
Bussaco 1810
Wellington defeats Napoleon's Marshals
Rene Chartrand(Author)
Osprey Publishing
Published on 16. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-84176-310-1 (ISBN)
Description
By 1810 Viscount Wellington had been forced onto the defensive. Napoleon was not about to give up and ordered a third massive invasion of Portugal. Wellington was now faced by 80,000 men of the Army of Portugal under Marshal Massena. At Bussaco on 27 September the British/Portuguese force offered battle. They had taken up a strong defensive position on high ground. Massena was perhaps too confident; the determined attacks of the French were all repulsed with the loss of 4500 French casualties against less than 1300 for the Anglo-Portuguese. This title shows how Bussaco was both a stinging defeat for the French army, and a demonstration of the courage and quality of the newly reorganized Portuguese army. It includes coverage of the construction of the defence lines around Lisbon - a masterpiece of military engineering.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
92 b/w; 35 col
Dimensions
Height: 248 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84176-310-1 (9781841763101)
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Persons
Rene Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including almost 20 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of Canadian Military Heritage. He lives in Hull, Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Patrice Courcelle, born in northern France in 1950, has been a professional illustrator for some 20 years. His previous work for Osprey includes MAA 328 and 335 Emigre & Foreign Troops in British Service Vols. 1 and 2, Campaign 76 Ticonderoga 1758 and Campaign 79 Louisbourg 1758.
Content
Orgins of the Campaign; Chronology; Opposing Commanders; Opposing Armies; Opposing Plans Massna invades northern Portugal; The Siege of Almeida; Wellington on the defensive; The Battle of Bussaco; Aftermath; The Battlefield today; Bibliography; Index