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. 
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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. 

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.

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.