Project Gutenberg 2022-10-24 Public domain in the USA. 224 Napier, William Francis Patrick 1785 1860 Napier, W. F. P. (William Francis Patrick) Napier, Maj-Gen Sir W.F.P. History of the war in the Peninsula and in the south of France from the year 1807 to the year 1814, vol. 5 $aUnited Kingdom :$bThomas & William Boone,$c1836. Brian Coe, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "History of the War in the Peninsula and in the South of France" by W. F. P. Napier is an extensive historical account written in the early 19th century. This five-volume work chronicles the military campaigns during the Peninsular War from 1807 to 1814, specifically highlighting the nature of warfare, strategic developments, and political contexts involved. The narrative primarily focuses on the actions of key military figures such as the Duke of Wellington, presenting a detailed analysis of various battles and decisions that shaped the conflict. The opening of the volume provides a transcriber’s note on formatting and presentation styles, emphasizing that it is part of a prolonged series dedicated to the subject. It briefly introduces the importance of proper historical documentation, responding to critiques aimed at Napier’s previous volumes. The beginning establishes a structured approach to the war’s history, with an overview of the political climate and military strategies, while referencing engagements in different regions of Spain and Portugal. Overall, this initial portion prepares the reader for an in-depth exploration of Napier's meticulous examination of military history and engagements throughout this turbulent period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20131102230822napier 1836 GB Reading ease score: 43.1 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Peninsular War, 1807-1814 DC Text Category: History - European Category: History - Warfare 1456358 2025-06-27T10:13:31.997574 text/html 1432897 2024-10-19T01:34:44 text/html 1447552 2025-06-27T10:13:50.429403 application/epub+zip 1445471 2025-06-27T10:13:35.761551 application/epub+zip 765275 2025-06-27T10:13:33.918575 application/epub+zip 2234029 2025-06-27T10:14:00.922342 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2131958 2025-06-27T10:13:48.306415 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1326242 2025-06-27T10:13:30.080486 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1305909 2024-10-19T01:34:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15937 2025-06-27T10:14:01.149365 application/rdf+xml 17053 2025-06-27T10:13:34.158469 image/jpeg 2324 2025-06-27T10:13:34.037510 image/jpeg 6256534 2025-06-27T10:13:32.173551 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