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Salamanca 1812 by Rory Muir

By Muir , Arthur Wellesley , Rory;Wellington

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN
0300087195, 9780300087192
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4211877 bytes)
Pages
xiv, 322 pages : illustrations\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
-- 1769-1852;Spain -- Salamanca-- Duke of1812;WellingtonArthur WellesleyBattle ofSalamancaSpain

Description

July 22, 1812. Salamanca, Spain. Frustrated at their first advance, British forces under Wellington's command have spent the last four days maneuvering and retreating from the French army. Patient and cautious, Wellington is determined not to make a fatal mistake. He glimpses a moment of opportunity and grasps it, committing all of his troops to a sudden devastating attack. At the end of the day, the French army is broken, panic-stricken, and reeling; Wellington has achieved the finest victory of his brilliant military career...

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