Vittoria 1813

Wellington Sweeps the French from Spain

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Description

A compact, fully-illustrated guide to a strategic British victory that forced the French troops out of occupied Spain.

Despite Wellington's success against Marmont's army at Salamanca in July, the year of 1812 ended in bitter disappointment for the British. However, a year later Wellington's series of brilliant manoeuvres threw the French onto the defensive on all fronts, culminating in the final victory at Vittoria: 90,000 men and 90 guns attacking in four mutually supporting columns.

The French centre gave way and both flanks were turned, their army finally breaking in flight towards Pamplona. Any French hopes of maintaining their position in the Peninsular were crushed forever. On 7 October the British set foot on the 'sacred soil' of' Napoleon's France.

Table of Contents

The War in the Peninsula
The Vittoria Campaign
The Opposing Commanders
Order of Battle
The Battle of Vittoria
Aftermath
The Battlefield Today

Wargaming Vittoria
Further Reading

Product details

Published Aug 20 2012
Format Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition 1st
Extent 96
ISBN 9781782001959
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 61 b/w; 29 col
Series Campaign
Short code CAM 59
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

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Ian Fletcher

Ian Fletcher has established a reputation as a Nap…

Illustrator

Bill Younghusband

Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He was educate…

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