WELLINGTON'S UNSUNG HEROES: The Fifth Division in the Peninsular War, 1810-1814

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The men of the Fifth Division ('The Pioneers') were among the workhorses of the British Peninsular army. Lacking both the kudos and the wealth of letters, journals, and memoirs of divisions like the Third and the Light, it is easy to overlook the part they played in the struggle that finally drove the French out of Spain and Portugal. Yet they were the first troops into the streets of Badajoz, played a crucial part in the great victory at Salamanca, and made up the bulk of the troops that finally took San Sebastian after a protracted and bloody siege. Includes 13 b/w illustrations, 11 maps, and five tables.