History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6) by Robert Southey

Read now or download (free!)

Choose how to read this book Url Size
Read online (web) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.html.images 1.1 MB
EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.epub3.images 465 kB
EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.epub.images 485 kB
EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.epub.noimages 480 kB
Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.kf8.images 728 kB
older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.kindle.images 666 kB
Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/60390.txt.utf-8 968 kB
Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/60390/pg60390-h.zip 430 kB
There may be more files related to this item.

About this eBook

Author Southey, Robert, 1774-1843
Title History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6)
Note Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Credits Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary "History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6)" by Robert Southey is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume continues the detailed chronicle of the Peninsular War, focusing on military and civil events occurring in Spain during this tumultuous period. It addresses the strategic moves and battles involving French and Spanish forces, highlighting key figures and locations. The opening of the volume introduces several significant military events, particularly in Catalonia, where the French command shifts to Marshal Macdonald. The narrative outlines the siege of Mequinenza and later Tortosa, detailing the challenges faced by the Spanish defenders and the tactical maneuvers employed by the French. The text captures the intensity of warfare with vivid descriptions of battles, the morale of troops, the hardships endured by civilians, and the evolving nature of guerrilla tactics among the Spanish resistance, setting the stage for a broader exploration of the complex interactions of the different factions involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Language English
LoC Class DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Subject Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Category Text
EBook-No. 60390
Release Date
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
Downloads 74 downloads in the last 30 days.
Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free!