The Spanish Ulcer: A History of Peninsular War AUTH-55150 Author: John Ortberg

Author: John Ortberg

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The Spanish Ulcer: A History of Peninsular War AUTH-55150 Author: John OrtbergThe Peninsular War in Spain and Portugal was the most bitterly fought contest of nineteenth century Europe. From 1808 to 1814, Spanish regulars and guerrillas, along with British forces led by Sir John Moore and the duke of Wellington, battled Napoleon's troops across the length and breadth of the Iberian Peninsula. Napoleon considered the war so insignificant that he rarely bothered to bring to it his military genius, relying instead on his marshals