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A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811

Chapter 1: A HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
By Charles Oman
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The volume chronicles the military campaigns of 1811 across the Iberian Peninsula, centering on the stalemate between Wellington and French commanders Masséna, Soult, and Marmont. It traces Masséna's retreat from Portugal, key battles and sieges such as Fuentes de Oñoro, Albuera, Almeida, Badajoz and Ciudad Rodrigo, and surveys Eastern operations under Suchet and Catalan actions. The narrative combines operational analysis, topographical study of battlefields, and extensive use of contemporary diaries, correspondence, and intercepted dispatches to assess shifting strategic initiative and the decline of French offensive capability in the west.

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Title: A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 4, Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811

Massena's retreat, Fuentes de Oñoro, Albuera, Tarragona

Author: Charles Oman

Release date: March 22, 2018 [eBook #56812]

Language: English

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Table of Contents

List of Maps

List of Illustrations

Index

  Major General Sir Thomas Picton

A HISTORY OF THE
PENINSULAR WAR

BY
CHARLES OMAN

M.A. Oxon., Hon. LL.D. Edin.
FELLOW OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY
CHICHELE PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY
FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE
CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE REAL ACADEMIA
DE LA HISTORIA OF MADRID, OF THE ACADEMY OF LISBON
AND THE ACADEMY OF SAN LUIS OF SARAGOSSA

Vol. IV
Dec. 1810-Dec. 1811
MASSÉNA’S RETREAT     FUENTES DE OÑORO
ALBUERA     TARRAGONA

WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1911

HENRY FROWDE, M.A.
PUBLISHER TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
LONDON, EDINBURGH, NEW YORK
TORONTO AND MELBOURNE