"French Blockhouses in Spain." Topic
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| ConnaughtRanger | 23 Aug 2021 2:26 p.m. PST |
Does anyone know of any resources that give details of the Blockhouses that the French built to defend their lines of communication in Spain? There are a few images around on the internet but I haven't found much else so far. |
| Prince of Essling | 24 Aug 2021 4:58 a.m. PST |
Plan of the one at Monzon link
Picture of blockhouse link
These are from:
La gendarmerie française en Espagne et en Portugal (campagnes de 1807 à 1814) : avec un exposé des opérations militaires exécutées dans les provinces du nord de l'Espagne par nos armées, les troupes régulières ennemies et les guérillas espagnoles, d'après les archives du ministère de la guerre, les archives nationales et autres documents manuscrits ou imprimés
Author : Martin, Emmanuel (1852-1927).
Publisher : Léautey (Paris)
Publication date : 1898 link |
| ConnaughtRanger | 24 Aug 2021 8:52 a.m. PST |
Prince of Essling
Thank you very much for the links.
That will test my 1975 A Level French! |
| abelp01 | 24 Aug 2021 11:18 a.m. PST |
Were blockhouses built to spec or as needed? I've always wanted to build one in 28mm compatible size. I'm thinking 20'x20' on the bottom section and 30'x30' for the top part. |
custosarmorum  | 27 Aug 2021 7:15 p.m. PST |
abelp01: I would suggest looking at Paul Darnell's Touching History #1: The Napoleonic Spanish Peninsular, pp. 60-67, covers how to make a French Blockhouse. Below is a model made by a friend for me based on Darnell's instructions. I just need to make the ditch and rampart to finish it off.
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