La otra guerra: la lucha por la subsistencia. Acuartelamiento, vestuario y alimentación durante la Guerra de la Independencia

Abstract

During the Peninsular War, the soldiers' situation got worse due to the lack of a suitable accommodation, a shortage of equipment and a poor diet. It was necessary to occupy civil and religious buildings which were eventually used as barracks, thus provoking important conflicts, but allowing a better accommodation than military camps. Even more terrible than surviving a battle was the soldier's daily life. They often couldn´t get dressed nor wear shoes and they hardly could get any food.