Sir Archibald Alison
The Battle of Albuera, 1855
6 x 8 in
15 x 20 cm
15 x 20 cm
SP2263
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Plan of the Battle of Albuera, an attempt by the French to relieve the Siege of Badajoz during the Peninsular War in 1811. This was a bloody though inconclusive engagement....
Plan of the Battle of Albuera, an attempt by the French to relieve the Siege of Badajoz during the Peninsular War in 1811.
This was a bloody though inconclusive engagement. Although the French were driven off by an Anglo-Spanish force under the command of General Beresford and General Joaquin Blake, the Siege of Badajoz was lifted a little later due a large French force approaching from the south.
Later analysis states that Beresford was a very good organiser but a poor general.
Original colour. [SP2263]
This was a bloody though inconclusive engagement. Although the French were driven off by an Anglo-Spanish force under the command of General Beresford and General Joaquin Blake, the Siege of Badajoz was lifted a little later due a large French force approaching from the south.
Later analysis states that Beresford was a very good organiser but a poor general.
Original colour. [SP2263]
