Fuentes de Onoro: Wellington's Liberation of Portugal
Rene Chartrand
In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna's French army at Bussaco, Wellington had been forced to retreat to within a few miles of Lisbon. Here the French encountered a massive line of fortifications stretching from the River Tagus to the sea. Built amid great secrecy and on Wellington's specific orders, these Lines of Torres Vedras were the French high-water mark. In February, with his army on the point of starvation, Masséna was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro.
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Volume:
099
Year:
2002
Publisher:
Osprey Publishing
Language:
english
Pages:
97
ISBN 10:
184176311X
ISBN 13:
9781841763118
Series:
Campaign
File:
PDF, 36.04 MB
IPFS:
,
english, 2002
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