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Salamanca 1812

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Type: Softcover

Product Line: Campaign Series - Napoleonic Wars

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Product Info

Title
Salamanca 1812
Publisher
Category
Author
Ian Fletcher
Publish Year
1997
Pages
96
Dimensions
7.5x10x.33"
NKG Part #
2147392198
MFG. Part #
OSPCAM048
Type
Softcover
Series
CAM48

Description

Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two more years of sieges and hard fighting before the Iron Duke crossed the Pyrenees into France but from Salamanca the British and their Portuguese and Spanish allies always had the upper hand. Ian Fletcher examines this important battle in detail and also discusses the campaign which led up to it.

Contents:

Introduction
Opposing Plans
The Campaign
The Opposing Commanders
The Battle
Garcia Hernandez
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today
Chronology
Order of Battle
Further Reading
Wargaming Salamanca