Record Nr.

UNINA9910163206403321

Autore

Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick

Titolo

A History of the Peninsular War, Volume III September 1809 to December 1810 : September 1809 to December 1810: Ocana, Cadiz, Bussaco, Torres Vedras [Illustrated Edition]

Pubbl/distr/stampa


San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014
©2014

ISBN

9781782898337

1782898336

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (533 pages)

Collana

A History of the Peninsular War ; ; v.3

Soggetti

Peninsular War, 1807-1814

Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- MAPS AND PLANS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- NOTES ON THE ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- SECTION XVII - FROM TALAVERA TO OCAÑA -- SECTION XVII: CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTORY. THE CENTRAL JUNTA. WELLESLEY AND WELLINGTON -- SECTION XVII: CHAPTER II - EVENTS IN EASTERN SPAIN DURING THE SUMMER AND AUTUMN OF 1809. THE SIEGE OF GERONA BEGUN -- SECTION XVII: CHAPTER III - THE FALL OF GERONA. AUGUST-DECEMBER, 1809 -- SECTION XVII: CHAPTER IV - THE AUTUMN CAMPAIGN OF 1809: TAMAMES, OCAÑA, AND ALBA DE TORMES -- SECTION XVIII - THE CONQUEST OF ANDALUSIA -- SECTION XVIII: CHAPTER I - THE CONSEQUENCES OF OCAÑA. DECEMBER 1809-JANUARY 1810 -- SECTION XVIII: CHAPTER II - THE CONQUEST OF ANDALUSIA. KING JOSEPH AND HIS PLANS -- SECTION XVIII: CHAPTER III - THE CONQUEST OF ANDALUSIA. JANUARY-FEBRUARY 1810 -- SECTION XIX - THE PORTUGUESE CAMPAIGN OF 1810. THE PRELIMINARIES -- SECTION XIX: CHAPTER I - THE MILITARY GEOGRAPHY OF PORTUGAL -- SECTION XIX: CHAPTER II - WELLINGTON'S PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENCE -- SECTION XIX: CHAPTER III - THE FRENCH PREPARATIONS: MASSÉNA'S ARMY OF PORTUGAL -- SECTION XIX: CHAPTER IV - THE MONTHS OF WAITING. SIEGE OF ASTORGA -- SECTION XIX: CHAPTER V - THE MONTHS OF

WAITING. THE SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO -- SECTION XIX: CHAPTER VI - COMBAT OF THE COA. SIEGE OF ALMEIDA -- NOTE ON ALMEIDA AND THE BRIDGE OF THE COA -- SECTION XX - OPERATIONS IN THE EAST AND SOUTH OF SPAIN DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1810 -- SECTION XX: CHAPTER I - SUCHET AND AUGEREAU IN ARAGON, VALENCIA, AND CATALONIA -- SECTION XX: CHAPTER II - OPERATIONS IN THE SOUTH OF SPAIN DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1810 -- SECTION XXI - BUSSACO AND TORRES VEDRAS -- SECTION XXI: CHAPTER I - MASSÉNA'S ADVANCE TO BUSSACO -- NOTE ON THE SITUATION ON SEPT. 25 -- SECTION XXI: CHAPTER II - THE BATTLE OF BUSSACO -- (1) NOTE ON THE TOPOGRAPHY OF BUSSACO.

(2) NOTE ON THE CRISIS OF THE BATTLE OF BUSSACO -- SECTION XXI: CHAPTER III - WELLINGTON'S RETREAT TO THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS -- SECTION XXI: CHAPTER IV - THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS -- SECTION XXI: CHAPTER V - MASSÉNA BEFORE THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS -- SECTION XXII - END OF THE YEAR 1810 -- SECTION XXII: CHAPTER I - OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH AND EAST -- SECTION XXII: CHAPTER II - KING JOSEPH AND THE CORTES -- APPENDICES -- I - THE SPANISH FORCES AT THE SIEGE OF GERONA -- II - THE FRENCH FORCES AT THE SIEGE OF GERONA -- (1) Reille's Original Siege Corps: -- (2) The Covering Army, under St. Cyr in person, consisted on June 1 of the following troops: -- III - DEL PARQUE'S ARMY IN THE TAMAMES-ALBA DE TORMES CAMPAIGN, OCT.-NOV. 1809 -- MORNING STATE OF NOVEMBER 20 -- IV - FRENCH LOSSES AT TAMAMES, OCT. 18, 1809 -- V - THE PARTITION OF THE ARMY OF ESTREMADURA IN SEPTEMBER 1809 -- (1) A list of Albuquerque's army without any figures of strength save the general total, as follows: -- (2) A second document gives, as having marched under Eguia to join the Army of the Centre in La Mancha, the following corps: -- VI - AREIZAGA'S ARMY IN THE OCAÑA CAMPAIGN -- VII - THE FRENCH ARMY OF SPAIN ON JAN. 15, 1810 FROM A DOCUMENT IN THE ARCHIVES NATIONAUX AT PARIS -- VIII - MASSÉNA'S ARMY OF PORTUGAL ON SEPT. 15, 1810, JAN. 1, 1811, AND MARCH 15, 1811 -- IX - BRITISH LOSSES AT THE COMBAT OF THE COA, JULY 24, 1810 -- X - WELLINGTON'S ARMY AT BUSSACO, SEPT. 27, 1810 -- INFANTRY -- CAVALRY -- ARTILLERY -- GENERAL TOTAL -- XI - MASSÉNA'S ORDERS FOR BUSSACO -- XII - LOSSES AT BUSSACO -- ENGLISH AND PORTUGUESE -- XIII - FRENCH LOSSES AT BUSSACO -- XIV - WELLINGTON'S ARMY WITHIN THE LINES OF TORRES VEDRAS. MORNING STATE OF NOV. 1, 1810 -- 1. BRITISH TROOPS (effective, without sick or detached).

II. PORTUGUESE TROOPS (effective, without sick or detached) From a Return of Oct. 29, 1810 -- III. SPANISH TROOPS WITHIN THE LINES -- TOTAL OF REGULAR TROOPS IN THE LINES -- XV - THE BRITISH AND PORTUGUESE ARTILLERY IN THE CAMPAIGN OF 1810.

Sommario/riassunto

This third volume of the History of the Peninsular War by Charles Oman covers the critical period from September 1809 to December 1810, detailing major military events such as the campaigns of Ocaña, Cadiz, Bussaco, and the strategic Lines of Torres Vedras. Focusing on the strategies and movements of both the French and Allied forces, led by figures like Wellington and Masséna, the book examines the turning point in the war, highlighting Wellington's defensive strategies in Portugal. Intended for historians and military enthusiasts, it provides a comprehensive analysis of the military, political, and social impacts of the war during this pivotal time.