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100 1 _aNapier, William Francis Patrick,
_d1785-1860
245 1 0 _aEnglish Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula. :
_bExtracted from his 'Peninsula War'.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2020-09-15
508 _aProduced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was created from images of public domain material made available by the University of Toronto Libraries (http://link.library.utoronto.ca/booksonline/).)
520 _a"English Battles and Sieges in the Peninsula" by Lieut.-Gen. Sir William Napier is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The work focuses on the British military campaigns during the Peninsular War, detailing various battles and sieges such as Roriça, Vimiero, and Coruña, highlighting the challenges faced by British forces against the formidable French army and their strategies. It seeks to honor British soldiers and provide an authentic representation of military encounters through the lens of a participant and historian. The opening of the text sets the stage by introducing the circumstances of the British military's engagement in Portugal against French forces. It recounts the Combat of Roriça, describing Sir Arthur Wellesley’s tactical maneuvers and the difficulties encountered during the fight. The narrative details the composition of forces, the geographical challenges, and the unfolding battle events including critical mistakes and heroic actions amidst the chaos of war. This initial portion serves to establish the tone, context, and the author's firsthand understanding of the complexities of wartime leadership and military engagement. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aPeninsular War, 1807-1814
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/63210
999 _c104034
_d104034