"Napoleonic Wars: Siege of Zaragoza (1808)" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Oct 2018 10:14 p.m. PST |
… – Peninsular War DOCUMENTARY YouTube link
Hope you enjoy!.
Amicalement
Armand |
| Tango01 | 13 Apr 2021 4:10 p.m. PST |
Recomended this book….
Guerra y cuchillo: Los sitios de Zaragoza. 1808-1809
Main page
link
Armand
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| Brechtel198 | 13 Apr 2021 7:46 p.m. PST |
There were two sieges of Saragossa, the first one failed and then Lannes was assigned the mission and took Saragossa. Von Brandt's memoir, In the Legions of Napoleon, covers the siege quite well. link |
| Prince of Essling | 14 Apr 2021 8:31 a.m. PST |
Also an oldie which was certainly a good read at the time – "War to the death" link |
| Brechtel198 | 14 Apr 2021 9:48 a.m. PST |
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| Prince of Essling | 14 Apr 2021 2:18 p.m. PST |
Historia de los dos sitios que pusieron á Zaragoza en los años de 1808 y 1809 las tropas de Napoleon
by Alcaide Ibieca, Agustín, b. 1778
Publication date 1830
Publisher Madrid, Impr. de D. M. de Burgos
Volume 1 PDF link
Volume 2 PDF link
Volume 3 (Supplement) PDF link
Map:
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| Tango01 | 14 Apr 2021 10:14 p.m. PST |
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| Gazzola | 17 Apr 2021 8:23 a.m. PST |
As it happens, I have just finished rereading War To the Death by Raymond Rudorff (Pub 1974), which I should not have been doing since I have so many newer titles yet to read. But I only skimmed through it the first time so, for some reason (perhaps inspired by our enforced lockdown?) I wanted to have another go. At times it was very much like reading the horrific actions that took place in WW1, with all the artillery bombardments, tunneling and mines exploding. There was also lots of hand to hand fighting as well, from room to room, usually involving civilians (men and women) fighting and dying alongside regular troops. People were buried under rubble where they stood as mines exploded under their feet. The defenders and the besiegers were both very determined and certainly courageous but it must have been hell for all of them?
Anyway, I will now have to add In the Legions of Napoleon to my yet-to-buy book list, which, like my yet-to-read pile, never seems to get any smaller! LOL |
| Tango01 | 17 Apr 2021 3:13 p.m. PST |
Zaragoza was hell without doubt my good friend… Armand |
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gets started with Flintloque.
