Story about Linhas de Wellington / The Lines of Wellington / 威灵顿之线 / 威灵顿战线
On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marhal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do ...
On September 27, 1810, the French troops commanded by Marhal Massena, were defeated in the Serra do Buçaco by the Anglo-Portuguese army of general Wellington. Despite the victory, Portuguese and British are forced to retreat from the enemy, numerically superior, in order to attract them to Torres Vedras, where Wellington had built fortified lines hardly surmountable. Simultaneously, the Anglo-Portuguese command organizes the evacuation of the entire territory between the battlefield and the lines of Torres Vedras, a gigantic burned land operation, which prevents the French from collecting supplies. This is the setting for the adventures of a multitude of character from all social backgrounds - soldier and civilian, men, women and children, young and old - to the daily routine torn by war and dragged through hills and valleys, between ruined villages, charred forests and devastated crops.Highly perecuted by the French, already tormented by an unmerciful weather, the mass of ...
