This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...Vedras, meeting on the road the two battalions which he had summoned from Lisbon. Such was the battle of Vimeiro, a great victory marred by the failure to follow it up. That thirteen thousand French should have failed to drive eighteen thousand British from a strong position, was nothing very discreditable to the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...Vedras, meeting on the road the two battalions which he had summoned from Lisbon. Such was the battle of Vimeiro, a great victory marred by the failure to follow it up. That thirteen thousand French should have failed to drive eighteen thousand British from a strong position, was nothing very discreditable to the defeated side or honourable to their opponents; but it must be admitted that Junot treated his troops shamefully, throwing them away by driblets in a series of disconnected attacks, which enabled his adversary to meet them always with superior numbers. That his men fought gallantly enough is shown by their resolute advance almost to the muzzles of the guns on Vimeiro Hill; but their shock-tactics were hopeless against the missile-tactics of the British, except among the alleys and houses of the village, and even there they failed. In truth, the thirteen battalions of the French were beaten by twelve battalions of British, practically with no difficulty whatever. The 1 Lord Moira, the ablest officer who sat on the Court of Enquiry, declared in the House of Lords that he could not make up his mind whether Burrard was right or wrong in forbidding the advance, but on the whole thought he was judicious. H.D., vol. xii. pp. 108, a Evidence of Court of Enquiry, p. 206. 1808. losses of the enemy were very severe, being, by their Aug. 21. own admission, eighteen hundred, of whom a very large proportion were killed, and from three to four hundred were unwounded prisoners. The British casualties amounted to four officers and one hundred and thirtyone men killed, thirty-seven officers and four hundred and ninety-seven men wounded, two officers and fortynine men missing, making seven hundred and twenty altogether. The regiments that suffered most severely were ...
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Very Good+ No Jacket-Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 688pp. Vol. VIII-1811-1812. covers two more years of the slogging war in the Peninsula, together with the 1812 War with the United States in which British troops burned the White House. There are details of many battles in Spain, including Barrosa, Badajoz, Fuentes de Onoro, Albuera, Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca and others of fame during the Peninsula War. Has library bookplate inside front cover and markings on title and copyright pages. Otherwise clean and unmatked.
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Very Good+ No Jacket-Issued. Ex-Library. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. xiii, 437 pages. 17 color fold out maps, index. Vol. V-the period 1803 to 1807. Detailed treatment of the situation and operations in the East Indies, India and Ceylon, the West Indies, Europe and the Mediterranean. Has British Staff College Library stamp on half-title and end-paper, Otherwise clean with no markings.
