This is the second part of my series examining the Peninsular war through the eyes of the British soldiers. In part one we met Sir Arthur Wellesley's army as it landed at Mondego Bay. In this article the British suffer their first combat casualties during a skirmish with the French at Obidos. On the 9th … Continue reading The Peninsular war part 2: The first combat casualties
The Peninsular war part 1: The British landings at Mondego bay
This is the first in a series of articles examining the Peninsular war through the eyes of the soldiers themselves. In this piece we join Sir Arthur Wellesley and his men as they land in Portugal to take on the victorious French.
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