"Wellesley's first effort to fight in Spain - The Fields" Topic
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| Tango01 | 31 Oct 2020 10:35 p.m. PST |
…of Talavera. "Following Oporto and the gruesome campaign through the uplands of the North and having driven Soult from Portugal Arthur Wellesley looked to the South, towards Victor whose force was concentrated in and around the old Roman town of Merida. His Spanish allies were frustratingly difficult to get on with, as Moore had found to his cost the previous year. In spite of this, it was agreed that the British Army should co-operate with the Spaniards in a join operation against Victor's force. In fact, so eager were the Spaniards about the plan that they agreed not only to feed Wellesley's army but also to provide much needed transport for it. This having been agreed upon Wellesley crossed the border into Spain and marched his army to a pre-arranged area of concentration, north of the Tagus at Plasencia…"
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