Wellington: A New BiographyA short biography of Wellington, the Iron Duke, one of the best known military commanders of British history. Covers not only Wellington the war hero and Waterloo, but also his political career and Wellington the ladies' man and his marriage to Kitty Pakenham. |
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Page 41
... Wellington's Allied army of 78,000 men and 70 guns was facing Napoleon's brother , King Joseph of Spain , his army of 57,000 and 80 guns . The two sides were drawn up before the town of Vitoria on its ten - mile diamond- shaped plain ...
... Wellington's Allied army of 78,000 men and 70 guns was facing Napoleon's brother , King Joseph of Spain , his army of 57,000 and 80 guns . The two sides were drawn up before the town of Vitoria on its ten - mile diamond- shaped plain ...
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... Wellington of the harsh past , more often than not on the defensive . November was not far advanced before Wellington's now splendid army seized the second river - line into France by winning the Battle of Nivelles . He was inferior ...
... Wellington of the harsh past , more often than not on the defensive . November was not far advanced before Wellington's now splendid army seized the second river - line into France by winning the Battle of Nivelles . He was inferior ...
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... army was , in William Napier's words , ' General Rain ' . With the spring of 1814 came new advances for the Duke of Wellington's army involving the crossing of fresh river passes and acts of daring by many of his individual commanders ...
... army was , in William Napier's words , ' General Rain ' . With the spring of 1814 came new advances for the Duke of Wellington's army involving the crossing of fresh river passes and acts of daring by many of his individual commanders ...
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