
History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 4
by William Francis Patrick Napier
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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 re...
Chapters (604)
- HISTORY OF THE WAR IN THE PENINSULA
- TABLE OF CONTENTS.
- APPENDIX.
- LIST OF PLATES.
- ERRATA.
- NOTICE.
- BOOK XIII.
- CHAPTER I.
- OPERATIONS IN THE EASTERN PROVINCES.
- OPERATIONS OF THE SEVENTH CORPS.
- CHAPTER II.
- COMBAT OF CARDONA.
- CHAPTER III.
- SIEGE OF TORTOZA.
- CHAPTER IV.
- SURPRISE OF FERNANDO DE FIGUERAS.
- CHAPTER V.
- SIEGE OF TARAGONA.
- STORMING OF THE OLIVO.
- STORMING OF THE LOWER TOWN.
- STORMING OF THE UPPER TOWN.
- CHAPTER VI.
- TAKING OF MONTSERRAT.
- OBSERVATIONS.
- OPERATIONS IN VALENCIA AND MURCIA.
- BOOK XIV.
- CHAPTER I.
- POLITICAL SITUATION OF JOSEPH.
- POLITICAL SITUATION OF FRANCE.
- CHAPTER II.
- POLITICAL STATE OF ENGLAND WITH REFERENCE TO THE WAR.
- CHAPTER III.
- POLITICAL STATE OF SPAIN.
- CHAPTER IV.
- POLITICAL STATE OF PORTUGAL.
- CHAPTER V.
- SECOND ENGLISH SIEGE OF BADAJOS.
- FIRST ASSAULT OF CHRISTOVAL.
- SECOND ASSAULT OF CHRISTOVAL.
- OBSERVATIONS.
- CHAPTER VI.
- ROUT OF BAZA.
- CHAPTER VII.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- COMBAT OF ELBODON.
- COMBAT OF ALDEA DE PONTE.
- OBSERVATIONS.
- BOOK XV.
- CHAPTER I.
- STATE OF THE WAR IN SPAIN.
- CHAPTER II.
- CONQUEST OF VALENCIA.
- SIEGE OF SAGUNTUM.
- CATALONIA.
- BATTLE OF SAGUNTUM.
- OBSERVATIONS.
- CHAPTER III.
- SIEGE OF VALENCIA.
- BATTLE OF ALTAFULLA.
- SIEGE OF PENISCOLA.
- OBSERVATIONS.
- CHAPTER IV.
- OPERATIONS IN ANDALUSIA AND ESTREMADURA.
- SURPRISE OF AROYO MOLINO.
- CHAPTER V.
- SIEGE OF TARIFA.
- THE ASSAULT.
- BOOK XVI.
- CHAPTER I.
- CHAPTER II.
- CHAPTER III.
- SIEGE OF CIUDAD RODRIGO.
- ASSAULT OF CIUDAD RODRIGO.
- OBSERVATIONS.
- CHAPTER IV.
- CHAPTER V.
- THIRD ENGLISH SIEGE OF BADAJOS.
- ASSAULT OF PICURINA.
- ASSAULT OF BADAJOS.
- CHAPTER VI.
- CHAPTER VII.
- GENERAL OBSERVATIONS.
- APPENDIX.
- No. I. SECTION 1.—NORTHERN PROVINCES.
- No. II. SECTION 1. SIEGE OF TARAGONA.
- No. III. SECTION 1. POLITICAL STATE OF KING JOSEPH. SPANISH MINISTER’S COMPLAINTS OF THE FRENCH GENERALS.
- No. IV. SECTION 1. CONDUCT OF THE ENGLISH GOVERNMENT.
- FOOTNOTE:
- No. V. SECTION 1. MARMONT AND DORSENNE’S OPERATIONS.
- No. VI. TARIFA.
- No. VII. STORMING OF CIUDAD RODRIGO AND BADAJOS.
- FOOTNOTE:
- No. VIII. SECTION 1. ENGLISH PAPERS RELATING TO SOULT’S AND MARMONT’S OPERATIONS.
- No. IX. SECTION 1.
- FOOTNOTE:
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