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January 17, 2017January 19, 2017 imagejunkies Napoleonic wars, Peninsular war

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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