A History of the Peninsular War Volume III: September 1809-December 1810 Ocana,Cadiz,Bussaco,Torres Vedras (Paperback)

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Paperback: 570 pages
Publisher: Greenhill Books; First edition (Feb 19 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1853676179
ISBN-13: 978-1853676178
Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.8 x 5 cm
Shipping Weight: 799 g
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Volume III covers the period from September 1809 to December 1810, when the French were consolidating their hold on Spain, crushing resistance and attempting to drive the British out of Portugal. However, they could not wholly defeat their opponents. The forces of the Spanish Regency Council, with British and Portuguese aid, held out against the siege of Cadiz. Wellington's Allied army fought a model defensive battle at Bussaco, stalling the French drive into Portugal and enabling the British and Portuguese forces to retire to the shelter of the Torres Vedras fortifications. Here the Allies' defence led to a strategic victory, blunting the French offensive, and ultimately forcing the French to abandon their invasion.