History of the Peninsular War, Volume 3 (of 6)

The volume chronicles military and political events during the Peninsular campaigns, tracing troop movements, sieges, battles, and occupations across Spain, Portugal, Galicia, Catalonia and the Portuguese north. It narrates French operations and British and Iberian responses, including sieges of key towns, routs and rescues, shifting commands, and partisan resistance; records the installation of an intrusive government in Madrid, arrests, proclamations, and popular reaction; recounts atrocities, prisoner treatment, and logistical difficulties; and interleaves strategic analysis with reports of local uprisings, naval actions, and administrative reforms as armies, juntas, and commanders vie for control.