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A History of the Peninsular War Volume I 1807-1809 : From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna [Illustrated Edition]
| A History of the Peninsular War Volume I 1807-1809 : From the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna [Illustrated Edition] |
| Autore | Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (657 pages) |
| Collana | A History of the Peninsular War |
| Soggetto topico |
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 |
| ISBN |
9781782898313
178289831X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- List of MAPS -- List of PORTRAITS -- SECTION I - NAPOLEON AND THE SPANISH BOURBONS -- SECTION I: CHAPTER I - THE TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU -- SECTION I: CHAPTER II - THE COURT OF SPAIN -- NOTE TO CHAPTER II -- SECTION I: CHAPTER III - THE CONQUEST OF PORTUGAL -- SECTION I: CHAPTER IV - THE FRENCH AGGRESSION IN SPAIN: ABDICATION OF CHARLES IV -- SECTION I: CHAPTER V - THE TREACHERY AT BAYONNE -- SECTION I: CHAPTER VI - THE SECOND OF MAY: OUTBREAK OF THE SPANISH INSURRECTION -- SECTION II - THE LAND AND THE COMBATANTS -- SECTION II: CHAPTER I - MILITARY GEOGRAPHY OF THE PENINSULA: MOUNTAINS, RIVERS, ROADS -- SECTION II: CHAPTER II - THE SPANISH ARMY IN 1808 -- SECTION II: CHAPTER III - THE FRENCH ARMY IN SPAIN -- 1. The Army of 1808: its Character and Organization. -- 2. The Army of 1808-14: its Character and Organization. -- SECTION II: CHAPTER IV - THE TACTICS OF THE FRENCH AND THEIR ADVERSARIES DURING THE PENINSULAR WAR -- SECTION III - SARAGOSSA AND BAYLEN -- SECTION III: CHAPTER I - OPENING OF HOSTILITIES: THE FRENCH INVASIONS OF ANDALUSIA AND VALENCIA -- SECTION III: CHAPTER II - OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH: THE SIEGE OF SARAGOSSA -- SECTION III: CHAPTER III - OPERATIONS IN THE NORTH: BATTLE OF MEDINA DE RIO SECO -- SECTION III: CHAPTER IV - DUPONT IN ANDALUSIA: THE CAPITULATION OF BAYLEN -- NOTE -- SECTION IV - THE ENGLISH IN PORTUGAL -- SECTION IV: CHAPTER I - THE OUTBREAK OF THE PORTUGUESE INSURRECTION -- SECTION IV: CHAPTER II - LANDING OF THE BRITISH: COMBAT OF ROLIÇA -- NOTE TO CHAPTER II -- SECTION IV: CHAPTER III - VIMIERO -- SECTION IV: CHAPTER IV - THE CONVENTION OF CINTRA -- SECTION IV: CHAPTER V - THE FRENCH EVACUATE PORTUGAL -- SECTION IV: CHAPTER VI - THE COURT OF INQUIRY -- SECTION V - THE STRUGGLE IN CATALONIA.
SECTION V: CHAPTER I - DUHESME'S OPERATIONS: FIRST SIEGE OF GERONA (JUNE-JULY, 1808) -- SECTION V: CHAPTER II - THE STRUGGLE IN CATALONIA (JULY-AUGUST, 1808): THE SECOND SIEGE OF GERONA -- SECTION VI - THE CONSEQUENCES OF BAYLEN -- SECTION VI: CHAPTER I - THE FRENCH RETREAT TO THE EBRO -- SECTION VI: CHAPTER II - CREATION OF THE 'JUNTA GENERAL' -- SECTION VI: CHAPTER III - THE 'JUNTA GENERAL' IN SESSION -- SECTION VI: CHAPTER IV - AN EPISODE IN THE BALTIC -- SECTION VII - NAPOLEON'S INVASION OF SPAIN -- SECTION VII: CHAPTER I - FRENCH AND SPANISH PREPARATIONS -- SECTION VII: CHAPTER II - THE PRELIMINARY FIGHTING: ARRIVAL OF NAPOLEON -- SECTION VII: CHAPTER III - THE MISFORTUNES OF JOACHIM BLAKE: ZORNOZA AND ESPINOSA DE LOS MONTEROS -- SECTION VII: CHAPTER IV - NAPOLEON CROSSES THE EBRO: THE ROUT OF GAMONAL: SOULT'S PURSUIT OF BLAKE -- SECTION VII: CHAPTER V - TUDELA -- SECTION VII: CHAPTER VI - PASSAGE OF THE SOMOSIERRA: NAPOLEON AT MADRID -- SECTION VIII - THE CAMPAIGN OF SIR JOHN MOORE -- SECTION VIII: CHAPTER I - NAPOLEON AT MADRID -- SECTION VIII: CHAPTER II - MOORE AT SALAMANCA -- SECTION VIII: CHAPTER III - MOORE'S ADVANCE TO SAHAGUN -- SECTION VIII: CHAPTER IV - NAPOLEON'S PURSUIT OF MOORE: SAHAGUN TO ASTORGA -- NOTE -- SECTION VIII: CHAPTER V - SOULT'S PURSUIT OF MOORE: ASTORGA TO CORUNNA -- SECTION VIII: CHAPTER VI - THE BATTLE OF CORUNNA -- APPENDICES -- I - GODOY'S PROCLAMATION OF OCT. 5, 1806 -- II - THE TREATY OF FONTAINEBLEAU -- III - PAPERS RELATING TO THE 'AFFAIR OF THE ESCURIAL' -- LETTER OF CHARLES IV TO NAPOLEON. -- LETTER OF PRINCE FERDINAND TO CHARLES IV. -- PROCLAMATION OF CHARLES IV, PARDONING THE PRINCE. -- IV - ABDICATION OF CHARLES IV -- V - THE SPANISH ARMY IN 1808 -- ROYAL GUARD. -- INFANTRY OF THE LINE. -- LIGHT INFANTRY. -- FOREIGN INFANTRY. -- MILITIA. -- CAVALRY. -- ARTILLERY. -- VI - THE FIRST FRENCH 'ARMY OF SPAIN'. VII - PAPERS RELATING TO THE TREACHERY AT BAYONNE -- PROTEST OF CHARLES IV AGAINST HIS ABDICATION. -- LETTER OF NAPOLEON TO FERDINAND VII. -- SECOND ABDICATION OF CHARLES IV. -- RESIGNATION OF HIS RIGHTS BY FERDINAND VII. -- VIII - THE CAPITULATION OF BAYLEN -- 1. ORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY OF CASTAÑOS -- 2. CORRESPONDENCE OF THE FRENCH GENERALS. -- 3. CAPITULATION. -- IX - THE CONVENTION OF CINTRA -- 1. DEFINITIVE CONVENTION FOR THE EVACUATION OF PORTUGAL BY THE FRENCH ARMY. -- 2. REPORT OF THE COURT OF INQUIRY. -- 3. LORD MOIRA'S 'OPINION.' -- X - THE CENTRAL JUNTA OF REGENCY LIST OF THE MEMBERS. -- XI - THE SPANISH ARMIES, OCT.-NOV. 1808 -- 1. THE ARMY OF GALICIA [Return of Oct. 31]. - General Blake. -- 2. THE ARMY OF ARAGON. General Joseph Palafox. -- 3. ARMY OF ESTREMADURA. General Galluzzo [afterwards the Conde de Belvedere]. -- 4. ARMY OF THE CENTRE. General Castaños. -- 5. ARMY OF CATALONIA. [Morning state of Nov. 5, 1808.] General Vives. -- TROOPS IN THE SECOND LINE. -- XII - THE FRENCH ARMY OF SPAIN IN NOVEMBER, 1808. -- XIII - SIR JOHN MOORE'S ARMY: ITS STRENGTH AND ITS LOSSES. |
| Altri titoli varianti |
A History of the Peninsular War
A History of the Peninsular War Volume I 1807-1809 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164081703321 |
Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick
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| San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A History of the Peninsular War, Volume II January to September 1809 : From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign [Illustrated Edition]
| A History of the Peninsular War, Volume II January to September 1809 : From the Battle of Corunna to the End of the Talavera Campaign [Illustrated Edition] |
| Autore | Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (617 pages) |
| Collana | A History of the Peninsular War |
| Soggetto topico |
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Military campaigns |
| ISBN |
9781782898320
1782898328 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- LIST OF MAPS AND PLANS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ERRATA IN VOL. II -- SECTION IX - AFTER CORUNNA -- SECTION IX: CHAPTER I - THE CONSEQUENCES OF MOORE'S DIVERSION: RALLY OF THE SPANISH ARMIES: BATTLE OF UCLES -- SECTION IX: CHAPTER II - NAPOLEON'S DEPARTURE FROM SPAIN: HIS PLANS FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE WAR: THE COUNTER-PLANS OF THE JUNTA -- SECTION X - THE AUTUMN AND WINTER CAMPAIGN IN CATALONIA -- SECTION X: CHAPTER I - THE SIEGE OF ROSAS -- SECTION X: CHAPTER II - ST. CYR RELIEVES BARCELONA: BATTLES OF CARDADEU AND MOLINS DE REY -- SECTION X: CHAPTER III - THE CAMPAIGN OF FEBRUARY, 1809: BATTLE OF VALLS -- SECTION XI - THE SECOND SIEGE OF SARAGOSSA -- SECTION XI: CHAPTER I - THE CAPTURE OF THE OUTWORKS -- SECTION XI: CHAPTER II - SIEGE OF SARAGOSSA: THE FRENCH WITHIN THE WALLS: THE STREET-FIGHTING: THE SURRENDER -- SECTION XII - THE SPRING CAMPAIGN IN LA MANCHA AND ESTREMADURA -- CHAPTER I - THE ROUT OF CIUDAD REAL -- SECTION XII: CHAPTER II - OPERATIONS OF VICTOR AND CUESTA: BATTLE OF MEDELLIN -- SECTION XIII - SOULT'S INVASION OF PORTUGAL -- SECTION XIII: CHAPTER I - SOULT'S PRELIMINARY OPERATIONS IN GALICIA (JANUARY 19-MARCH 6, 1809) -- SECTION XIII: CHAPTER II - PORTUGAL AT THE MOMENT OF SOULT'S INVASION: THE NATION, THE REGENCY, AND SIR JOHN CRADOCK -- SECTION XIII: CHAPTER III - THE PORTUGUESE ARMY: ITS HISTORY AND ITS REORGANIZATION -- SECTION XIII: CHAPTER IV - COMBATS ABOUT CHAVES AND BRAGA: CAPTURE OF OPORTO (MARCH 10-29, 1809) -- SECTION XIII: CHAPTER V - SOULT'S HALT AT OPORTO: OPERATIONS OF WILSON ON THE PORTUGUESE FRONTIER: SILVEIRA'S DEFENCE OF AMARANTE -- SECTION XIII: CHAPTER VI - INTRIGUES AT OPORTO: THE CONSPIRACY OF ARGENTON -- SECTION XIV - WELLESLEY'S CAMPAIGN IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL -- SECTION XIV: CHAPTER I - SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY.
SECTION XIV: CHAPTER II - WELLESLEY RETAKES OPORTO -- SECTION XIV: CHAPTER III - SOULT'S RETREAT FROM OPORTO -- SECTION XV - OPERATIONS IN NORTHERN SPAIN (MARCH-JUNE 1809) -- SECTION XV: CHAPTER I - NEY AND LA ROMANA IN GALICIA AND THE ASTURIAS -- SECTION XV: CHAPTER II - THE FRENCH ABANDON GALICIA -- SECTION XV: CHAPTER III - OPERATIONS IN ARAGON: ALCAÑIZ AND BELCHITE (MARCH-JUNE 1809) -- SECTION XVI - THE TALAVERA CAMPAIGN -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER I - WELLESLEY AT ABRANTES: VICTOR EVACUATES ESTREMADURA -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER II - WELLESLEY ENTERS SPAIN -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER III - WELLESLEY AND CUESTA -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER IV - THE MARCH TO TALAVERA: QUARREL OF WELLESLEY AND CUESTA -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER V - CONCENTRATION OF THE FRENCH ARMIES: THE KING TAKES THE OFFENSIVE: COMBATS OF TORRIJOS AND CASA DE SALINAS -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER VI - THE BATTLE OF TALAVERA: THE PRELIMINARY COMBATS (JULY 27-28) -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER VII - THE BATTLE OF TALAVERA: THE MAIN ENGAGEMENT (JULY 28) -- NOTES ON THE TOPOGRAPHY OF TALAVERA -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER VIII - THE RETREAT FROM TALAVERA -- SECTION XVI: CHAPTER IX - THE END OF THE TALAVERA CAMPAIGN -- APPENDICES -- I - THE 'ARMY OF THE CENTRE,' JAN. 11, 1809 -- II - THE GARRISON OF SARAGOSSA -- III - STATE OF THE FRENCH ARMY IN SPAIN, FEBRUARY 1, 1809 -- IV - THE SPANISH ARMY AT MEDELLIN -- V - ORGANIZATION OF THE PORTUGUESE ARMY IN 1809 -- VI - THE INTRIGUES AT OPORTO -- I. GENERAL RICARD'S CIRCULAR. -- II WELLESLEY'S ACCOUNT OF ARGENTON'S PLOT. -- III. RÉSUMÉ DE L'AFFAIRE ARGENTON. -- VII - MORNING STATE OF THE BRITISH FORCES IN PORTUGAL, UNDER SIR ARTHUR WELLESLEY, K.B. HEADQUARTERS, COIMBRA, MAY 6, 1809. -- VIII - SOULT'S REPORT ON GALICIA, JUNE 25, 1809. -- IX a - SUCHET'S ARMY OF ARAGON [3rd CORPS], -- IX b - BLAKE'S ARMY OF ARAGON, JUNE 15, 1809. -- X - APPENDICES RELATING TO THE TALAVERA CAMPAIGN. 1 - THE BRITISH FORCE AT TALAVERA FROM THE MORNING STATE OF JULY 25, 1809 -- 2 - THE ARMY OF ESTREMADURA AT TALAVERA -- 3 - STRENGTH OF THE FRENCH ARMY AT TALAVERA -- 4 - TALAVERA.-BRITISH LOSSES ON JULY 27 -- 5 - BRITISH LOSSES AT TALAVERA SECOND DAY. JULY 28, 1809. -- 6 - TALAVERA.-THE FRENCH LOSSES -- XI - THE ROYAL ARTILLERY IN THE PENINSULA IN 1809 -- XII - VENEGAS'S ARMY OF LA MANCHA - FROM A RETURN OF JUNE 16, 1809. |
| Altri titoli varianti |
A History of the Peninsular War
A History of the Peninsular War, Volume II January to September 1809 |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910164255003321 |
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Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick
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| San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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]
| 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] |
| Autore | Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
| Collana | A History of the Peninsular War |
| Soggetto topico |
Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 |
| ISBN |
9781782898337
1782898336 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| 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. |
| Altri titoli varianti | A History of the Peninsular War |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163206403321 |
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Oman KBE Sir Charles William Chadwick
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| San Francisco : , : Wagram Press, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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