The first French invasion of Portugal in 1807 - which was commanded by Junot, one of Napoleon's most experienced generals - was a key event in the long, brutal Peninsular War, and it was the first campaign fought in the Peninsular by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, yet it tends to be overshadowed by more famous episodes in the six-year conflict that followed. David Buttery, in this original and perceptive new study, sets the record straight - his tightly focused narrative covers the entire campaign in vivid ...
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The first French invasion of Portugal in 1807 - which was commanded by Junot, one of Napoleon's most experienced generals - was a key event in the long, brutal Peninsular War, and it was the first campaign fought in the Peninsular by Sir Arthur Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, yet it tends to be overshadowed by more famous episodes in the six-year conflict that followed. David Buttery, in this original and perceptive new study, sets the record straight - his tightly focused narrative covers the entire campaign in vivid detail.
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Good in plastic sleeved d/w. traceof previous owner's inscription. European Conflicts & The Napoleonic Wars The First Invasion of Portugal, 1807-1808. Commanded by Junot, one of Napoleon's most experienced generals, It was a key event in the long, brutal Peninsular War, and the first campaign fought in the Peninsular by Sir Arthur Wellesley, yet it tends to be overshadowed by more famous episodes in the six-year conflict that followed. Buttery's third book on the Peninsular War compares the two great commanders, Wellesley, later Duke of Wellington, and Jean de Dieu Soult. In Soult, Wellesley met one of his most formidable opponents. UL-XXXXXX. 216pp, 8 maps, 35 b/w photos & illustrations.