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Albuera: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War

Guy C Dempsey

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Description:On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular WarOCOs most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord Beresford, stubbornly blocked the march of the French Field Marshal Soult, who was trying to reach the fortress of Badajoz, 12 miles north. Beresford, who defended himself with his bare hands against a Polish lancer, was victorious, but at the cost of 6,000 Allied deaths and 7,000 French in just four hours. The battle is best known for the Fusilier BrigadeOCOs charge, made famous by Sir William NapierOCOs melodramatic description, and because of the tenacity of the 57th Foot that earned them the nickname the OCyDie HardsOCO. This compelling new book fills this gap by using authentic primary sources to tell the story of the battle as completely as possible and dispels long-standing myths. The book also brings to life the human dimension of the story by using first-person recollections to describe experiences on and off the battlefield. The battleOCOs drama is intensified by the circumstances of the fighting, which led to extremes of behavior ranging from incomprehensible valor to rank cowardice. The book balances the traditional Anglocentric bias by paying equal attention to Spanish, Portuguese, French, Polish and German soldiers who fought there.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Albuera: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War. To get started finding Albuera: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 382

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Not Avail

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1783468904

Description: On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular WarOCOs most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord Beresford, stubbornly blocked the march of the French Field Marshal Soult, who was trying to reach the fortress of Badajoz, 12 miles north. Beresford, who defended himself with his bare hands against a Polish lancer, was victorious, but at the cost of 6,000 Allied deaths and 7,000 French in just four hours. The battle is best known for the Fusilier BrigadeOCOs charge, made famous by Sir William NapierOCOs melodramatic description, and because of the tenacity of the 57th Foot that earned them the nickname the OCyDie HardsOCO. This compelling new book fills this gap by using authentic primary sources to tell the story of the battle as completely as possible and dispels long-standing myths. The book also brings to life the human dimension of the story by using first-person recollections to describe experiences on and off the battlefield. The battleOCOs drama is intensified by the circumstances of the fighting, which led to extremes of behavior ranging from incomprehensible valor to rank cowardice. The book balances the traditional Anglocentric bias by paying equal attention to Spanish, Portuguese, French, Polish and German soldiers who fought there.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Albuera: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War. To get started finding Albuera: The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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