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Albuera, 1811 : the bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War / Guy Dempsey ; foreword by Donald E. Graves.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dempsey, Guy C., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Albuera, Battle of, Albuera, Spain, 1811.
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814--Campaigns.
- Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (711 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London ; St. Paul, Minnesota : MBI Publishing Co. : Greenhill Books, 2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- On 16 May 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War's most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord Beresford, stubbornly blocked the march of the French Field Marshal Soult, who was trying to reach the fortress of Badajoz, 12 miles north. Beresford, who defended himself with his bare hands against a Polish lancer, was victorious, but at the cost of 6,000 Allied deaths and 7,000 French in just four hours. The battle is best known for the Fusilier Brigade's charge, made f
- Contents:
- Dedication; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Maps; Acknowledgements; Notes for Readers; Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The French Invasion of Portugal; Chapter 2 - Soult's Capture of Badajoz; Chapter 3 - The First British Siege of Badajoz; Chapter 4 - The French Advance to Albuera; Chapter 5 - The French Feint; Chapter 6 - The Spaniards Hold Firm; Chapter 7 - The Annihilation of Colborne's Brigade; Chapter 8 - Stalemate; Chapter 9 - The Charge of the Fusiliers; Chapter 10 - The Aftermath of Battle; Chapter 11 - The Second British Siege of Badajoz
- Chapter 12 - The Wounded of AlbueraChapter 13 - The Prisoners of Albuera; Chapter 14 - The Dead of Albuera; Chapter 15 - Controversy and Conclusions; APPENDICES; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [318]-329) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-78346-890-4
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