Wellington's Worst Scrape : the Burgos Campaign 1812 / Carole Divall.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Divall, Carole, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Campaigns--Spain.

Burgos (Spain)--History, Military--19th century.

Peninsular War (1807-1814).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (541 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, 2012.

Summary:

None of the setbacks during the Peninsular War were graver than the retreat that followed the disastrous failure of the siege of Burgos in 1812. It is this, less than glorious phase of the Peninsular campaign that is the subject of Carole Divall's latest study of the British army of the Napoleonic Wars.

Contents:

""Front Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""Dedication""; ""List of Maps""; ""List of Plates""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Part I. Madrid""; ""1. �See the Conquering Hero Come�""; ""2. The Other Side of the Hill""; ""3. Wellington�s Gamble""; ""Part II. Burgos""; ""4. Opening Gambit""; ""5. Taking the Castle""; ""6. Move and Countermove""; ""Part III. Retreat""; ""7. Tactical Withdrawal""; ""8. Front Line Abandoned""; ""9. Stalemate""; ""10. The Game is Lost""; ""Part IV. Aftermath""; ""11. The French Perspective""; ""12. Victory or Defeat?""

""13. The Cost of the Campaign""""Appendix I: Engineers� and Artillery Means for the Attack""; ""Appendix II: Wellington�s Memoranda for the Siege of Burgos""; ""Appendix III: Official Return of Killed, Wounded and Missing""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-241) and index.

ISBN:

9781783378661

1783378662

OCLC:

854974758