN 1809 SECOND PERIOD - Advance into Spain - Talavera - Return to Portugal CHAPTER VII - CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL 1810 - Massena Invades Portugal - Busaco - The Lines of Torres Vedras CHAPTER VIII - CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN 1811 FIRST PERIOD - Operations near Cadiz - Barrosa - Retreat of Massena from before the Lines of Torres Vedras - Expulsion of the French from Portugal for the Third Time CHAPTER IX - CAMPAIGN IN PORTUGAL AND SPAIN 1811 SECOND PERIOD - Blockade of Almeida - Fuentes d'Onor - Beresford's Operations, Albuhera - Engagements with Marmont, El Bodon and Aldea de Ponte - Hill's Operations, Arroyo dos Molinos - Defence of Tarifa CHAPTER X - CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN 1812 FIRST PERIOD - Capture of Ciudad-Rodrigo and Badajoz - Surprise of Almaraz CHAPTER XI - CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN 1812 SECOND PERIOD - Capture of Forts at Salamanca - Battle of Salamanca - Entry into Madrid - Siege of Castle of Burgos - Retreat from Burgos CHAPTER XII CAMPAIGN IN SPAIN 1813 - Vittoria - Battles of the Pyrenees - Capture of St Sebastian - Passage of the Bidassoa - Fall of Pampeluna Print size 21x29.7 cm to accommodate the oversized maps.
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