Название: Talavera: Wellington's First Victory in Spain
Автор: Andrew W. Field
Издательство: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1844152685
Год: 2006
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 224
Размер: 12,8 МБ
Язык: Английский

The Battle of Talavera was one of the key confrontations of the Peninsular War. In a bloody contest the British and Spanish under Wellesley and Cuesta won a tactical victory over the French forces of Victor and Joseph Bonaparte. The battle was the climax of the offensive launched by Wellesley and his Spanish allies to expel the French from Madrid.