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History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France - Vol. IV

By: Constable and Company

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Constable and Company Ltd.)

Last Stocked on 2/5/2022

Product Info

Title
History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France - Vol. IV
Category
Author
W.F.P. Napier
Publish Year
1992
Pages
638
Dimensions
5.75x8.75x2.25"
NKG Part #
2147924774
Type
Hardcover

Description

An unabridged reprint of the 1835 edition of Volume IV of William Napier's eyewitness account of the Napoleonic conflict in the Peninsula, complete with original battlefield maps and diagrams, forming an essential companion to the study of the period and widely considered a classic military history.

Volume IV covers the events in Spain and Portugal between May 1811 and April 1812, where the author scrutinizes the failure of the French commanders, in particular Marmont, to exploit their numerical superiority over the Allied forces thus enabling Wellington freedom of operation in besieging the key fortress cities of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos culminating in their capture amidst dreadful slaughter.