The Battle of Bussaco 27th September, 1810, Between Wellington's Anglo-Portuguese Army and the French Army Under Masséna

by G L Chambers

Book Overview

Wellington's early Peninsular War victory recounted in detail

In the autumn of 1810 Wellington, at the head of an army of 50,000 British, King's German Legion, Hanoverian and Portuguese troops, was in Portugal withdrawing before a French Army of 65,000 men under the command of Marshal Mass na. Wellington was retreating towards Lisbon to take refuge behind his brilliantly prepared Lines of Torres Vedras, while Massena pursued...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782828834
• ISBN13: 9781782828839
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"