Talavera 1809 - Wellington's lightning strike into Spain

Informationen zum Autor RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 50 Osprey titles. He lives in Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Klappentext The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley's first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington. Although Wellesely's forces were outnumbered, and a sizeable contingent of the Spanish ran away, he had chosen a superb defensive position and was able to beat off successive French attacks, though at a heavy cost in terms of casualties. Although the French had withdrawn leaving Wellesley the master of the field, his high casualties and approaching French reinforcements led to Wellesley withdrawing to Portugal. His foray into Spain had an enormous effect on Spanish morale as they realized they were not alone in the struggle. British redcoats had had got to within 70km of Madraid, and they would return in future years. "Tactics, strategies, and battle experiences make this a powerful survey, packed with color illustrations by Graham Turner that help recreate events."- James A. Cox, "The Midwest Book Review "(June 2013) A highly illustrated account of the battle of Talavera in 1809, one of the major battles of the Peninsular War. Zusammenfassung The battle of Talavera in 1809 was one of the major battles of the Peninsular War and Arthur Wellesley's first victory in Spain itself, following which he was created Viscount Wellington of Talavera and Wellington. Inhaltsverzeichnis Origins of the campaign Chronology Opposing commanders Opposing forces Opposing plans The Talavera campaign Aftermath The battlefield today Further reading Index ...

Product details

• Authors: Ren? Chartrand, Renae Chartrand, Rene Chartrand, René Chartrand
• Assisted by: Graham Turner (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2013
• EAN: 9781780961804
• ISBN: 978-1-78096-180-4
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 244 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Campaign; Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Europe, European History, Spain, HISTORY / Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other), HISTORY / Europe / Spain & Portugal, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Battles and campaigns