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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
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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

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