Burgos In The Peninsular War, 1808-1814: Occupation, Siege, Aftermath (War, Culture And Society, 1750?850)

For a full month in the autumn of 1812 the 2,000-strong garrison of the fortress the French had constructed to overawe the city of Burgos defied the Duke of Wellington. In this work a leading historian of the Peninsular teams up with a leading conflict archaeologist to examine the reasons for Wellington's failure.

• • Author: C. Esdaile, P. Freeman
• • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• • Publication Date: Dec 15, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 235 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1137432896
• • ISBN-13: 9781137432896