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Napoleonic Wars, The (3) - The Peninsular War 1807-1814

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Essential Histories - 1500 - 1900 A.D.

Last Stocked on 10/10/2023

Product Info

Title
Napoleonic Wars, The (3) - The Peninsular War 1807-1814
Publisher
Category
Author
Gregory Fremont-Barnes
Publish Year
2002
Pages
96
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398840
MFG. Part #
OSPESS017
Type
Softcover
Series
ESS17

Description

Napoleon's occupation of the Iberian peninsula embroiled him in a protracted and costly war against British, Spanish and Portuguese forces ultimately led by one of history's greatest commanders -- the Duke of Wellington. Yet it also introduced a new dimension to warfare, for Napoleon's 'Spanish ulcer' became a bitter seven-year struggle against peoples inflamed by nationalism. Thus, while Wellington achieved successive victories in open battle, a parallel guerrilla war exacted a heavy toll of its own on the invaders. No mere sideshow to the other campaigns of the period, the Peninsular War made a significant contribution to Napoleon's eventual downfall.