Incontornável, a leitura neste bicentenário da batalha do Vimeiro, da obra de René Chartrand “Vimeiro 1808 - Wellesley’s first victory in the Peninsular”, da Osprey.Retirado da Osprey:
«About this book
On 2 August 1808 a British army of 14,000 men began landing north of Lisbon under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, the future Duke of Wellington. They were coming to assist the Portuguese, Britain's oldest ally, to liberate their country from its French occupiers. Within a month Wellesley was to win two victories over the French at the battles of Roliça and Vimeiro. General Andoche Junot, the French commander, was forced to surrender and evacuate Portugal. René Chartrand examines the first of Wellesley's string of victories in the Peninsular War.
Contents
Origins of the Campaign
Chronology
Opposing Commanders
Opposing Armies
Opposing Plans
Junots French invasion and occupation of Portugal
The 1808 Revolt
Wellesley arrives
The Battle of Rolia
The battle of Vimiero
Aftermath
the Convention of Cintra
The Battlefields today
Bibliography
Index
Paperback; September 2001; 96 pages; ISBN: 9781841763095»
Rene Chartrand é autor da já conhecida triologia “The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars».
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