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Praeger Illustrated Military History Ser.: Vittoria 1813 : Wellington Sweeps the French from Spain by Ian Fletcher (2005, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherABC-Clio, LLC
ISBN-100275986160
ISBN-139780275986162
eBay Product ID (ePID)43879385
Product Key Features
Number of Pages96 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVittoria 1813 : Wellington Sweeps the French from Spain
SubjectMilitary / Napoleonic Wars, Military / General, Historical
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, History
AuthorIan Fletcher
SeriesPraeger Illustrated Military History Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN2004-061742
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal940.2/742/094665
SynopsisDespite Wellington's success against Marmont's army at Salamanca in July, the year of 1812 ended in bitter disappointment for the British. However, a year later Wellington's series of brilliant maneuvers threw the French onto the defensive on all fronts, culminating in the final victory at Vittoria: 90,000 men and 90 guns attacking in four mutually supporting columns. The French center gave way and both flanks were turned, their army finally breaking in flight towards Pamplona. Any French hopes of maintaining their position in Iberian peninsula were crushed forever. On October 7, the British set foot on the sacred soil of Napoleon's France. Despite Wellington's success against Marmont's army at Salamanca in July, the year of 1812 ended in bitter disappointment for the British. After occupying Madrid Wellington's troops were repulsed at Burgos. The subsequent retreat in October and November 1812 was accompanied by all the miseries that had characterised Sir John Moore's famous retreat to Corunna in the winter of 1808-09. Those soldiers who endured both declared that the retreat from Burgos was by far the worse. Discipline collapsed and the starving soldiers looted what they could. With the army once again concentrated around Ciudad Rodrigo, Wellington issued his infamous memorandum concerning the conduct of his officers. By the spring of 1813 the army had recovered and been reinforced from England. In a series of brilliant manoeuvres Wellington threw the French onto the defensive on all fronts. His troops converged at Vittoria, 90,000 men and 90 guns attacking in 4 mutually supporting columns. The French lost 7,000 men and 143 guns, and any hopes the French had of maintaining their position in the Iberian Peninsula were crushed forever.
LC Classification NumberDC233
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