William Francis Patrick Napier

History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France - Volume 6

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This classic history of the Peninsular War was first published by a participant, Lieutenant-Colonel Napier, between 1828 and 1840.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 846
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 49mm
• Gewicht: 1171g
• ISBN-13: 9781108024235
• ISBN-10: 1108024238
• Artikelnr.: 33097486

Inhaltsangabe

Notes and justification, &c., &c.
Book XXI: 1. Lord Wellington blockades Pampeluna, besieges St. Sebastian
2. Danger of Sicily
3. Siege of Sebastian
4. Soult appointed the emperor's lieutenant
5. Soult attacks the right of the allies
Book XXII: 1. New positions of the armies
2. Storming of St. Sebastian
3. Soult's views and positions during the siege described
4. The duke of Berri proposes to invade France promising the aid of twenty thousand insurgents
5. Soult retakes the redoubt of Sarre
6. Political state of Portugal
Book XXIII: 1. War in the south of France
2. Soult occupies the entrenched camp of Bayonne, and the line of the Nive river
3. Respective situation and views of Lord Wellington and Soult
4. Political state of Portugal
5. Political state of Napoleon
6. Continuation of the war in the eastern province
Book XXIV: 1. Napoleon recalls several divisions of infantry and cavalry from Soult's army
2. Lord Wellington arrests his movements and returns in person to St. Jean de Luz to throw his bridge over the Adour
3. Soult's perilous situation
4. Wellington's and Soult's situations and forces described
5. Views of the commanders on each side
6. General observations and reflections
Appendix.