tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post166299364652786838..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: Elvas and the Battle of Albuera - Peninsular War Tour 2019carojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-29734759950711382532019-10-11T12:39:36.741-07:002019-10-11T12:39:36.741-07:00Great post and great photos. Thanks to shareGreat post and great photos. Thanks to shareMarco Ortaldahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08337383288736466373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-91158207374944615662019-10-10T07:12:01.789-07:002019-10-10T07:12:01.789-07:00Thank you Paul, the site of the battle out on the ...Thank you Paul, the site of the battle out on the Allied right flank took a bit of finding to determine exactly which part of the slope the French came along, and I worked it out before noticing the display board and sign, which was reassuring.<br /><br />The signing of the various battle sites is still a bit hit and miss and I get the feeling that apart from Bailen the Spanish battle sites are all but ignored with two, Burgos and Gevora outside Badajoz, built over.<br /><br />One area where I think the Spanish excel is with the models of Albuera and Badajoz which are stunning examples of the art and something that puts some of the shoddy examples displayed in many British military museums to shame, the Perry's model of Agincourt excepted. <br /><br />It would be nice to see a commitment to that way of portraying famous battles to a younger generation who are more likely yo take an interest through a better visual portrayal alongside the copious amounts of military memorabilia and I think the National Army Museum in London for example would be spending their money more profitably taking a similar approach and we certainly have the model making talent in the UK to produce them.<br /><br />Thanks again <br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-31711538649999661002019-10-09T06:26:53.619-07:002019-10-09T06:26:53.619-07:00Excellent series of battlefield visits and a fitti...Excellent series of battlefield visits and a fitting last one. Albuera has changed a lot since were there, and very much for the better. It's good that many of the battlefields you visited now have memorials and information centres. On our visits most has nothing to show a major battle had taken place. Perhaps it is because Spain was the scene of so much fighting through the ages that they make so little effort to present the battlefields to visitors. <br /><br />I have really enjoyed reading your reports. They brought back many happy memories of our own visits. We also took photocopies of personal descriptions of each battlefield, which greatly adds to the enjoyment and understanding of the location.<br /><br />Good job, very well donePaul Lenistonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07260568660057743590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-86667986808713190592019-10-09T06:07:51.616-07:002019-10-09T06:07:51.616-07:00Thanks James, I think we all have similar lists!
...Thanks James, I think we all have similar lists!<br /><br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-20888269937433511092019-10-09T04:29:59.017-07:002019-10-09T04:29:59.017-07:00Another great report. On my to see list.Another great report. On my to see list.JAMES ROACHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04019888286247164276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-22128316549421890172019-10-09T03:59:09.904-07:002019-10-09T03:59:09.904-07:00Thanks Steve, some parts of battlefields can end u...Thanks Steve, some parts of battlefields can end up as a series of pictures of fields unless you can get some context for them to allow the viewer to picture what happened there. I hope I have struck a balance.<br /><br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-29679737882129098482019-10-09T02:47:23.055-07:002019-10-09T02:47:23.055-07:00As always lots of lovely pics that help you unders...As always lots of lovely pics that help you understand the action and the terrain fought over.Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.com