02346cam a22003013u 4500 60386 UtSlPG 20260610134407.0 m cr n 260607r2019||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 DC Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6) Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2019 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2019-09-30 Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Peninsular War, Volume 1 (of 6)" by Robert Southey is a historical account written in the early 19th century. In this work, Southey provides a detailed examination of the Peninsular War, a significant conflict that took place between Spain, Portugal, and France during the Napoleonic Wars. The book aims to explore not only the military events of this war but also its broader political and social implications for Europe, particularly focusing on the virtues and struggles of the involved nations. The opening of the book sets the stage by highlighting the state of Spain and Portugal leading into the war, as well as the negative impacts of French expansionism under Napoleon. Southey comments on the previous glory of these nations and their subsequent decline due to internal misrule and external pressures, particularly from France. He also touches on the moral and societal conditions present in both countries at the time, leading to an understanding of the patriotism and resilience that would define their resistance in the Peninsular War. This section lays a broad historical foundation, capturing the complexities and challenges that characterized the pre-war period and the eventual confrontation with French forces. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Peninsular War, 1807-1814 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60386 101212 101212