Vimeiro 1808

Wellesley’s first victory in the Peninsular

Nonfiction, History, Military, Strategy
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Author: René Chartrand ISBN: 9781472803115
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 20, 2013
Imprint: Osprey Publishing Language: English
Author: René Chartrand
ISBN: 9781472803115
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 20, 2013
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Language: English

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. René Chartrand examines the first of Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War.

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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. René Chartrand examines the first of Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War.

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