Osprey's Campaign title for the Battle of Vittoria during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). Despite Wellington's success against Marmont's army at Salamanca in July, the year of 1812 ended in bitter disappointment for the British. However, a year later Wellington's series of brilliant manoeuvres threw the French onto the defensive on all fronts, culminating in the final victory at Vittoria: 90,000 men and 90 guns attacking in four mutually supporting columns. The French centre gave way and both flanks were turned, their army finally breaking in flight towards Pamplona. Any French hopes of maintaining their position in the Peninsular were crushed forever. On 7 October the British set foot on the 'sacred soil' of' Napoleon's France.
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Highly visual guides to history's greatest conflicts, detailing the command strategies, tactics, and experiences of the opposing forces throughout each campaign, and concluding with a guide to the battlefields today.
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Ian Fletcher has established a reputation as a Napoleonic historian of the first rank, particularly on the British army in the Peninsular. He has been widely published and among his several titles for Osprey are Elite 52 Wellington’s Foot Guards and Campaign 59 Vittoria 1813.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Very good succinct introduction to the battle as well as ancillary campaign,
By Yoda (Hadera, Israel) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Vittoria 1813: Wellington Sweeps the French from Spain (Praeger Illustrated Military History Series,) (Hardcover)
This book starts out providing an excellent picture, from both Allied and French sides, of the geopolitical pictures. It then discusses each sides strategic goals during the campaign. Both sides are discussed in terms of general condition of army and high officers but it is lacking in terms of the middle and lower echelons of officers as well as equipment. The history of the events leading to this battle, the battle itself and the aftermath are all discussed. Reasons for French defeat and Allied victory are also well covered (i.e., large number of French troops being withdrawn from Spanish front to the Danube).
The book is somewhat weak in its lack of color plates illustrating each sides troops. Hence for figurine and model builders not that good of a reference.
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On 1 August 1808 Sir Arthur Wellesley, later to become 1st Duke of Wellington, landed at Figueira de Foz in Portugal at the head of 9,000 British soldiers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divisional battery, great convoy, cavalry brigade, light dragoons, great road Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Officers Men Total, Gamarra Mayor, Light Division, Army of the Centre, Ciudad Rodrigo, Tres Puentes, Army of Portugal, Army of the South, Peninsular War, Gamarra Minor, Grant's Cavalry Brigade, San Millan, Subjiana de Alava, Anson's Brigade, Convention of Cintra, Divisional Total, June Wellington, Longa's Spaniards, Longa's Spanish, Lord Dalhousie, Morillo's Spaniards, Rey's Brigade, San Sebastian, Braun's Brigade, Byng's Brigade New!
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On 1 August 1808 Sir Arthur Wellesley, later to become 1st Duke of Wellington, landed at Figueira de Foz in Portugal at the head of 9,000 British soldiers. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
divisional battery, great convoy, cavalry brigade, light dragoons, great road Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Officers Men Total, Gamarra Mayor, Light Division, Army of the Centre, Ciudad Rodrigo, Tres Puentes, Army of Portugal, Army of the South, Peninsular War, Gamarra Minor, Grant's Cavalry Brigade, San Millan, Subjiana de Alava, Anson's Brigade, Convention of Cintra, Divisional Total, June Wellington, Longa's Spaniards, Longa's Spanish, Lord Dalhousie, Morillo's Spaniards, Rey's Brigade, San Sebastian, Braun's Brigade, Byng's Brigade New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Napoleonic wargaming for fun by Paddy Griffith in Back Matter
- A History of the Peninsular War, Volume VII: August 1813 to April 14, 1814: St Sebastian's Capture, Wellington's Invasion of France, Battles of Nive, Orthez, Toulouse by Sir Charles Oman in Back Matter
- History of the war in the peninsula (Classics of British historical literature) by William Francis Patrick Napier in Back Matter
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