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British and Spanish Relations During the Peninsular War - The British Gracchi (Hardcover)
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British and Spanish Relations During the Peninsular War - The British Gracchi (Hardcover)
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The Spanish Peninsular War (1808-1814), which saw open
confrontation between the Spanish people together with their
British and Portuguese allies against Napoleon, was more than just
a war of occupation and national liberation. Remembered for its
violence and drama, it was unusual given that two countries who had
traditionally been allies, France and Spain, entered into armed
conflict without their governments declaring war. Histories and
memoirs drafted since then in France, England or Spain show clear
bias in their interpretations, hence the difficulty in finding
reliable information to draft a rigorous analysis of those historic
events. However, two centuries having elapsed since the start of
this conflict allow us to address the topic today with greater
objectivity. At the start of the war, the climate in London was
favourable to cooperation with Spain. Yet the feeling of failure
soon took hold of British society due to having embarked in another
long and costly war, and many felt disappointment with the scarce
cooperation of Spanish troops. However, among the few who defended
the importance of the Spanish cause were the Wellesley brothers,
the 'British Gracchi', who together maintained this fragile
alliance between both countries until the final victory over the
French. Richard, the eldest brother and Minister of Foreign Affairs
for the United Kingdom, changed the war against France and was
decisive in the success on the Iberian Peninsula. Beside him, his
younger brother Henry coordinated official relations between
Britain and Spain in his role as ambassador plenipotentiary in C
diz, maintaining a climate of collaboration up to the end of the
war. But the efforts of the two brothers would not have borne fruit
without the intervention of a third, Arthur Wellesley (Duke of
Wellington), who, in a five-year campaign defeated the French
troops which outnumbered his, liberating Portugal and Spain from
Napoleon's grip. The same man who in 1815 commanded one of the
allied armies which came together to defeat Napoleon at Waterloo.
Based on original sources, this book aims to clarify the setting in
which these important events for the history of Spain unravelled,
through the study of anglo-hispanic relations during the years of
conflict.
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