The Battle of Barrosa, 1811: Forgotten Battle of the Peninsular War by John Grehan, Martin Mace
English | January 31st, 2020 | ISBN: 1848848269 | 224 pages | True EPUB | 1.59 MB
By the winter of 1810-11, the armies of Napoleon had overrun most of Spain and Joseph Bonaparte sat on the throne in Madrid. But the Spanish Government had found refuge in the fortress-port of Cadiz and the Spaniards refused to admit that they had been conquered. With a British army under Sir Thomas Graham helping to defend Cadiz, the Spanish cause seemed certain to prevail.