Albuera: The bloodiest battle of the Peninsular War

<p>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: </p> <p>Marcus Beresford (descendent of the British commander) <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1J1ekFRYUVBREJWZmhZb0hPUzNFbnFTYWIxQXxBQ3Jtc0tsallCSDFuOU0yeHhDZjUtUTR2LU9LMWt5Rkwzb3ljbHpQN0J2cHFOS2o4VUh0RHVrOVEzX1RHNENKWVFiWXVDVkZpQnJSX1dWVVBhU1R5OEVSczB4bVpRamo5UndUdFljT3RkOWJDLVNNeU0tam1ucw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmarcusdelapoerberesford.ie%2Fhome-history-napoleonic-wars%2F'>https://marcusdelapoerberesford.ie/ho...</a>​</p> <p>Dr. Mark Thompson - author on the battle - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbGg0Q2dBenk5ek9sTjFfTEszRkV6anZ3VUFEZ3xBQ3Jtc0tseUN1RzdaSGVmOUxIY004MUFlaEphckhpV0FMOXhaY0t0MGZzVktiQkk2RXhkcVQyTzlZZ1RjS2RnN0d1LS1jM0hNTEtQN2FsQXpJc3NLWnhtNzBBVXQ2T2NFX04wU3pOaGZBNEpycVMyZ3ZmWlNKNA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fmarksthompson.weebly.com%2F'>https://marksthompson.weebly.com/</a>​ and </p> <p>Marcus Cribb - expert on the Peninsular - <a href='https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbHRMUVBYbEU5dVVIS2ZvdXNJU0loTWpNSWZsUXxBQ3Jtc0tudkU5MVZIR0xhSENtQ3lxTkNtN21QVHZER2J5MThGSmF1QlBVeTg1SXVQc2ltNjYtQlM3c0UxSUpyMXZheGlZRTBFUDloVEpudEhVQU0ySHRyWHMydXNqMk9hNDVrbC00WEdkMHoyYTcwTHUyTjhSdw&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FmcribbHistory'>https://twitter.com/mcribbHistory</a></p> <p>Subscribe to my newsletter to receive a PDF of the transcript of this episide</p> <p><a href='http://www.redcoathistory.com/newsletter'>www.redcoathistory.com/newsletter</a></p> <p>​</p>