Historian of Warfare | Lecturer @DSD_Kings @DefAcUK | Napoleonic Wars | Writing book on Wellington’s Staff System | Views my own
Shrivenham, England
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Time to reveal what's on the way in the first half of 2024 for my From Reason to Revolution series from @Helionbooks, beginning with @latelordchatham on a certain naval officer that you may have heard her mention once or twice. helion.co.uk/military-histor…
Looking forward to reading this!
Coming in Spring 2024
"LET THE MEN CROSS
The Second Battle of Porto May 1809 and the Liberation of Northern Portugal" 📖
My first book.
Register early interest.
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Amazing photos.
I was on the spot last Wednesday with an RAF Staff Ride from @JscscRaf.
It was today in 1918 that Lt David McLellan took his famous photograph of soldies of the 137th Brigade on the slope of the St. Quentin Canal, near Bellenglise, which they had crossed on 29 September in a remarkable feat of arms #FWW (© @I_W_M Q 9538) iwm.org.uk/collections/item/…
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Okay, so this is getting real now amazon.co.uk/British-Army-17…
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OTD in 1945 a ceremony was held in Tarbes as 3 and 4 French SAS passed from British to French command. Brig Mike Calvert, OC SAS Brigade, oversaw the parade, even presenting the hats worn by Wellington and Napoleon at #Waterloo (© @I_W_M B 15789) iwm.org.uk/collections/item/… #SWW
A good week taking RAF officers around the battlefields of the First World War, looking at the development of air power.
- 1st Ypres 1914
- Neuve Chapelle 1915
- 2nd Battle of Artois 1915
- The Somme 1916
- Vimy Ridge 1917
- 100 Days Offensive 1918
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It’s amazing how part of an archive can transport you hundreds of miles as well as back in time by hundreds of years
Map of the assault on Badajoz, 6th April 1812.
Drawn by a veteran officer in 1826. Part of the Bodleian library’s Napier papers.
Vs the site of the carnage.
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Today for #HeritageOpenDays the object store tour gets to see the Royal Waggon Train officer’s Coattee that was taken off display at @RLCMuseum to prevent light damage
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A reminder, the next talk for @OfVedras is Dr. John Peaty talking about Wellington's Map Makers and Cartographers.
At 7pm UK time on 26 September 2023. register with [email protected]
NOTE DATE CHANGE ABOVE
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The last volume of the Light Division trilogy out 30 september. amazon.co.uk/Riflemen-Wellin…
Just visited the ‘Musée de L’Empéri’ in Salon de Provence which houses a large collection from @MuseeArmee.
I can’t remember a museum like it in terms of quantity of quality items on display from French Rev and Napoleonic Wars.
Fantastique!
Here is a preview, more to follow!
Exploring the costal town of Cassis in Provence today. 110 years (and 8 days) since the Royal Navy made a successful raid on the citadel and harbour (18 August 1813).
Boats under Sir John Sinclair then entered the harbour and destroyed one gunboat and one ‘tartan’ (small merchantman) and captured 2 gunboats and 24 small
merchantmen and 60 French were taken as POWs. British casualties were 4 killed, 16 wounded. Pics:
the harbour and entrance.
