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Burgos in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814: Occupation, Siege, Aftermath
C. Esdaile
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Paperback. For a full month in the autumn of 1812 the 2,000-strong garrison of the fortress the French had constructed to overawe the city of Burgos defied the Duke of Wellington. In this work a leading historian of the Peninsular teams up with a leading conflict archaeologist to examine the reasons for Wellington's failure. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 221 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBL; HBW; HD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 219 x 18. Weight in Grams: 306.
For a full month in the autumn of 1812 the 2,000-strong garrison of the fortress the French had constructed to overawe the city of Burgos defied the Duke of Wellington. In this work a leading historian of the Peninsular teams up with a leading conflict archaeologist to examine the reasons for Wellington's failure.
For a full month in the autumn of 1812 the 2,000-strong garrison of the fortress the French had constructed to overawe the city of Burgos defied the Duke of Wellington. In this work a leading historian of the Peninsular teams up with a leading conflict archaeologist to examine the reasons for Wellington's failure.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Number of Pages
221
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349492534
SKU
V9781349492534
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About C. Esdaile
Charles J. Esdaile is Professor of History at the University of Liverpool, UK. Educated at the University of Lancaster, he has been a member of staff at the University of Liverpool since 1989, and is the author of numerous works on the Napoleonic period in general and the Peninsular War in particular. Prior to 1989 he was for four years ... Read more
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