# A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 6, September 1, 1812-August 5, 1813

Author: Oman, Charles, 1860-1946

Genre: Category: History - European

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73069

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## Summary

The year 1812 was packed with great events, and marked in Spain no less than in Russia the final turn of the tide in the history of Napoleon’s domination. But the end was not yet: when Wellington entered Madrid in triumph on August 12th, the deliverance of the Peninsula was no more certain than was the deliverance of Europe when the French Emperor evacuated Moscow on October 22nd. Vittoria and Leipzig were still a year away, and it was not till they had been fought and won that the victory of the Allies was secure. The resources of the great enemy were so immense that it required more than one disaster to exhaust them. No one was more conscious of this than Wellington. Reflecting on the r...

## Chapters

- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-vol-6-september-1-1812-august-5-6bdc6f9e/chapters/6/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-vol-6-september-1-1812-august-5-6bdc6f9e/chapters/4/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-vol-6-september-1-1812-august-5-6bdc6f9e/chapters/1/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-vol-6-september-1-1812-august-5-6bdc6f9e/chapters/3/index.md)
- [CHAPTER I](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-vol-6-september-1-1812-august-5-6bdc6f9e/chapters/5/index.md)
- [part I think that our superior numbers make a general action desirable.](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/a-history-of-the-peninsular-war-vol-6-september-1-1812-august-5-6bdc6f9e/chapters/2/index.md)