Journals of Sieges Carried On by The Army under the Duke of Wellington, in Spain, during the Years 1811 to 1814 - Volume III : With Notes and Additions: also Memoranda Relative to the Lines Thrown up to Cover Lisbon in 1810 / by Major-General Sir John T. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Major-General Sir John T.

Series:

Journals of Sieges Carried On by The Army under the Duke of Wellington, in Spain, during the Years 1811 to 1814

Journals of Sieges Carried On by The Army under the Duke of

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin America--Relations--Spain.

Latin America -- Relations -- Spain.

Peninsular War, 1807-1814.

Sieges.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

S.l. : Andrews UK, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The classic, immensely detailed description of the many sieges of the long drawn-out war that was Britain's major land contribution to the defeat of Napoleon. Sir John Jones was an officer of the Royal Engineers with Wellington in Portugal and Spain and intimately connected with the operations he describes so exactly. Sir John originally wrote his work to draw attention to what he considered were Britain's inadequate 'siege establishments' and equipment which, he claimed, made some of the war's sieges more bloody and drawn-out affairs than they need have been. Students of sieges and of military history generally should be grateful that Jones' massive and meticulous work, illustrated with numerous plans, charts and maps - is once more generally available.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Front Matter

Frontispiece

Title Page

Preface

Epigraph

Body Matter

Chapter I

Chapter II

Chapter III

Chapter IV

Memoranda respecting Blowing up Bridges on the Lines of Torres Vedras and Other Places in Spain and Portugal

Destruction of Fort Conception, in 1810

Back Matter

Notes

Appendix A

Extracts from the Dispatches of Lord Wellington

Extracts from French Official Papers

Appendix B

Instructions from Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher to Captain John T. Jones

Letters and Reports from Captain J. T. Jones to Lieutenant-Colonel Fletcher

Maps.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781283693431

1283693437

9781781515075

1781515077

OCLC:

784885945