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Spanish Armies of the Napoleonic Wars

By Michael Roffe , Otto Pivka

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1975
ISBN
0850452430, 9780850452433
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5797673 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Pages
48\50
Time added
2012-07-07 11:34:07

Description

Despite Napoleon's clear advantage in the Peninsular War, the Spanish Army was never completely destroyed. Wrought by poor leadership and insufficient training, Spain's armies persisted in the fight against imperial France. This book gives an overview of Spain's confused position during the Napoleonic Era, caught between the competing interests of Britain and France. The book focuses primarily on the uniforms of the Spanish Army in the period before 1808 and during the war years as the Army of King Joseph, as well as the infantry uniforms of 1814-15. Numerous illustrations and eight colour plates vividly depict the uniforms of this often-underestimated force.

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