Excerpt from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 7: August, 1813-April 14, 1814; The Capture of St. Sebastian Wellington's Invasion of France Battles of the Nivelle, the Nive Orthez and Toulouse, With MapsIn the completion of this last volume I have to make mention of other helpers with whom I was not acquainted when the book was first begun - General Arzadun of the Spanish Artillery, Colonel Olavide of the Spanish Engineers (whose beautiful atlas of the St. Sebastian defences proved most useful), General Teixeira Botelho at Lisbon, author of monographs on the Portuguese Artillery, and General J. C. Dalton, r.a., of Ripon, who put me on the trail of the Giron papers and other Spanish documents. It would be impossible to make a list of other kindly correspondents, who have supplied me with iso lated facts on some point of regimental history or local topography.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 7: August, 1813-April 14, 1814; The Capture of St. Sebastian Wellington s Invasion of France Battles of the ... and Toulouse, With Maps (Classic Reprint)

History

Charles Oman

Military

Forgotten Books

A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6: September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813; The Siege of Burgos; The Retreat From Burgos; The Campaign of Vittoria; The Battles of the Pyrenees (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4: Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811; Masséna's Retreat; Albuera; Fuentes De Oñoro; Tarragona When Massena finally evacuated Portugal in March 1811, forced out of his cantonments by vvellington's skilful use of the sword of famine, a new stage in the war began. The French had lost the advantage of the offensive, and were never to regain it on. The Western theatre of war. All through the remainder of 1811 it was the British general who dealt the strokes, and the enemy who had to parry them. The strokes were feeble, because of Wellington's very limited resources, and for the most part were warded off. Though Almeida fell in May, the siege of Badajoz in June, and the blockade of Ciudad Rodrigo in August and Sep tember, were both brought to an end by the con centration of French armies which Wellington too weak to attack. But the masses of men which Soult and Marmont gathered on the Guadiana in June, and Dorsenne and Marmont gathered on the Agueda in September, had only been collected by a dangerous disgarnishing of the whole of those provinces of Spain which lay beneath the French yoke. They could not remain long assembled, firstly because they could not feed themselves, and secondly because of the peril to which their concentration exposed the abandoned regions in their rear. Hence, in each case, the French commanders, satisfied with having parried Wellington's stroke for the moment, refused to attack him, and dispersed their armies. That the spirit of the offensive was lost on the French side is sufficiently shown by the fact that when their adversary stood on the defensive upon the Caya in June, and at Alfayates in September, they refused to assail his positions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4: Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811; Masséna's Retreat; Albuera; Fuentes De Oñoro; Tarragona (Classic Reprint)

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Castles: An Illustrated Guide to 80 Castles of England and Wales

Europe

Beekman House

English Engraved Silver: 1150-1900

English engraved silver, 1150 to 1900

Faber and Faber

Excerpt from The History of England: From the Accession of Richard II. To the Death of Richard III. (1377-1485)De. La Pole as chancellor: the king's friends: Robert de Vere 29 April, 1384. The parliament Of Salisbury. Aliair Of the Carmelite friar John Latimer Feb. 1385. Quarrel of the king and Lancaster 20 July. Richard's invasion of Scotland 20 Oct. Parliament of 1385: Archbishop Courtenay and the Commons 7 July, 1386. Lancaster departs to Spain sept.-nov. Projected French Invasion of England 1 Oct. Richard quarrels with his parliament. 25 Aug., 1387. The Opinions of Nottingham. Richard prepares for civil war 12 Nov. Rising of the Lords Appellant 20 Dec. Combat of Radcot Bridge: ﬂight of Oxford and Suf folk 3 Feb., 1388. The merciless parliament trials and execution of the king's friends.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of England: From the Accession of Richard II. To the Death of Richard III. (1377-1485) (Classic Reprint)

In 1381, England erupted in a violent popular uprising as unexpected as it was unprecedented. Juliet Barker's narrative history depicts a volatile society on the brink of profound change. Treating contemporary chronicles with scepticism, she draws on court proceedings and letters to give voice to the ordinary people from many walks of life who took part in the so-called Peasants' Revolt, illuminating their motives and demands, examining the ambiguous role of Richard II, and charting its long-term effects.

England, Arise: The People, the King and the Great Revolt of 1381

Little, Brown Book Group

The first part of Oman's classic history provides the background to the war and its origins, and covers the early stages of the conflict. Introducing the subject and many of its main players, this volume recounts the French invasion of Portugal and the forcible deposition of the Spanish royal family, the beginning of Spanish popular resistance, the arrival of the British in the Iberian Peninsula, the first victories of Sir Arthur Wellesley (the future Duke of Wellington), Napoleon's personal participation in the Spanish campaign, the French surrender at Baylen, and Sir John Moore's terrible retreat, ending with his death in the hour of victory at the Battle of Corunna.

A History of the Peninsular War 1807-1809: From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna

Greenhill Press

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