The Siege of Badajos, from 17th March to 6th April, 1812, by the British and Portuguese forces under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, of the Frenc

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The Siege of Badajos, from 17th March to 6th April, 1812, by the British and Portuguese forces under the command of Sir Arthur Wellesley, of the French garrison under the command of General Phillipon. The siege was one of the bloodiest in the Napoleonic Wars. Image taken from The Wars of Wellington, a narrative poem. ...With engravings coloured Originally published in London, 1819. Author Doctor Syntax, Illustrated by William Heath, J C Stadler.

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