Wellington Against Junot · the First Invasion of Portugal 1807-1808

Wellington Against Junot · the First Invasion of Portugal 1807-1808
Authors
Buttery, David
Publisher
Pen & Sword
Tags
new , fix
ISBN
9781848841420
Date
2011-07-12T04:00:00+00:00
Size
6.77 MB
Lang
en
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The first French invasion of Portugal in 1807 - which was commanded by Junot, one of Napoleon’s most experienced generals - was a key event in the long, brutal Peninsular War. It was the first campaign fought in the Peninsular by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, yet it tends to be overshadowed by more famous episodes in the six-year conflict that followed.

The first French invasion of Portugal in 1807 - which was commanded by Junot, one of Napoleon's most experienced generals - was a key event in the long, brutal Peninsular War. It was the first campaign fought in the Peninsular by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, yet it tends to be overshadowed by more famous episodes in the six-year conflict that followed.

David Buttery, in this original and perceptive new study, sets the record straight - his tightly focused narrative covers the entire campaign in vivid detail.

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