Wellington S Peninsular War

Author : Julian Paget
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2005-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473820661

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Wellington's Peninsular War by Julian Paget Pdf

This history and battlefield guide is an essential reference for anyone visiting the sites of Wellington’s war with Napoleon in Spain and Portugal. Wellington's Peninsular War provides a concise and comprehensive account of the battlefields as they exist today, with historic context and practical details to help readers find and explore them. The Peninsular War of 1808 to 1841 was a major part of the twenty-year struggle against Napoleon Bonaparte’s imperial ambitions. Military historian Julian Paget presents a balanced picture of the conflict, covering the Duke of Wellington’s campaigns as well as the crucially important efforts of the Spanish and Portuguese. Paget begins with an overview of the war and its background, followed by a complete year-by-year account. He then presents a chapter on each of the major battles, includes maps and photographs of the battlefields, orders of battle, and helpful information about the battlefield today. The maps show the ground as it was at the time but also include modern features for easier identification.

Author : Julian Pagnet
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844152902

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Wellington's Peninsular War by Julian Pagnet Pdf

Wellington's Peninsular War provides a concise and comprehensive account that can be enjoyed by both professional and amateur historians and which includes details of the battlefields as they are today and how to find and explore them. The Peninsular War (1808-1841) was part of the twenty year struggle against Napoleon Bonaparte that involved campaigns in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, the West Indies, South America and South Africa and until 1914 was known as 'The Great War'. The author has presented a balanced picture of the whole campaign and gives due credit to the Spanish and Portuguese efforts without which victory would not have been possible. Arranged in sections, the author starts with a review of the whole war and the background to it and follows with a complete chronological account of the war year by year. Finally a chapter on each of the major battles includes maps and photographs of the battlefields, orders of battle and instructions on how to find the battlefield today and what to see there. The maps show the ground as it was at the time but also include modern features to identify where the fighting took place enabling the reader to stand where Wellington would have stood when surveying the battlefield.

Author : Stuart Reid
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781526737649

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Wellington's History of the Peninsular War by Stuart Reid Pdf

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 : Mark S. Thompson
Publisher : From Reason to Revolution
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-15
Category : History
ISBN : 1914059859

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Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras by Mark S. Thompson Pdf

This book describes plans to defend Lisbon from invaders during the Peninsular War 1807-1814. Three different nations considered this challenge. First the French after their invasion of 1807. Second, the Portuguese after the French were ejected in 1808 and third, the British after the French were ejected in 1809.

Author : G. A. Henty
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547530886

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Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War by G. A. Henty Pdf

"Under Wellington's Command: A Tale of the Peninsular War" by G. A. Henty. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Nick Lipscombe
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473850729

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Wellington's Eastern Front by Nick Lipscombe Pdf

At last, in this absorbing and authoritative study, the story of the epic struggle on Spains eastern front during the Peninsular War has been told. Often overlooked as not integral to the Duke of Wellingtons main army and their campaigns in Portugal and western Spain, they were, in point of fact, intrinsically linked. Nick Lipscombe, a leading historian of the Napoleonic Wars and an expert on the fighting in the Iberian peninsula, describes in graphic detail the battles fought by the French army of General Suchet against the Spanish regulars and guerrillas and subsequently the Anglo-Sicilian force sent by the British government to stabilize the region. Despite Suchet's initial successes and repeated setbacks for the allied armies, by late 1813 the east coast of Spain held a key to Wellington's invasion of France and the ultimate defeat of Napoleon's armies in the Peninsula. At a tactical level the allies were undeniably successful and made an important contribution to the eventual French defeat.

Author : William Grattan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1845
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
ISBN : BL:A0020492682

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The Duke of Wellington and the Peninsular Medal by William Grattan Pdf

Author : James Lawford
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1973-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 0850451450

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Wellington’s Peninsular Army by James Lawford Pdf

At the beginning of the Napoleonic period, the British Army's record left something to be desired. During the Peninsular War (1808-1814), however, Wellington led and trained an army that never knew a major defeat on the field. Even Wellington himself described his army as "able to go anywhere or do anything." This book examines the formidable British Army which played an integral part in stalling Napoleon's advance, focusing on the staff, infantry, cavalry, artillery and sieges and sappers. Numerous illustrations, including eight color plates, vividly depict the weaponry and uniforms of Wellington's Peninsular Army.

Author : John Grehan
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781473852754

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The Lines of Torres Vedras by John Grehan Pdf

“This is a well-researched, well-written, closely argued and fascinating contribution to the historiography of the Peninsular War.”—The Spectator In 1809 French armies controlled almost every province of Spain and only Wellington’s small force in Portugal stood between Napoleon and the conquest of Iberia. The French invaded Portugal in the summer of 1810, but found their way blocked by the most extensive field fortifications the world had ever seen—the Lines of Torres Vedras. Unable to penetrate the Lines, the French were driven back into Spain having suffered the heaviest defeat yet experienced by Napoleon’s armies. The retreat from Portugal marked the turning point in the Peninsular War and, from the security of the Lines, Wellington was able to mount the offensive campaigns that swept France’s Imperial armies back across the Pyrenees. The Lines of Torres Vedras is an authoritative account of the planning, construction and occupation of the Lines and of the battles, sieges and horrors of the French invasion. It is also an important study of Wellington’s strategy during the crucial years of the war against Napoleon. “Essential reading for every Peninsula enthusiast, this is recommended highly.”—Military Illustrated

Author : Jac Weller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105002226442

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Wellington in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 by Jac Weller Pdf

This classic account of Wellington s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War is one of the best single-volume works ever written on the epic campaign. Jac Weller covers all the battles with the French in which Wellington was involved. Talavera, Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous battles that he brings to life once more, with the aid of meticulous research, extensive visits to and photographs of the battlefields themselves, and an unwavering ability to cut a clear path through tangled military events. Wellington in the Peninsula brilliantly demonstrates how a great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon s army."

Author : Richard Holmes
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780007383498

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Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) by Richard Holmes Pdf

In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.

Author : T. Miller Maguire
Publisher : Leonaur Limited
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-21
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1782829369

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The Closing Battles of the Peninsular War by T. Miller Maguire Pdf

Wellington's campaign against Marshal Soult The content of this concise book concentrates on the final phase of the Peninsular War from the Battle of the Nivelle to the close of hostilities following the battles at Toulouse and Bayonne. Maguire's work on the subject was originally published in the United Services Institute Magazine. He wrote widely on military history, including a highly regarded work, 'Outlines of Military Geography', which explores the issue of terrain from a tactical perspective giving several different campaigns as examples. This present book follows the last months of the campaign in the South of France and includes erudite insights into Wellington's capabilities as a military commander, as well as a synopsis of the war by Charles Oman and maps and illustrations. Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.

Author : Ian Robertson
Publisher : Greenhill Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015058788814

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Wellington Invades France by Ian Robertson Pdf

A detailed account of Wellington's campaign in the south of France. Drawing on eyewitness accounts and official dispatches, Ian Robertson outlines the nature of the war as well as traces the complicated maneuvering and operations of the British and French armies. He describes in detail such hard-fought actions as the Nivelle, Orthez, Toulouse, and Bayonne and throws light on some less well-known clashes, many of which were fought in the unforgiving terrain of the Pyrenees.

Author : Gordon Corrigan
Publisher : Burns & Oates
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105025346904

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Wellington by Gordon Corrigan Pdf

""Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained."" - Wellington The Duke of Wellington, the most successful of British commanders, set a standard by which all subsequent British generals have been measured. His defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815 crowned a reputation first won in India at Assaye and then confirmed during the Peninsular War, where he followed up his defence of Portugal by expelling the French from Spain. Gordon Corrigan, himself an ex-soldier, examines his claims to greatness. Wellington was in many ways the first modern general, combining a mastery of logistics with an ability to communicate and inspire. He had to contend not only with enemy armies but also with his political masters and an often sceptical public at home.

Author : Ian Fletcher
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783461592

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The Peninsular War by Ian Fletcher Pdf

In 1994 Ian Fletcher published his book Fields of Fire, which was the first book to show Wellingtons Peninsular War battlefields in full color. Now, almost 20 years on, he returns with a second book, The Peninsular War: Wellingtons Battlefields Revisited which shows how things have changed since 1994. The beautiful photographs cover all of Wellingtons major battles, and many smaller engagements also, to show them in all their glory, from the snowy Galician mountains, to the dry, dusty plain of Salamanca, and from the low rolling slopes of Albuera to the breathtaking Pyrenees. Coming as it does in the middle of the 200th anniversary of the Peninsular War, this book is a timely reminder of one of the most successful campaigns ever fought by the British Army.