"If...a battle had taken place in which one side lost 30,000...the other a few hundreds, it would have echoed down the pages of history as the greatest victory ever won. But that in fact is the measure of the decisive nature of Massena’s defeat at the Lines of Torres Vedras."
A reminder of our next online talk on 18 November at 7pm UK time. Register your interest by email to: [email protected]
Maj-Gen (Retd) Rui Moura will tell us about the services of Thomas William Stubbs.
Have a look at our other planned talks.
11th October 1810…Marshal Massena’s army is halted by the Lines of Torres Vedras.
A strategical life saver for Wellington?
Here's Mark Thompson of the @OfVedras discussing everything from its construction, defences and restoration.
Link below👇
https://t.co/NphOT0Uawh
@OfVedras A few more photos of mine, of the battlefield today.
📸1 The Light Division's position (Black Bob's Windmill)
📸2 Wellington's HQ (today a hotel)
📸3 The central Memorial on the battlefield.
What was it like being part of Wellington’s Peninsular Army?
Head over to King’s College, London this month where @1815fletcher is giving a talk on behalf of @OfVedras about the Foot Guards’ experience of fighting in Spain and Portugal.
Details below👇
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A reminder to all that our AGM will also include a talk by Dr Will Fletcher talking about the Foot Guards in the Peninsular War. The talk is open to non-members for a fee. Please register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer on [email protected]
#Luxembourg City, or the "Gibraltar of the North " as it was known until 1867 when the Treaty of London was signed & the amazing Vauban defences dismantled. Well worth a visit. Back on Saturday after a day out elsewhere tomorrow.
Today marks the anniversary of the four-day Battle of Bailén (1808).
This engagement was a key Spanish victory in the Napoleonic Wars and resulted in the surrender of an entire French army.
Bailén sent shockwaves through Europe and shattered the myth of Napoleonic invincibility
The worst film ever?
Throwback to an episode that got so frenzied it required a strong language warning
We hacked apart Ridley Scott’s Napoleon movie to explore the real reasons why it was such a disappointment to fans of the period
🎧https://t.co/DpeN3A3Ks5
One of the other great things about travelling around Spain these last days has been that I have also passed several locations of #PeninsularWar battlefields that I have guided folk around on countless ocassions! Yesterday it was #Badajoz & today I drove past #Talavera !!
Caught @GraemeCallister’s talk on Napoleon’s conscripts (hosted by @ofvedras)—sharp insights into how height, disease, occupation, and promotion can be connected. Definitely worth a listen! The graph of 1812 losses really hit home. 📊
Have a happy Acre day!!!
On this splendid day in 1799 Sir Sidney Smith and his Mariners saw off the besieging Frenchies outside Acre.
Skittling out the raggedy arsed Antiquarians and denying Napoleon his destiny.
We'll soon be rotating the sample Journals articles from our website, so do take this last chance to catch the current crop and see what our quarterly publication offers.
This one looks at the British Army at home during the 18th century: https://t.co/bzeQgiAWEN
Still plenty of time to sign up for next Tuesday's online talk, with @JoshProvan speaking on Native American allies & the Defence of West Florida, 1779-1781.
Register at https://t.co/oKdheRHV07