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. 1836 Excerpt: ...meet him under the walls of Valencia. Dessolles, with the reserve, occupied Cordoba and Jaen, and the first and fifth corps, followed by the king's guards, proceeded without delay towards Ecija. where it will be remembered, Albuquerque's cavalry had, een posted since the night of the 24th. As the French approached, 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. 1836 Excerpt: ...meet him under the walls of Valencia. Dessolles, with the reserve, occupied Cordoba and Jaen, and the first and fifth corps, followed by the king's guards, proceeded without delay towards Ecija. where it will be remembered, Albuquerque's cavalry had, een posted since the night of the 24th. As the French approached, the duke fell back upon Carmona, from whence he could retreat either to Seville, or Cadiz, the way to the latter being through Utrera. But from Ecija there was a road through Moron to Utrera, shorter than that leading through Carmona, and along this road the cavalry of the first corps was pushed on the 27th. Albuquerque despairing fer Seville, resolved to make for Cadiz, and lest the enemy.should reach Utrera hefore him, gained that town with great expedition, and thence moving through I.ebrija and Xeres, by long marches, journeying day and night, reached Cadiz on the 3d of February. Some French cavalry overtook and skirmished with his rear at Utrera, but he was not pursued further, save by scouting parties; for the king had altered the original plan of operations, and ordered the first corps which was then pushing for Cadiz, to change its direction and march by Cannona against Seville, and the 30th, the advanced guard came oit that city. sorne entrenchments and batteries had been raised for defence, the firms still governing, fired upon the hearer of the first French summons, and announced in lofty terms a resolution to tight, and besides, the popu wa tracked, calls it "a grat-ui'ntis atrocity," and "n inhuman butchery," and no doubt, taking for fiction, the rtono of Agathw!s, Marius, SIlla, and a thousand utlters. trrav-l affirms that, capacity and cruelty art ranly Wilted; that In-pon' tras ajboli an-1 tbat Jfapoleon di...
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Good. Size: 9x6x1; Presumed first ed.; first printing according to printer's key; 502 p., clean and unmarked anywhere on strong unaged paper; maps; binding tight; clean slate-blue boards with one superficial scratch has bright gilt lettering on scarlet spine; light bumping on corners; slight rubbing at crown and foot of spine. No d.j., perhaps issued without.
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Good. Cover and edges shows shelf wear. Former owner's nameplate inside front cover. Pages are clean and intact. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
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Hbk 444 pages, no dj as issued red boards with gilt spine titles and top foredge illus maps slight edgewear to boards (now in acetate jacket) internally a very good clean tight copy.
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1973 Napier, William HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA London: The Folio Society, 1973 331pp, index, black and white illustrations and maps 8vo Blue cloth stamped in gold, upper edge of textblock dyed red A few light spots on upper edge of textblock, else fine bright hardcover, lacking slipcase.
