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Advance of the French at Barossa by B Granville Baker - Cranston Military Prints

Advance of the French at Barossa by B Granville Baker


Advance of the French at Barossa by B Granville Baker

Item Code : ANT0064Advance of the French at Barossa by B Granville Baker - Editions Available
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Antique book plate print published in 1915 by Cassell & Co. Paper size 10.5 inches x 7.5 inches (26cm x 19cm)none£25.00

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On the night of 6th April 1812 Wellingtons Army, surrounding the walled Spanish town of Badajoz (garrisoned by Napoleons soldiers under general Baron Philippon) is ready to attack! The men of the 45th regiment from Pictons 3rd Division launch themselves in a desperate and bloody assault against the north castle wall. Carrying improvised ladders, the men have their top buttons undone, overalls rolled up and are stripped for action. The castles defenders (Germans, allied to Napoleon of the Graf und Erbprinz Regiment from Hesse-Darmstadt) partroling the walls in their greatcoats are intially surprised by the bold assault from this sector but they have been preparing the strong defenses for some time. Soon the night air is full of musketry, falling masonry, burning bundles of ropes and exploding grenades or mines. Despite the horrific casualties suffered the attackers press home. As the first scaling ladders are raised near a small bell tower the young Lt. James Macpherson reaches for the top of the wall. The ladders are too short! Undaunted he cries to his men below to lift the base of the ladder closer to the wall. This rapid, vertical movement suddenly propels him to a height several feet above the Germans heads. A shot rings out as one of the defenders fires point blank into the young mans chest. Fortunately the lead ball only strikes a glancing blow, cleaving in two a button of the officers waist coat and dislocating one of his ribs. Despite his fortunate escape, the force of the impact nearly sends him tumbling from the ladder. Somehow he maintains his grasp but the ladder itself gives way under the weight of the men following. Some unfortunates are impaled on the bayonets of their comrades below. Leaping from the rungs of another ladder, Corporal Kelly is the first man over the top and gradually the 45th gain a foothold on the ramparts. The rest of the regiment is ordered to unfix bayonets. Using the few remaining ladders, others also manage to scale the walls. Through the carnage they climb, club and shoot their way into the castle itself! Maepherson now regains consciousness at the foot of the wall and revived with a cup of coco from his friend A.A. General Hercules Packenham, who was directly behind him on the ladder when it broke. Though winded by the shot he rises to his feet. This sudden movement relocates his rib and he is able to climb the ladders once more. Once over the defense he sees the old towers of Apendez and Albar-rana to his left and the cathedral illuminated by gun fire in the distance. However his objective is directly ahead. Atop the abandoned tower of Santa Maria before him still flies the French tricolour. Macplierson seizes the opportunity, mounts the spiral stairway to the top turret and pulls down the enemy flag. For want of a substitute he flies his own red jacket from the pole, signifying that the castle has fallen. In the rest of the town the fighting continues and turns into a blood lust. Badajoz is one of the bloodiest and violent sieges of the Peninsula War. On the following day Maepherson presents his trophy to the Duke of Wellington himself but his bravery is not rewarded with a promotion.
Storming of Badajoz by the Sherwood Foresters painting by Mark Churms. 		The Battle of Albuera, fought on May 16, 1811, during the Peninsular War, was a significant confrontation between British, Spanish, and Portuguese forces against the French army led by Marshal Soult. The Allied forces, commanded by General William Beresford, faced a fierce attack and endured heavy casualties but ultimately held their ground, achieving a strategic victory. Despite the high losses, the battle demonstrated the resilience of the Allied troops and helped to maintain their position in southern Spain against the French forces.

Saving the Colours at Albuera by Allan Stewart 		Philip Haythornthwaite<br><br>This volume tackles the bloody and controversial war that devestated Spain and Portugal for six long years between 1808 and 1814. More than a dozen famous battles were fought on an epic scale in this complex war. Instigated by Napoleon Bonapartes attempt to force Portugal to close her ports to British trade in late 1807, the introduction of French troops into Spain to browbeat the Portuguese caused great resentment amongst the Iberian populace. When in 1808 Napoleon usurped the Spanish throne, the seething undercurrent broke out into violence directed against French troops. Napoleon spent the next six years attempting to manage his Spanish Ulcer; by proving a constant drain on French resources, the war would ultimately play a part in Napoleons eventual downfall. Central to the campaigns fought by the Portuguese and Spanish regulars and the vicious guerrilla war against the French was the support of a British Army, whose actions established Wellingtons reputation as the pre-eminent British soldier of his era.
The Peninsular War - The Complete Companion to the Iberian Campaigns 1807-14.		ANT179. Bravery of a Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment, at the Battle of Vimiera by Clark and Dubourg after Manskirch.
Bravery of a Piper of the 11th Highland Regiment, at the Battle of Vimiera by Clark and Dubourg after Manskirch

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