Wellington's Light Division and the Defence of Portugal: The Battles of 1811

by Ron McGuigan and Robert Burnham

There are many books on Wellington's campaigns during the Peninsular War. Yet very few examine the pivotal year of 1811, when he went on the offensive and forced Napoleon's armies back over 300 kilometres, from the doors of Lisbon to the Spanish border. For two months he pursued the retreating French, fighting skirmishes and rearguards virtually the whole way.

The French finally halted at the Spanish border and turned on Wellington in early...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1399060570
• ISBN13: 9781399060578
• Release Date: May 2024
• Publisher: Frontline Books
• Length: 288 Pages