Vittoria 1813: Wellington Sweeps the French from Spain (Campaign)

Osprey's Campaign title for the Battle of Vittoria during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). 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. Krigshistorie. Krigen på den pyrenæiske halvø 1807 - 1814. Beskrivelse af slaget ved Vittoria 21. juni 1813, hvor Wellington besejrede de franske hær i Spanien, og begivenhederne før og efter slaget. Bogen er forsynet med kort, plancher, oversigter (tropprinddeling/order of battle) og beskrivelse af de deltagende hære This work details the course of the Vittoria campaign, the pinnacle of Wellington's achievement in the peninsular, from the initial invasion in May, to the final crushing victory and the advance into Napoleon's France. On 1 August 1808 Sir Arthur Wellesley, later to become 1st Duke of Wellington, landed at Figueira de Foz in Portugal at the head of 9,000 British soldiers. Written By Ian Fletcher ; Battlescene Artwork By Bill Younghusband ; Series Editor Lee Johnson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 96).