Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington’s liberation of Portugal

Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington’s liberation of Portugal (Campaign)
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This Osprey title examines the crucial campaign culminating in the hard-fought battle that finally drove the French from Portugal during the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal MassÃ©na'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, MassÃ©na was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de OÃ±oro.
Country USA
Brand Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer Osprey Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 88 b&w and colour illustrations, bibliog
ReleaseDate 2002-02-25
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781841763118

Country	USA
Brand	Osprey Publishing
Manufacturer	Osprey Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	88 b&w and colour illustrations, bibliog
ReleaseDate	2002-02-25
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781841763118

Fuentes de Oñoro 1811: Wellington’s liberation of Portugal (Campaign)