Another talk has been added to the programme. I am still working on other talks
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Here are the first confirmed speakers for the programme for 2024-25. I am still in discussion with other speakers and hope to add more in the near future. Register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer at [email protected]  The next online talk for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras will be by Major-General (Retd) Rui Moura. He will be discussing - Portuguese medals and decorations awarded to British officers during the Peninsular War. If you have looked at a portrait and do not know what is pinned on the officer's chest, then this will be a great help. The talk is at 7pm (UK time) on Tuesday 9 July 2024. Register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer at [email protected]  A reminder that the next talk for the Friends is at 7pm (UK time) on Tuesday 28 May. Emeritus Professor Ed Coss will talk on the mental state of the British soldier - Neuro-physiology, fear, and the British way of fighting. Register for the talk by emailing Ian Brewer at [email protected] It is less than 2 weeks to the next online talk for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras. It is at 7pm (UK time) on 26 March 2024.. Rob Griffith will be speaking on: The Battle of Vimeiro and the Reverse Slope Falacy. This material is from his next book: SO JUST AND GLORIOUS A CAUSE -Britain and the Liberation of Portugal-Rolica and Vimeiro, 1808; due to be published in Spring 2024. Register for the talk by emailing: [email protected]  The next online talk for the Friends is by historian Robert Burnham. Bob will be talking about two of Wellington's Exploring Officers who collected vital intelligence for the Allied armies during the Peninsular War. The talk will be at 7pm (UK time) on Tuesday 27 February 2024. Please register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer at: [email protected] The next talk for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras is on Tuesday 23 January at 19:00 UK time.The well-known author Carole Divall will be talking about the 5th Division in the Peninsula. Please note there are a couple of date changes for future talks. There are also a couple of date changes. Register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer [email protected]  Following the technical issues which prevented the last talk by Carole Divall, a revised programme has now been issued. Carole will now talk on 23 January 2024. The revised programme is attached.  The next talk for the Friends is at 7pm (UK time) on 28 November. Author Carole Divall's talk is titled: From Bussaco to the Lines: the Fifth Division learns the Ropes in the Peninsula. Register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer on [email protected] [email protected]  The online talk programme for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras is shaping up nicely. Our next talk will be on 26 September 2023. Dr John Peaty will be talking about 'Wellington’s Surveyors and Map Makers in the Peninsula'. Please register for this talk by emailing [email protected]  |
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