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Westport, Ct: Praeger, 2005. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Near Fine Copy Previous Owner's Name And Date Neatly On Top Of Half-Title Page.The Storming Of Badajoz Was An Epic Action Which Involved Wellington's Infantry In Some Of The Most Savage Hand-To-Hand Fighting Of The Whole Peninsular War. At Appalling Cost In A Nightmare Assault During The Night Of April 6, 1812, Wellington's Soldiers Hacked Their Way Over The Bodies Of The Dead And Through The Huge Medieval Walls Of The Town. These Were Held With Great Tenacity, Skill And Courage By A Resolute French And German Garrison. Having Stormed The Town The Battle-Crazed Army Lost Control And The Horrors Of The Sacking Which Followed, As Much As The Courage Of The Attackers, Have Passed Into Legend. Napoleon Once Said That Fortresses Would Not Stop An Army, But They Would Retard Its Progress. In The Case Of The Mighty Spanish Fortress Of Badajoz He Was Absolutely Correct. For Not Only Did It…
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Badajoz 1812 Wellington's Bloodiest Siege (Praeger Illustrated Military History) Hardcover - 2005
by Ian Fletcher
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The importance of Badajoz lay in the fact that it commanded the southern corridor between Spain and Portugal, the fortress of Elvas was its counterpart on the Portuguese side of the border.
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- Title Badajoz 1812 Wellington's Bloodiest Siege (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
- Author Ian Fletcher
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 254 x 178mm 96 pages
- Publisher Praeger Publishers
- Date February 28, 2005
- ISBN 9780275986179
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