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Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (2) - The Light Infantry

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - French Revolutionary War/Napoleonic Wars - British

Last Stocked on 2/3/2024

Product Info

Title
Wellington's Peninsula Regiments (2) - The Light Infantry
Publisher
Category
Author
Mike Chappell
Publish Year
2004
Pages
48
Dimensions
7.5x9.5x.25"
NKG Part #
2147394324
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA400
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA400

Description

The forces which Wellington led in Portugal and Spain and up into southern France between 1808 and 1814 achieved a record of victory perhaps unmatched in the history of the British Army. Among his infantry the regiments of the Light Division were self-consciously an élite, trained to fight with initiative and independence on the exposed edges of the marching army. This book explains their evolution and tactics, details the campaigns in which they fought and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the Light Infantry regiments: the 43rd (Monmouthshire), 52nd (Oxfordshire), 51st (2nd Yorkshire), 68th (Durham) and 85th (Bucks Volunteers.)