Vimeiro 1808

Wellesley’s first victory in the Peninsular

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Description

A fully illustrated exploration of the British fight against Junot's forces occupying Portugal.

On 2 August 1808 a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, Britain's oldest ally, to liberate their country from its French occupiers. Within a month Wellesley was to win two victories over the French at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro. General Andoche Junot, the French commander, was forced to surrender and evacuate Portugal.

Alongside contemporary artwork and full-colour maps, René Chartrand examines the first of Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War.

Table of Contents

Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
Junot's French invasion and occupation of Portugal
The 1808 Revolt
Wellesley arrives
The Battle of Rolia
The battle of Vimiero
Aftermath
The Convention of Cintra
The Battlefields today

Bibliography
Index

Product details

Published Mar 20 2013
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781472803115
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 69 b/w; 31 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 90
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

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René Chartrand

RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated i…

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