The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809-10
by Fletcher, Ian
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- as new
- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1841765767
- ISBN 13
- 9781841765761
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About This Item
University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.: Osprey Pub Co, 2003. New book, 64 pages. FOR007. Following the battle of Bussaco on 27 September 1810 Wellington's heavily outnumbered troops began to withdraw towards Lisbon. By the evening of 9 October the British and Portuguese began to withdraw behind a line of defensive works that had been built to the north of Lisbon. These were not the rudimentary field works that the French anticipated, but an enormous network of forts, batteries and redoubts whose construction had been started the previous November - the Lines of Torres Vedras. This 30-mile-wide line utilised the area's natural defences, damming rivers, scarping hillsides, blocking roads and establishing forts upon almost all of the hills. This title describes its design, creation and effectiveness in the face of French attacks.. Soft Cover. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Ian Fletcher has established a reputation as a Napoleonic historian of the first rank, particularly on the British army in the Peninsular. He has been widely published and among his several titles for Osprey are Elite 52: ‘Wellington’s Foot Guards’ and Campaign 65: ‘Badajoz 1812’.
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- Bookseller
- Viceroy Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- The Lines of Torres Vedras 1809-10
- Author
- Fletcher, Ian
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1841765767
- ISBN 13
- 9781841765761
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- University Park, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- TORES VEDRAS PORTUGAL WELLINGTON NAPOLEONIC PENINSULA FORTIFICATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Napoleonic History;
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