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A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813

Chapter 1: A HISTORY OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
By Charles Oman
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A detailed narrative of the 1812–1813 Peninsular campaigns covering the siege of Burgos, the retreat that followed, the campaign culminating at Vittoria and the subsequent Pyrenean battles. The author combines operational narrative with topographical description, orders of battle and brigade strengths, and contemporary dispatches, diaries and archival documents, supported by maps and illustrations. Strategic, logistical and leadership decisions are assessed alongside source commentary and occasional acknowledgment of limits where personal reconnaissance was unavailable.

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Title: 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

Author: Charles Oman

Release date: February 28, 2024 [eBook #73069]

Language: English

Original publication: Oxford: Claredon Press, 1922

Credits: Brian Coe, Ramón Pajares Box and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries.)

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Transcriber’s note

Table of Contents

List of Maps

List of Illustrations

Index

Footnotes

  Lieutenant-General Sir Rowland Hill, K.G.B.
from the portrait by G. Dawe, R.A.

A HISTORY OF THE
PENINSULAR WAR

BY
CHARLES OMAN, K.B.E.

M.A. Oxon., Hon. LL.D. Edin.

FELLOW OF THE BRITISH ACADEMY
MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
CHICHELE PROFESSOR OF MODERN HISTORY
AND FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE, OXFORD

Vol. VI
September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813

THE SIEGE OF BURGOS
THE RETREAT FROM BURGOS
THE CAMPAIGN OF VITTORIA
THE BATTLES OF THE PYRENEES

WITH MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS

OXFORD
AT THE CLARENDON PRESS
1922

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
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HUMPHREY MILFORD
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