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This weekend

17/10/2018

 
A group of 17 people from the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras are going to celebrate Lines of Torres Vedras Day. We will spend Saturday visiting the Lines and will attend the official dinner on Saturday evening in Torres Vedras.  I am looking forward to the visit.  Most of us are flying out from the UK on Friday. Perhaps we will see some of you over the weekend.

Trip to Torres Vedras 19-21 October 2018

4/9/2018

 
I know this is very short notice, but there are still a couple of places if anyone wants to join us on the trip to Torres Vedras on the weekend of 19-21 October. Cost is 250 euro for two nights accommodation, two dinners, one lunch and all transportation. You would need to arrange your own travel to Lisbon. If anyone is interested, please contact me for more details.

Neves Costa

26/7/2018

 

Does anyone know where I can get an electronic copy of Neves Costa's 1809 proposal for the defence of Lisbon?
Can you reply through the 'Contact Us' page
Thanks
​Mark S Thompson

Detail on Fourth Line of defences now on-line

13/7/2018

 
I have now added plans and maps for the fourth Line which was to the south of the Tagus estuary.
LINK
There is also the map to download of these Lines as printed in the third edition of John Jones' Journal of the sieges
LINK

Have you any photographs?

20/6/2018

 
If you have photographs from the Lines which show something new, please send them to me and I will  add  them to the website if possible (with credits of course).

Details of preservation order on the Lines

24/5/2018

 
In March 2018 the Portuguese Government passed legislation to protect the Lines as a National Monument.  Details of the preservation order are now on this website in the Documents section.  LINK

New ROTA Promotional Video for the Lines

4/5/2018

 

View it on YouTube .

LINK

Memorial to Portuguese Army in First World War

4/5/2018

 
Two stained glass windows dedicated to the last King of Portugal, and to the Portuguese War Dead, have been fitted in the Church of St James, 61 Pope's Grove, Twickenham.

The Dedication of these Memorial Windows took place on Monday 9 April 2018 to mark the Centenary Anniversary of the Battle of the Lys. 

Lines made a National Monument

12/3/2018

 
The Portuguese Government has just made the Lines of Torres Vedras a National Monument. This means greater protection for the forts that still exist, whether they are in public or private hands. It shows the Governments commitment to the future of the Lines and follows the recent establishment of 'Lines of Torres Vedras' day on 20 October, each year.

From Reason to Revolution Conference, York, 29 April 2018

10/2/2018

 
This is probably a first in the UK  I will be speaking at this conference on the role of the Portuguese Engineers during the Peninsular War.  
The conference is sponsored by Helion Publishers.

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