Wellington and the Vitoria Campaign 1813: Never a Finer Army (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526774026)

Over two hundred years ago, on 21 June 1813, just southwest of Vitoria in northern Spain, the British, Portuguese, and Spanish army commanded by the Duke of Wellington confronted the French army of Napoleon's brother Joseph. Hours later Wellington's forces won an overwhelming victory and, after six years of bitter occupation, the French were ousted from Iberia. This is the critical battle that Carole Divall focuses on in this vivid, scholarly study of the last phase of the Peninsular War.

The battle was the pivotal event of the 1813 campaign - it was fatal to French interests in Spain - but it is also significant because it demonstrated Wellington's confidence in his allied army and in himself. The complexity of the maneuvers he expected his men to carry out and the shrewd strategic planning that preceded the battle were quite remarkable.

As well as giving a graphic close description of each stage of the battle, Carole Divall sets it in the wider scope of the Peninsular War. Through the graphic recollections of the men who were there - from commanders to the merest foot soldiers - she offers us a direct insight into the reality of combat during the Napoleonic Wars.

Author: Carole Divall
ISBN-10: 152677402X
ISBN-13: 9781526774026
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
Language: English
Published: 12/03/2021
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.20d