History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France: From the Year 1807 to the Year 1814

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Cambridge University Press, 17. feb. 2011 - 666 sider
Published between 1828 and 1840, Napier's History of the War in the Peninsula was a tremendously influential, if controversial, work. Napier had been actively involved in the campaigns, turning to history in peacetime, in part to refute Southey's account of Sir John Moore. The first volume had a mixed reception, getting both high praise and bitter criticism from participants in the wars. He published several works rebutting his critics while producing the later volumes. Because of his obvious lack of impartiality, modern military historians treat the work with caution, but it remains widely read in the many editions and abridgements which were subsequently produced. Volume 1 covers the period from the Treaty of Tilsit in 1807, which ended war on the eastern front and so left Napoleon free to turn his attention to Iberia, to the aftermath of the death of Sir John Moore, Napier's mentor, at Coruña.
 

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BOOK I
1
CHAPTER II
12
CHAPTER III
32
CHAPTER IV
45
CHAPTER V
62
CHAPTER VI
74
CHAPTER VII
101
CHAPTER VIII
112
CHAPTER IV
342
CHAPTER V
361
CHAPTER I
385
CHAPTER II
407
CHAPTER III
425
CHAPTER IV
450
CHAPTER V
473
ObservationsThe conduct of Napoleon and that of the English cabinet com
502

BOOK II
136
CHAPTER II
155
CHAPTER III
169
CHAPTER IV
187
CHAPTER V
207
CHAPTER VI
236
BOOK III
269
Internal political transactionsFactions in Gallicia Asturias Leon and Cas
292
CHAPTER III
315
APPENDIX
524
CHAPTER I
i
Four letters Mr Drummond to sir A BallDitto to sir Hew Daliymple
xxxv
Articles of the convention for the evacuation of Portugal
xlii
Two lettersGeneral Leite to sir Hew DalrympleSir Hew Dalrymple
li
Justificatory extracts from sir John Moores correspondence
lxviii
2C Especial return of loss during sir John Moores campaign
lxxxiii
Three letters from lord Oollingwood to sir Hew Dalrymple
xc
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