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This highly detailed study provides a clear account of how the British Army was organised, who commanded it, and how it functioned in the field during the Peninsular War. Focusing principally on infantry, cavalry and artillery, including foreign units in British pay, it provides a detailed and... read more
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At the outset of the Peninsular War in 1808 the British expeditionary force that landed at Mondego Bay near Lisbon was, to anticipate Kaiser Bill's rather unfortunate turn of phrase, a 'contemptible little army' which merely promised to be an irritant rather than a serious threat to the mighty armies of imperial France.
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