"Vitoria battlefield visit" Topic
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ChrisBBB2  | 03 May 2025 8:25 a.m. PST |
Vitoria is a fairly popular battle to wargame (judging by folks' previous reports on TMP). I know I'm not the first wargamer to visit the battlefield – how many others must have carried copies of the Osprey book on the battle up the Cerro de Jundiz! – but maybe my report of my own visit will encourage more to visit and may even be helpful. It was certainly worth the trip for me. Blog post about it here:
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| 14Bore | 03 May 2025 9:43 a.m. PST |
Looked like a good place for a battle, thanks for posting as I will never get there |
| mahdi1ray | 03 May 2025 10:47 a.m. PST |
I visited the battlefield in mid November 1961; I used a taxi. |
| William Warner | 03 May 2025 12:06 p.m. PST |
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 Old Contemptible | 03 May 2025 9:29 p.m. PST |
What a beautiful place for a battle. |
| ChrisBBB2 | 04 May 2025 3:38 a.m. PST |
Thanks, chaps, glad you enjoyed a vicarious Vitoria visit. The Osprey book has a section on wargaming which is quite amusing, given how much the hobby has moved on in the last quarter of a century since it was published. The author basically suggested it wasn't really feasible to wargame the whole battle. Well, it is now! |
| Shagnasty | 07 May 2025 11:13 a.m. PST |
Thanks from another who will never see the battlefield in the flesh. I like Donald Featherstone's coverage in his "Campaigning With Wellington." |
| ChrisBBB2 | 07 May 2025 11:29 p.m. PST |
Cheers, Shagnasty, you're welcome. Ah, Don Featherstone. That's one of his I haven't read. |
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