Wellington's Peninsular War generals and their battles : a biographical and historical dictionary /
"[This book] is the companion volume to Nelson's Trafalgar captains and their battles. It covers the lives of forty-one of the best-known divisional commanders, principal staff officers and heads of the supporting arms and services in Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese army which famously...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2010. |
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Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; The Biographies; The Battles; Low Countries (March 1793-April 1795); Toulon (August-December 1793); St Lucia (April 1794); Irish Rising (May-September 1798); The Helder (August-October 1799); Egypt (March-October 1801); Hanover (8 November 1805-15 February 1806); River Plate (June 1806-July 1807); Copenhagen (16 August-5 September 1807); Baltic (May-June 1808); Rolica (17 August 1808); Vimiero (21 August 1808); Retreat to Corunna (25 December 1808-11 January 1809); Corunna (16 January 1809).
- Passage of the Douro (12 May 1809)Talavera (27-28 July 1809); Walcheren (August-December 1809); Busaco (27 September 1810); Fuentes d'Onoro (3-5 May 1811); Albuera (16 May 1811); Badajoz (19 May-10 June 1811); Ciudad Rodrigo (7-19 January 1812); Badajoz (17 March-6 April 1812); Salamanca (22 July 1812); Burgos (16 September-21 October 1812); Retreat from Burgos (21 October-19 November 1812); Vitoria (21 June 1813); Pyrenees (25 July-1 August 1813); San Sebastian (29 June-8 September 1813); Passage of the Bidasoa (7 October 1813); Passage of the Nivelle (10 November 1813).
- Passage of the Nive (10-13 December 1813)Orthez (27 February 1814); Toulouse (10 April 1814); Waterloo (18 June 1815); Bibliography; Index.