| carojon | 03 Jul 2019 10:15 a.m. PST |
Continuing on from my look at the Battle of Corruna and the retreat that led up to it, I have posted about the next stop on our tour of Peninsular War battle sites with a look at the Battle of Salamanca.
The battlefield is pretty much as it was it 1812 and the ability to see parts of it as described by those who fought there, still very much as they describe it, is a real treat which I have tried to portray in a rather long post.
So if you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's link Jonathan (JJ) |
| Ferd45231 | 03 Jul 2019 11:36 a.m. PST |
What a treat! Thank you so much for the post. H |
79thPA  | 03 Jul 2019 11:39 a.m. PST |
The chapel certainly looks its age. Thanks for posting. |
| ConnaughtRanger | 03 Jul 2019 12:52 p.m. PST |
Another excellent post – as expected – although describing Oman as "surprisingly accurate" is certainly damning with faint praise. Salamanca is a wonderful battlefield – arguably the best of the Peninsular War – and it really benefits from walking the ground. You can be totally hidden (and unaware of British Heavy Cavalry) in a number of folds in the terrain. |
| thistlebarrow2 | 03 Jul 2019 1:23 p.m. PST |
I love your battlefield visit posts. They are a great combination of maps, historical illustrations, current photos, references and clear narrative. One of the best battlefield guides I have ever seen. You should publish them, they would be a great aid for anyone planning to visit and walk the ground themselves. I have visited Salamanca many times, and spent hours walking the ground. It is one of the easiest to discover, along with Waterloo and Austerlitz. |
 Artilleryman | 03 Jul 2019 1:24 p.m. PST |
How appropriate and timely. I am off to Salamanca on Friday! Thanks for the information. |
| C M DODSON | 03 Jul 2019 10:46 p.m. PST |
Very nice as always. Walking the scene gives you the ‘feel' of the battle. Your posts are inspirational. Best wishes, Chris |
| carojon | 03 Jul 2019 11:21 p.m. PST |
Thank you all for your comments. I'm so glad others get a lot out of these posts, as I do them as much to cement my own understanding as well as keeping a journal of the visit. Cheers
JJ |
| Trajanus | 04 Jul 2019 2:33 p.m. PST |
Jonathan, Just out of curiosity, is the disused railway still on the battlefield, or have they torn it up? It looked about 100 years old when I was there in 04 so I was wondering if they had gotten round to clearing it away! 🙂 |
| carojon | 04 Jul 2019 10:31 p.m. PST |
Hi, Trajanus,
The railway is gone and the track bed is now just another path across the battlefield. Sadly they haven't put all the ballast back that they robbed out of the back of the Grand Arapile, which still looks like a tooth that has been well drilled at the back. Cheers
JJ |
| Gazzola | 05 Jul 2019 4:30 a.m. PST |
carojon Great pics and link. And how nice to see a Napoleonic battlefield that hasn't, as yet, been completely lost or covered over with roads and buildings. Looking forward to any future Peninsular battlefields you may visit. |
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