460.1K
Downloads
134
Episodes
The podcast for military history geeks and people with a passion for good stories. We focus on British and Commonwealth military history from the birth of the redcoat era through to modern warfare.
Episodes
Sunday May 16, 2021
Sunday May 16, 2021
The Battle of Albuera fought in Spain on 16th of May 1811 is considered to be the bloodiest battle of the Peninsular war. One British unit suffered a staggering 85% casualties. But what happened? Why were casualties so horrific and who eventually won this slogging match? Tune in as I discuss all of these points and many more with:
Marcus Beresford (descendent of the British commander) https://marcusdelapoerberesford.ie/ho...
Dr. Mark Thompson - author on the battle - https://marksthompson.weebly.com/ and
Marcus Cribb - expert on the Peninsular - https://twitter.com/mcribbHistory
Subscribe to my newsletter to receive a PDF of the transcript of this episide
www.redcoathistory.com/newsletter
Comments (0)
To leave or reply to comments, please download free Podbean or
No Comments
To leave or reply to comments,
please download free Podbean App.