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Sérgio Veludo will be giving a talk for the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras on the Portuguese Civil War - 1828-1834 on Tuesday 16 December at 7pm (UK time). Please register your interest by emailing: [email protected]. See our full programme below.  Details of the Annual General Meeting and the associated talk and dinner are shown below. Places are limited, so please book early by contacting Ian Brewer The next talk for the Friends is on 27 May 2025. Dr Graeme Callister will be speaking about his recent research on the men who made up Napoleon's Grande Army. The talk starts at 7pm UK time. Please register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer on [email protected] A link for the talk will be sent out nearer the event.  I recently did a podcast with John Viscardo for the 'Generals and Napoleon' site. You may want to listen LINK  Due to the time difference between the UK and the home of our next speaker, Steve Brown (Australia), we have put the time of the meeting back to 8pm UK time. We hope this is not too inconvenient. The titles is: The command structure, dispositions and strengths of the Allied forces in the Lines. Register your interest by emailing Ian Brewer on [email protected]. Another talk has been added to the programme. I am still working on other talks  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] |
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