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A reminder of our next online talk on 12 October 2021. Rui Moura will talk about James Ward Oliver who served in the Peninsular War in the British and Portuguese armies and died following wounds received at the 2nd siege of Badajoz. Email i_j_brewer@msn.com to book your place.  Details and a new date for Will Fletcher's talk. Our next talk by Major General (Retd) Rui Moura on 12 October 2021. All talks start at 19:00. Register for talks by emailing i_j_brewer@msn.com  The programme dates and speakers are now finalised for 2021-22. See below for details. Save the dates. Registration details will be sent out nearer the date. The second of the talk for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras is now available through this website.
Anthony Grey talks about the impact of the French Third Invasion of Portugal on the Portuguese civilians. LINK It is with great pleasure that we announce that the work of the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras has been recognised in Portugal. The following letter has been received:
Dear Mr. Dismore, The Lines of Torres Vedras National Day takes place on 20th October. On that day the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres will launch the first edition of the Wellington Honour prizes. It has therefore great pleasure in awarding the Prize for the Promotion of the Lines category of this historical heritage to the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras. Yours sincerely Kind regards José Alberto Quintino President of the Rota Histórica das Linhas de Torres. www.rhlt.pt/en/ Unfortunately, we have had to cancel our next talk where Dr Jacqueline Reiter was going to talk about the Military service of Royal Navy Captain Sir Home Popham.
We are building a programme of talks for 2021-22 and will restart the series in the autumn. Keep watching for further announcements. The second talk in the series ‘The Irish Wars: The Irish Against Napoleon’ with Patrick Mercer is being delivered on 22nd July 2021. Detail of the talk can be found at:
https://www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/irish-wars-irish-against-napoleon-lecture-23 This is a NAM member only event only so now would be a good time to become a member of the National Army Museum. https://www.nam.ac.uk/support-us/members NEWS - The first of our video presentations is now available on our website. Robert Burnham's talk was on - The Destruction of Arruda: the Light Division Out of Control. LINK
Our next talk on Tuesday 27 July at 19:00 UK time is by Dr Jacqueline Reiter. She will be talking about the activities of Captain Home Riggs Popham on the north coast of Spain during the Peninsular War. Register for the talk with: i_j_brewer@msn.com  CHANGE OF TIME. Due to the England football match we are bringing the start forward to 18:30 UK time, with a guarantee that it will be finished by 19:30. I will be talking about telegraphs on the Lines of Torres Vedras on Tuesday 22 June 2021. Please come and join me to learn more about these revolutionary syetems. Register your interest through our Secretary at i_j_brewer@msn.com  |
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