Burgos in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814

Burgos in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814
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Total Pages : 289
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ISBN-10 : 9781137432902
ISBN-13 : 113743290X
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Download or read book Burgos in the Peninsular War, 1808-1814 written by C. Esdaile and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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