tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post3000286354644304631..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: The Battle of Roundway Down and Siege of Devizes - Battlefield Walkcarojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-76079199725355856862021-09-01T10:25:04.022-07:002021-09-01T10:25:04.022-07:00Hi Steve,
Thank you, and I’m not surprised your fa...Hi Steve,<br />Thank you, and I’m not surprised your familiarity with Roundway as I know you have a keen interest in this period, and yes it is a paradox in many ways to enjoy the fantastic countryside and surroundings when you are very conscious of the history and that you are on a battlefield; something that Steve and I were reminded off when chatting to the ladies out riding, who were totally unaware of that history and the events that took place only a few hundred yards away from where they were enjoying exercising their horses..<br /><br />Perhaps that’s another role our interesting hobby has in informing others of our mutual history.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-86995004766360857822021-09-01T08:04:58.701-07:002021-09-01T08:04:58.701-07:00Excellent - have been twice, and am always struck ...Excellent - have been twice, and am always struck by how beautiful these battle fields are now - Roundway in particular is lovely though on a summer day, with the sounds of the birds.. bit of a difference to the events on the day I suspect!Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-52937774368929948522021-08-30T03:13:14.831-07:002021-08-30T03:13:14.831-07:00Hi FOGH,
Thank you for your comment and glad you e...Hi FOGH,<br />Thank you for your comment and glad you enjoyed the post which for me was a labour-of-love, having very much enjoyed the day Steve and I had getting to see the delights of Devizes and its history.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-61990379944753326612021-08-30T01:36:23.489-07:002021-08-30T01:36:23.489-07:00Absolutely superb battle-logue ! 👍. Very much enj...Absolutely superb battle-logue ! 👍. Very much enjoyed that. Great account of Roundway, with all of the modern day pics.Friends Of General Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084244194324875619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-84516999889192765312021-08-29T00:40:11.456-07:002021-08-29T00:40:11.456-07:00Hi Murdock,
Glad you enjoyed the post.
The blog i...Hi Murdock,<br />Glad you enjoyed the post. <br />The blog is very much my own journal and I put these posts together as much as for me as for anyone who cares to read them, thus I try to create a post that will be something I would want to read years later, when I’ve forgotten exactly what it was I was doing, and it’s great to hear when others enjoy it as well.<br /><br />All the best <br />JJcarojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-57166623191866254162021-08-28T12:27:03.079-07:002021-08-28T12:27:03.079-07:00Spectacular posting!
Love the maps and combinatio...Spectacular posting!<br /><br />Love the maps and combination with a modern view of the ground.MurdocKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693711825249632305noreply@blogger.com