Wellington: a ReassessmentJ. Barrie, 1956 - 278 sider |
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Side 139
... continued to be steadily pushed back . The victory , however , was not to be as complete as Wellington had every right to expect , for without informing him , and contrary to his orders , Carlos de España had withdrawn the Spanish ...
... continued to be steadily pushed back . The victory , however , was not to be as complete as Wellington had every right to expect , for without informing him , and contrary to his orders , Carlos de España had withdrawn the Spanish ...
Side 147
... continued to withdraw the veteran troops for service in Germany , and he replaced them with untrained conscripts , that is to say when he replaced them at all . Joseph and his military advisers were at loggerheads to such an extent that ...
... continued to withdraw the veteran troops for service in Germany , and he replaced them with untrained conscripts , that is to say when he replaced them at all . Joseph and his military advisers were at loggerheads to such an extent that ...
Side 169
... continued after the war was over , but such unfortunately was not the case . Moreover , in spite of the heroism which Spaniards of all classes had shown in the struggle against Napoleon , no great leader arose either in the civil or the ...
... continued after the war was over , but such unfortunately was not the case . Moreover , in spite of the heroism which Spaniards of all classes had shown in the struggle against Napoleon , no great leader arose either in the civil or the ...
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