Fighting Napoleon: Guerrillas, Bandits and Adventurers in Spain, 1808–1814 by Charles J. Esdaile

Fighting Napoleon: Guerrillas, Bandits and Adventurers in Spain, 1808–1814

Charles J. Esdaile

288 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

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Alongside the Spanish army in the campaign against Napoleon (1808-1814) was an assortment of freebooters, local peasants, and bandits who were organized into ad hoc regional private armies. These “guerrillas”—a term introduced to the English langu...

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