Oldest Allies: Alcantara 1809

by René Chartrand

During the war for Spanish independance from Napoleonic France, Portuguese and British troops launched a daring raid into southern Spain, siezing the ancient city of Alcantara. Napoleon had left his brother Joseph as King of Spain with some 300,000 French troops to put down the Spaniards, nearly all of whom had revolted against French rule. At the beginning of 1809, British forces held most of Portugal, while Marshal Soult attacked the north. Porto...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849085889
• ISBN13: 9781849085885
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.2" x 9.6"