Krigshistorie. Krigen på den pyrenæiske halvø 1807 - 1814. Beskrivelse af slaget ved Vittoria 21. juni 1813, hvor Wellington besejrede de franske hær i Spanien, og begivenhederne før og efter slaget. Bogen er forsynet med kort, plancher, oversigter (tropprinddeling/order of batt…
The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809-11
by Younghusband, William, Fletcher, Ian
fromFortress
The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809-11
by Younghusband, William, Fletcher, Ian
fromFortress
Following the battle of Bussaco on 27 September 1810 Wellington's heavily outnumbered troops began to withdraw towards Lisbon. By the evening of 9 October the British and Portuguese began to withdraw behind a line of defensive works that had been built to the north of Lisbon. Th…
In the course of the Peninsular War, Wellington's army fought several hard battles and smaller actions, but it was the bloody sieges that troubled him more than anything else. Indeed, the performance of his army during the sieges was probably the most disappointing aspect of wha…
Om det engelske infanteri under Hertugen af Wellingtons kommando (1806-1815). Med beskrivelse af troppernes opbygning, udstyr, uniformer og deltagelse i slag under Napoleonskrigene. Med engelske, franske og tyske tekster til farvetavlerne