"Peninsular War Battlefield Tour - The Tagus Valley Pt.1" Topic
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| carojon | 25 Aug 2019 8:53 a.m. PST |
Bridges have been the sites of many famous actions in wars past and the Peninsular War was no different with these key choke points featuring in retreats and for their purpose of providing access across the major rivers flowing through the grain of the peninsula
Turning south on our tour across the Peninsula we reached the Tagus Valley which effectively delineated the northern and southern theatres of the war and over which control of the limited crossing points became vital for the Allies and French alike.
The bridges at Alcantara and Almaraz were to play a key role for this control over this major river and this post takes a look at the places today and the action that occurred there. If you would like to know more then just follow the link to JJ's link Jonathan (JJ) |
GamesPoet  | 25 Aug 2019 9:32 a.m. PST |
Enjoyed seeing the pictures and reading the writing on your site. Looks like there was glorious weather during your trip, and thank you for your effort! |
| Jcfrog | 25 Aug 2019 11:44 a.m. PST |
Very good. Will be used to go there soonish. |
 Old Contemptible | 25 Aug 2019 12:26 p.m. PST |
Very enjoyable. I appreciate the those who do such research for their games. |
| carojon | 26 Aug 2019 12:45 a.m. PST |
Thanks for your comments chaps.
The weather got bluer and hotter the further south we went. Cheers
JJ |
| 138SquadronRAF | 26 Aug 2019 11:57 a.m. PST |
Really been enjoying this series of posts |
| C M DODSON | 27 Aug 2019 6:25 p.m. PST |
Hello Mr JJ. Your research and eloquent presentation warrant a book as without doubt you are a master of your subject matter. Excellent stuff as always. Best wishes, Chris |
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