| Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington's Liberation of Portugal Contributor(s): Chartrand, René (Author), Courcelle, Patrice (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 184176311X ISBN-13: 9781841763118 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $22.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2002 Annotation: In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masse na's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Masse na was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de On oro. This book examines this crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Strategy - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars - History | Europe - France |
| Dewey: 940.274 |
| Series: Campaign |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.98" W x 9.78" (0.70 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Osprey title examines the crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Mass na's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Mass na was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de O oro. |