Despite Napoleon's clear advantage in the Peninsular War, the Spanish Army was never completely destroyed. Wrought by poor leadership and insufficient training, Spain's armies persisted in the fight against imperial France. This book gives an overview of Spain's confused position during the Napoleonic Era, caught between the competing interests of Britain and France. The book focuses primarily on the uniforms of the Spanish Army in the period before 1808 and during the war years as the Army of King Joseph, as well as the infantry uniforms of 1814-15. Numerous illustrations and eight colour plates vividly depict the uniforms of this often-underestimated force.
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Packed with specially commissioned artwork, maps and diagrams, the Men-at-Arms series is an unrivalled illustrated reference on the history, organisation, uniforms and equipment of the world's military forces, past and present.
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Otto von Pivka (the nom de plume of Digby Smith) wrote his first title for Osprey Publishing in 1972. He is a prolific author who has contributed many titles to the Men-at-Arms series on the armies and forces of the Napoleonic Wars. A former major in the British Army, he is now retired, but continues to write books on this key period.
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Inaccurate,
By Jose Manuel Rodriguez Gomez "Eborense" (Talavera de la Reina (Spain)) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Spanish Armies of the Napoleonic Wars (Men-at-Arms) (Paperback)
Mostly inaccurate. Flags completely wrong. Only two Spanish sources used: Clonard's album, now completely outdated; and 1806's collection of supposed drawings on 1805 uniforms regulation. What about military states? All drawings are made from Suhr's plates, on which both 1802 and 1805 regulations are mixed. Uniforms taken from Clonard's album are romantic mixtifications.
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Spain's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars came about largely as a result of the unstable political situation in the Iberian Peninsula at that time and her resulting weak and vaccilating policies which caused Napoleon, Emperor of the French, to act in order to fill the power vacuum thus caused. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Spain's involvement in the Napoleonic Wars came about largely as a result of the unstable political situation in the Iberian Peninsula at that time and her resulting weak and vaccilating policies which caused Napoleon, Emperor of the French, to act in order to fill the power vacuum thus caused. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
blue saddle furniture, yellow fittings, red turnbacks, cuff flaps, red dolman, light blue collar, barrack dress, black harness, buff collar, white turnbacks, dark blue breeches, yellow edging, facings shown, white lapels, collar badge, red cockade, green lapels, blue lapels, hat trim, white edging, red cuffs, red collar, yellow collar, round cuffs, yellow buttons Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Villa Viciosa, National Army Museum, Regimiento de Zamora, General Dupont, Imperial Guard, Infanteria de Linea, King Charles, Napoleonic Wars, Regimiento de la Princesa New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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