Fuentes de Oñoro 1811

Wellington’s liberation of Portugal

Nonfiction, History, Military, Strategy
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Author: René Chartrand ISBN: 9781472803139
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Publication: March 20, 2013
Imprint: Osprey Publishing Language: English
Author: René Chartrand
ISBN: 9781472803139
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication: March 20, 2013
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Language: English

In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna'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, Masséna was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro.

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In October 1810 the Allied position in Portugal appeared precarious. Despite defeating Marshal Masséna'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, Masséna was forced to retreat and the scene was set for the climactic action of Fuentes de Oñoro.

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