AN ACCOUNT OF THE WAR IN PORTUGAL BETWEEN Don PEDRO AND Don MIGUEL In 2 Volumes
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A rare and lucid account by a key British participant of the Portuguese Civil War (the War of the Two Brothers), this post-Napoleonic conflict between liberal constitutionalists and conservative absolutists in Portugal over royal succession that lasted from 1828 to 1834. Embroiled parties included the Kingdom of Portugal, Portuguese rebels, the United Kingdom, France, the Catholic Church and Spain.
This was a bloody conflict of brother against brother, one that was brewing for years, and fought over basic human rights and freedoms. Today, the Portuguese Civil War – like many post-Napoleonic 19th Century wars, sandwiched as they are between two major conflicts (the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War) – remains mostly forgotten, despite long-lasting impacts, and fought at huge cost to the participants.
Description
To fathom this Civil War, we need to go back to 1807 and to the Napoleonic Wars. With French armies marching on Lisbon, the King and his court fled to Brazil. And then they stayed there – after the defeat of the French, after the Congress of Vienna. As an absolute ruler, King D. João VI was able to do what he wanted, thus Portugal became an effective colony of Brazil, and suffered not only the legacy of the war against the French, but also a military occupation by the British.
Who was Admiral Sir Charles John Napier?
Napier served in the Royal Navy for 60 years and was 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. In this two-volume work, originally published in 1836, Napier gives his first-hand account of the Portuguese Civil War (or Miguelite War); this 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 at the fourth Battle of Cape St. Vincent. He remained in Portugal for some time after the surrender to fight pockets of Miguelite resistance.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Charles Napier |
|---|---|
| Product Code | 28459 |
| Delivery | This item is usually dispatched Next Day |
| Format | 2020 N&M Press reprint (original pub 1836). Softback xvi+369pp+xi+336 bound in one volume |
| ISBN | 9781783316458 |
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