An Account of the War in Portugal between Don Pedro and Don Miguel
Volume 2
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History
- Author: Charles Napier
- Date Published: May 2013
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108054188
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Charles Napier (1786–1860) served in the Royal Navy for sixty years. A brave yet controversial commander, he became one of the most popular naval officers in Britain for his role in many battles during the Napoleonic, Anglo-American, Syrian and Crimean wars. He also served as an MP in Parliament. In this two-volume work, originally published in 1836, Napier gives a first-hand account of the Portuguese Civil War, in which he was a key participant. Between 1828 and 1834, a conflict of succession occurred between two brothers, the progressive constitutionalist Don Pedro and the authoritarian absolutist Don Miguel. In 1833, Napier led the Liberal fleet which defeated Don Miguel. In Volume 2, Napier recalls his post-victory campaign to defeat pockets of Miguelite resistance in the north of the country.
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- Date Published: May 2013
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108054188
- length: 354 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.45kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. State of Portugal after the decease of Don John
2. Administration formed by Don Pedro
3. Feelings of the troops and islanders
4. General attack on the Miguelite army behind the Souza
5. Count Villa Flor attacks the Miguelites on the south of the Tagus
6. The Miguelites attack Oporto
7. Successful attack on Villa Nova, by the troops of Don Pedro
8. Oporto strictly blockaded
9. The Miguelites are foiled in an attack on Oporto
10. Reception of the author at Oporto
11. Difficulty in obtaining water
12. The queen's fleet anchors in Lagos bay
13. Folly of Don Miguel's ministers
14. Don Pedro arrives in Lisbon
15. Description of the entrenchments of Lisbon
16. General Macdonnell replaces Bourmont as commander of the Miguelite army
Appendix.
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