| #2298670 in Books | Yale University Press UK SR | 2001-12-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.25 x.74 x6.12l,1.09 | File type: PDF | 354 pages | ||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| The last word on the Battle of Salamanca.|By HMS Warspite|Rory Muir's "Salamanca 1812" is a detailed, even blow-by-blow description of the encounter in western Spain between Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army and Marmot's Imperial French Army, ending in a decisive battlefield victory for the Allies. After a brief synopsis of events in the Peninsular War leading up to the battl||[A] detailed history. . . rigorous research, obscure eyewitness accounts, and personal insight. . . [for] students and enthusiasts of Napoleonic warfare. . . -- Kirkus s|About the Author|
Rory Mui
July 22, 1812. Salamanca, Spain. Frustrated at their first advance, British forces under Wellington’s command have spent the last four days maneuvering and retreating from the French army. Patient and cautious, Wellington is determined not to make a fatal mistake. He glimpses a moment of opportunity and grasps it, committing all of his troops to a sudden devastating attack. At the end of the day, the French army is broken, panic-stricken, and reeling; Wellingt...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Salamanca, 1812 | Rory Muir. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
