Reminder - Next talk on 28 June 2022 at 19:00 - Rob Griffith - The attack on Almaraz, May 18127/6/2022
Our final speaker in the 2021-22 programme is the historian and author Rob Griffith. The talk is based on his recent book and covers the allied attack on the French crossing point on the Tagus at Almaraz. Please register for the talk with Ian Brewer at EMAIL
All, a reminder that our next online talk is at 19:00 on Tuesday 31 May 2022. Martin Stoneham will be talking about the life of engineer Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Richard Fletcher, the officer who managed the construction of the Lines of Torres Vedras. He served in several campaigns around the world before his death at the siege of San Sebastián in August 1813.
Please book your place by emailing Ian Brewer at i_j_brewer@msn.com. Please find attached a report on the events of the day prepared by Andrew Grainger, Secretary-General of the British Commission for Military History. ![]()
Our next talk is on Lieutenant Colonel Sir Richard Fletcher, the Royal Engineer officer who led the construction of the Lines of Torres Vedras. Fletcher served in the Peninsular War from 1808 until his death at San Sebastián in 1813. Our speaker is Martin Stoneham, the Chairman of the Friends of the Royal Engineers Museum and an expect on many aspects of the Royal Engineers.
Please book your place by emailing Ian Brewer at i_j_brewer@msn.com. Our thanks to António Lopes who has provided details on the location of forts on the fourth Line. He has produced a KMZ file which will open in Google Earth and shoe the exact location. Thanks to António. LINK
There are several new photos for Fort 8, Trancoso. This is on the first line near Alhandra. Thanks to José Carlos G. Carvalho for providing the photos. LINK
Full details are now available for our first face to face event in two years. Please see the attached leaflet for the itinerary and cost. Please book as soon as you can as places are limited. ![]()
A reminder: our next talk is by Dr Jacqueline Reiter on Captain Sir Home Riggs Popham. Popham depending on your point of view was a brilliant or incompetent officer in the Royal Navy. Jacqueline will talk about the character and describe his operation on the Biscay coast of Spain from 1810-12.
Please book your place by emailing Ian Brewer at i_j_brewer@msn.com The programme of talks for 2021-2022 is below. Please note that the date of the talk by Martin Stoneham on the engineer Richard Fletcher has been changed. We finally hope to run this event that has been put off for two years due to Covid.
The provisional timetable is as follows: 08:00 – Breakfast at the Pear Tree Café in Battersea Park close to where Wellington fought his famous duel Bus to Wellington Arch 10:00 - Wellington Arch where we commence our walk along Piccadilly and to include 5 Hertford Street, and his other haunts, such as The Duke's tailor and boot maker. 12:00 – We are very privileged to have access to the Major General's Office at Horse Guards, once occupied by The Duke of Wellington, and where the Duke's desk is still in use, 200 years later. We will also fit in a visit to the Household Cavalry Museum Bus to the Wellington Pub opposite Kings College for lunch 13:30 – Lunch at the Wellington 15:00 – Visit to the Special Collections at Kings College 16:30 – Crypt at St Pauls to view Wellington’s final resting place and to take tea Further details to follow in due course to include cost. Talk by Dr Will Fletcher. The Royal Military College and the Peninsular War - 1 March 202219/2/2022
Reminder - Our next talk is on The Royal Military College and the Peninsular War by Dr Will Fletcher at 19:00 (UK time) on Tuesday 1 March 2022. Register by emailing i_j_brewer@msn.com
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