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The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1808-1811 (Hardcover)
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The Light Division in the Peninsular War, 1808-1811 (Hardcover)
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Histories of the Light Division have tended to be incomplete, being
based on memoirs of a few well known diarists, principally from the
95th Rifles. The authors of this book, the first volume of two,
have sought memoirs from across the division, including the
artillery, the King's German Hussars and others to complete a
broader history of Wellington's elite division. Light infantry was
not new a concept in 1803, but at Shorncliffe Camp Sir John Moore
developed a progressive ethos, set of tactics and training for the
newly converted light infantry regiments. With the 95th Rifles they
were melded into a brigade that was to form the basis of the
incomparable Light Division. From the outset of the Peninsular
campaigns in 1808 they delivered results way beyond their scant
numbers, but it was during the epic winter retreat to La Corunna
that they showed their metal. Returning to the Peninsular months
later, the irascible Brigadier Craufurd led the Light Brigade in
terrible march to reach Wellington at Talavera; heavily laden and
in the heat of summer. Over the winter of 1809/10, Craufurd,s
battalions, now elevated to the status of a division, provided the
army's outposts. This was work that Craufurd excelled in and
actions abounded, including the Combat on the C a, where the
division fought hard to escape Marshal Ney's trap. In 1810, with
Wellington withdrawing to the Lines of Torres Vedra, the Light
Division played a significant part in the battle of Bu aco Ridge,
while the following year they drove Marshal Massena's army back
into Spain having fought almost daily actions en route. This
history of the Light Division is not simply a series of set piece
battles but provides a wider picture of campaigning and what it was
to be a light infantry soldier.
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