The Duke of Wellington’s Navy
Philip K. Allan
Naval History Magazine. Volume 35, Number 2. April 2021
Wellington’s land victories in the Peninsular War were enabled by the Royal Navy’s control of nearby seas.
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Philip K. Allan
Naval History Magazine. Volume 35, Number 2. April 2021
Wellington’s land victories in the Peninsular War were enabled by the Royal Navy’s control of nearby seas.
There is also this volume:
Wellington's Navy: Sea Power and the Peninsular War 1807-1814: Hall, Christopher D: 9781861762306: Amazon.com: Books
One overlooked aspect of being resupplied by sea was Wellington's reliance on American foodstuffs to feed his army.
On 4 July 1811 Bandmaster John Westcott of the 26th Foot (Cameronians) saw about 200 American merchantmen in Lisbon harbor all decked out with flags to celebrate IndependenceDay.
American privateers, as Wellington complained in 1813, were intercepting his supply ships en route to northern Spain.
Sea power was critical to Wellington's successes in Spain and Portugal and that is generally overlooked.