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History Napoleonic Wars

Vimeiro 1808

Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular

by (author) Rene Chartrand

illustrated by Patrice Courcelle

Publisher
Osprey
Initial publish date
Sep 2001
Category
Napoleonic Wars
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781841763095
    Publish Date
    Sep 2001
    List Price
    $32.5

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Description

Osprey's examination of the first of Sir Arthur Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War (1807-1814). On 2 August 1808, a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, Britain's oldest ally, to liberate their country from its French occupiers. Within a month Wellesley was to win two victories over the French at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro. General Andoche Junot, the French commander, was forced to surrender and evacuate Portugal.

About the authors

René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including almost 20 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of ‘Canadian Military Heritage’. Also a student of wines, he currently lives in Hull, Quebec, with his wife and two sons.

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