The inveteracy
«There were few parts of Spain and none of Portugal where a French horseman could travel unescorted. At every defile there was the danger of a guerrilla ambush.
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Into this inhospitable cul-de-sac he [Napoleon] had to pour more than half a million French soldiers. He presented Britain with the support of two bitterly angry nations living in countries where a peasant with a knife was more than a match for a sentry with a musket, where a desperate band of roughly armed men could overpower a platoon of French veterans. The inveteracy of the Spanish and Portuguese peoples was so great that it compensated for the difference on size between the French and British armies.»
(...)
Into this inhospitable cul-de-sac he [Napoleon] had to pour more than half a million French soldiers. He presented Britain with the support of two bitterly angry nations living in countries where a peasant with a knife was more than a match for a sentry with a musket, where a desperate band of roughly armed men could overpower a platoon of French veterans. The inveteracy of the Spanish and Portuguese peoples was so great that it compensated for the difference on size between the French and British armies.»
The Peninsular War 1807-1814
Michael Glover
Michael Glover
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posted by Minha Rica casinha @ 16:01
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Há também que contar as cenas tristes:
os ingleses pilhavam tanto ou mais que os franceses. Quando passavam nas aldéias arrasavam tudo oo, se iam controlados, fingiam que se benziam e pediam vinho à populaça.
Interessante também saber quais as fortunas portuguesas que se fizeram com a venda às escondidas de víveres aos franceses, desesperados devido à táctica defensiva de Wellington que lhes deu cabo da logística.
O vinho e os súbditos de Sua Magestade sempre tiveram uma relaçao atribulada.
Bons tempos...
Será que já havia alguem do BES a negociar com os franceses?
Será que já havia alguem do BES a negociar com os franceses?
... mais depressa o Santander/Godoy.
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