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