Project Gutenberg 2019-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 445 Southey, Robert 1774 1843 History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6) Produced by Brian Coe, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "History of the Peninsular War, Volume 5 (of 6)" by Robert Southey is a historical account written in the early 19th century. This volume continues the detailed chronicle of the Peninsular War, focusing on military and civil events occurring in Spain during this tumultuous period. It addresses the strategic moves and battles involving French and Spanish forces, highlighting key figures and locations. The opening of the volume introduces several significant military events, particularly in Catalonia, where the French command shifts to Marshal Macdonald. The narrative outlines the siege of Mequinenza and later Tortosa, detailing the challenges faced by the Spanish defenders and the tactical maneuvers employed by the French. The text captures the intensity of warfare with vivid descriptions of battles, the morale of troops, the hardships endured by civilians, and the evolving nature of guerrilla tactics among the Spanish resistance, setting the stage for a broader exploration of the complex interactions of the different factions involved. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Peninsular War, 1807-1814 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: History - Warfare 1113841 2025-07-24T06:17:26.146690 text/html 1085768 2024-10-17T14:01:34 text/html 476633 2025-07-24T06:17:38.701652 application/epub+zip 496878 2025-07-24T06:17:28.283704 application/epub+zip 490960 2025-07-24T06:17:27.212662 application/epub+zip 745106 2025-07-24T06:17:46.093593 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 681681 2025-07-24T06:17:37.383577 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 676285 2022-09-27T09:25:50.012271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 991058 2025-07-24T06:17:24.884721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 971151 2024-10-17T14:01:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16307 2025-07-24T06:17:46.267573 application/rdf+xml 10229 2025-07-24T06:17:27.337627 image/jpeg 1637 2025-07-24T06:17:27.273673 image/jpeg 440402 2025-07-24T06:17:26.227713 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia