Albuera 1811 The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War

On May 16th 1811, the small town of Albuera was the setting for one of the Peninsular War's most bloody and desperate battles. A combined Spanish, British and Portuguese force of more than 30,000 men, under the command of Lord Beresford, stubbornly blocked the march of the French Field Marshal Soult, who was trying to reach the fortress of Badajoz, 12 miles north. The battle has not been seriously studied since Sir Charles Oman and Sir John Fortescue's histories early in the 20th century - accounts which are incomplete and sometimes simply incorrect. This new book fills this gap by using authentic primary sources to tell the story of the battle as completely as possible and dispels long-standing myths.Dempsey, Guy C. is the author of 'Albuera 1811 The Bloodiest Battle of the Peninsular War', published 2007 under ISBN 9781853677243 and ISBN 1853677248.