The Napoleonic Wars (3)
The Peninsular War 1807–1814
Nonfiction, History, Western Europe, Modern, 19th Century, Military
| Author: | Gregory Fremont-Barnes | ISBN: | 9781472809759 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing | Publication: | June 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gregory Fremont-Barnes |
| ISBN: | 9781472809759 |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Publication: | June 6, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
