Vimeiro 1808
Subtitle: Wellesley's first victory in the Peninsular (Campaign)
Contributors: Patrice Courcelle (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: September 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781841763095
Subjects: Battles & campaigns; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Military - Pictorial; History - Military / War; History; History: World; Europe; Military - United States; Military - Napoleonic Wars; History / Military / General; Europe - General
First sentence: "To lead the invasion, Napoleon called on his old friend General Andoche Junot, who had been France's ambassador to the royal court in Lisbon."