Tag: Battle of Vitoria

• A cavalry officer’s recollections of the battle of Vitoria, 1813 …

  

  Charles Louis Constant, Count of Agoult (1790-1875), recalls his experiences set during the battle which is considered ‘the Waterloo of the Peninsula’. He was a captain serving in the 4th Dragoon Regiment. Our ‘fortunes’ in Spain were becoming more critical by the day. Reason had long been warning to withdraw behind the Ebro (river). Napoleon…

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  June 26, 2023

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