The War in the Peninsula 1808 1814
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Now, in place of standing watchfully on guard, with a line enfeebled by its indispensable extension, he could impose his strategy on his enemies in the field he had opened for his operations. He would gladly have drawn Soult into a battle, but the caution of the French Marshal would not risk one where defeat must be disastrous. It might have been supposed that, striking while the iron was hot, Wellington would have followed him up into Andalusia. Officers and soldiers in our army were full of f...ight and eagerly expecting the order to advance. Seville must have almost cer- tainly been retaken, and the fall of Seville would have been the signal for raising the siege of Cadiz. The Murcian army would have gained heart, the regulars and irregulars garrisoning the Sierras would have de- scended everywhere on the French communications, and the invasion must have recoiled from the southern provinces with infinite lowering of the French prestige. It was a brilliantly enticing prospect, but unfortunately 140 Operations before the Campaign of Salamanca 1 4 1 Spanish indolence and self-sufficiency had made the realisation impossible.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Now, in place of standing watchfully on guard, with a line enfeebled by its indispensable extension, he could impose his strategy on his enemies in the field he had opened for his operations. He would gladly have drawn Soult into a battle, but the caution of the French Marshal would not risk one where defeat must be disastrous. It might have been supposed that, striking while the iron was hot, Wellington would have followed him up into Andalusia. Officers and soldiers in our army were full of f...ight and eagerly expecting the order to advance. Seville must have almost cer- tainly been retaken, and the fall of Seville would have been the signal for raising the siege of Cadiz. The Murcian army would have gained heart, the regulars and irregulars garrisoning the Sierras would have de- scended everywhere on the French communications, and the invasion must have recoiled from the southern provinces with infinite lowering of the French prestige. It was a brilliantly enticing prospect, but unfortunately 140 Operations before the Campaign of Salamanca 1 4 1 Spanish indolence and self-sufficiency had made the realisation impossible.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Shand, Alexander Innes, 1832-1907 to read onlineMoreLess
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