Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain
The author of Waterloo shares an extensive history of the Battle of Talavera between the British & Spanish and the French.

The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of the offensive launched by Wellesley and his Spanish allies to expel the French from Madrid. Andrew Field’s graphic analysis is the first full-length reassessment to be published in recent times. Using documentary records, eyewitness accounts, and a painstaking study of the terrain, he reconstructs the action in vivid detail and questions assumptions about the event that have grown up over the last 200 years. He also provides an extensive tour of the battlefield.
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Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain
The author of Waterloo shares an extensive history of the Battle of Talavera between the British & Spanish and the French.

The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of the offensive launched by Wellesley and his Spanish allies to expel the French from Madrid. Andrew Field’s graphic analysis is the first full-length reassessment to be published in recent times. Using documentary records, eyewitness accounts, and a painstaking study of the terrain, he reconstructs the action in vivid detail and questions assumptions about the event that have grown up over the last 200 years. He also provides an extensive tour of the battlefield.
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Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain

Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain

by Andrew W. Field
Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain

Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain

by Andrew W. Field

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The author of Waterloo shares an extensive history of the Battle of Talavera between the British & Spanish and the French.

The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of the offensive launched by Wellesley and his Spanish allies to expel the French from Madrid. Andrew Field’s graphic analysis is the first full-length reassessment to be published in recent times. Using documentary records, eyewitness accounts, and a painstaking study of the terrain, he reconstructs the action in vivid detail and questions assumptions about the event that have grown up over the last 200 years. He also provides an extensive tour of the battlefield.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781473818828
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date: 01/31/2020
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 224
File size: 13 MB
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About the Author

Andrew Field is an expert in the battles of Napoleon.

Table of Contents


List of Maps     vi
Preface     vii
Introduction     1
Wellesley Returns to the Peninsula     5
The Armies     11
The Commanders     32
Tactics     49
Plans     64
27 July 1809     70
28 July 1809     87
The Main Attack     103
Aftermath     124
An Assessment of the Battle     130
A Tour of the Battlefield     140
The British Infantry Regiments at Talavera     164
The British Army at Talavera     165
The Spanish Army of Extremadura     167
The French Army at Talavera     169
British Losses on 27 July     172
British Losses on 28 July     173
French Losses on 27-28 July     175
Notes     177
Select Bibliography     181
Index     183
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