Salamanca 1812: Wellington Crushes Marmont (Praeger Illustrated Military History Series) - Hardcover

Fletcher, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0275986152 ISBN 13: 9780275986155

Publisher: Praeger Pub Text, 2005

Synopsis

Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two more years of sieges and hard fighting before the Iron Duke crossed the Pyrenees into France but from Salamanca the British and their Portuguese and Spanish allies always had the upper hand. Ian Fletcher examines this important battle in detail and also discusses the campaign which led up to it.

Salamanca was the most decisive battle of the entire Peninsular War. Wellington smashed Marmont's French Army and his pursuit of its shattered remnants led to the famous cavalry charge of the King's German Legion at Garcia Hernandez. There would be two more years of sieges and hard fighting before the Iron Duke crossed the Pyrenees into France but from Salamanca the British and their Portuguese and Spanish allies always had the upper hand. Ian Fletcher examines this important battle and the campaign leading up to it. Each stage of the battle is studied, and its result explained: Fletcher shows how Thomieres failed to support Maucune, instead marching west under the impression that Wellington's forces had also moved off. This left a considerable gap in the French lines which Wellington, having recognised his opponents' mistake, exploited with great success. An excellent book, crucial to all those who want to understand one of Wellington's greatest victories.

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IAN FLETCHER has established a reputation as a Napoleonic historian of the first rank, particularly on the British army in the Peninsular.

About this edition

• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0275986152
• ISBN 13: 9780275986155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 96