Battle of Nivelle
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battle-of-nivelle-168-9684091
title:
Battle of Nivelle
text:
The Battle of Nivelle took place in front of the river Nivelle near the end of the Peninsular War (1808–1814). After the Allied siege of San Sebastian, Wellington's 80,000 British, Portuguese and Spanish troops were in hot pursuit of Marshal Soult who had 60,000 men to place in a 20-mile perimeter. After the Light Division, the main British army was ordered to attack and the 3rd Division split Soult's army in two. By two o'clock, Soult was in retreat and the British in a strong offensive positio
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wiki
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description:
1813 battle during the Peninsular War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nivelle
date created:
2006-06-15T18:53:12Z
date modified:
2024-08-30T21:03:32Z
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13
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