Wellington's celebrated Peninsular army played a vital role in the defeat Napoleon's French forces in Portugal and Spain. It is one of the most famous armies in military history. Yet the last large-scale examination of its structure and operation was written by Sir Charles Oman as long ago as 1913, and since then so much new material has come to light that a fresh account is long overdue. This important new study, which uses Oman's pioneering work as a foundation, provides a wide-ranging survey of the latest research into the subject, and it is a major contribution to the history of the Peninsular War. The Author Rory Muir is the author of several books on the Peninsular War, including Britain and the Defeat of Napoleon, Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon, and Salamanca 1812. AUTHORS: Ron Mc Guigan has been studying the British army for over three decades and is the author Into Battle: British Orders of Battle for the Crimean War. Howie Muir has had numerous articles published on the British army. Robert Burnham is the editor of the largest Napoleonic history site on the internet and has had many articles published on the Peninsular War and the British Army.
