Project Gutenberg 2016-10-12 Public domain in the USA. 318 Oman, Charles 1860 1946 Oman, Charles William Chadwick Oman, C. W. C. (Charles William Chadwick) A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809 : $b From the treaty of Fontainbleau to the battle of Corunna Produced by Brian Coe, readbueno, Ramon Pajares Box, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "A History of the Peninsular War, Vol. 1, 1807-1809" by Charles Oman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume focuses on the events surrounding the Peninsular War, analyzing the political and military developments from the Treaty of Fontainebleau to the Battle of Corunna. The book aims to compile extensive research and new insights into the Napoleonic conflicts in Spain and Portugal, especially exploring the dynamics between the French and Spanish power structures during this tumultuous period. At the start of the book, Oman outlines the historical context that led to the Peninsular War, highlighting Napoleon's ambitions and the fragility of the Spanish monarchy under King Charles IV and his favorite, Manuel Godoy. The opening sections look at the Treaty of Fontainebleau and its implications, revealing how Napoleon used Spanish weaknesses to plot his military strategies. Oman introduces key figures, including Godoy and the young Ferdinand of Asturias, and emphasizes the growing unrest and political intrigue within the Spanish court, setting the stage for a dramatic conflict that would involve multiple nations and reshape European political boundaries. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Peninsular War, 1807-1814 DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 2078201 2078210 2024-09-22T07:04:50.399638 2023-09-23T05:38:56.703015 text/html text/html 2066383 2016-10-12T09:03:06 text/html; charset=utf-8 5216257 2016-10-12T09:03:08 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 5332908 2024-09-22T07:05:22.472413 application/epub+zip 5333785 2024-09-22T07:04:55.938565 application/epub+zip 823663 2024-09-22T07:04:52.963583 application/epub+zip 5829159 2024-09-22T07:05:40.142821 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 5694236 2024-09-22T07:05:18.724529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1198722 2022-09-24T06:59:59.592559 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1725563 1725252 2024-09-22T07:04:45.169607 2023-09-23T05:38:51.671009 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1725783 2016-10-12T09:03:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 629357 2016-10-12T09:03:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18592 2024-09-22T07:05:40.335866 application/rdf+xml 14142 2024-09-22T07:04:53.257554 image/jpeg 2184 2024-09-22T07:04:53.114567 image/jpeg 5239533 2024-09-22T07:04:50.643576 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia