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Lines of Torres Vedras 1809-11 by Ian Fletcher (2003, Trade Paperback)

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By the evening of 9 October the British and Portuguese began to withdraw behind a line of defensive works that had been built to the north of Lisbon.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-101841765767

ISBN-139781841765761

eBay Product ID (ePID)2451290

Product Key Features

Book TitleLines of Torres Vedras 1809-11

Number of Pages64 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary / Napoleonic Wars

Publication Year2003

IllustratorYounghusband, Bill, Yes

GenreHistory

AuthorIan Fletcher

Book SeriesFortress Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight6.9 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2003-464867

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number7

Dewey Decimal946.9/034

SynopsisFollowing the battle of Bussaco on 27 September 1810 Wellington's heavily outnumbered troops began to withdraw towards Lisbon. By the evening of 9 October the British and Portuguese began to withdraw behind a line of defensive works that had been built to the north of Lisbon. These were not the rudimentary field works that the French anticipated, but an enormous network of forts, batteries and redoubts whose construction had been started the previous November - the Lines of Torres Vedras. This 30-mile-wide line utilised the area's natural defences, damming rivers, scarping hillsides, blocking roads and establishing forts upon almost all of the hills. This title describes its design, creation and effectiveness in the face of French attacks.

LC Classification NumberDC231