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1813 Campaign Diary: May 2015
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Saturday, May 30, 2015. 8 March 1813 – North Spain. Following the loss of the battle of Palencia, 4. French corps are forced to retreat north off the map. With the loss of two of his five corps, Marshal Soult orders a general retreat. Wellington has clearly achieved both of his campaign objectives. First to take and hold Valladolid. Second to defeat the French army. Labels: 43 North Spain Diary. Friday, May 29, 2015. 8 March 1813 - Central Germany. Russian corps at Warburg. Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Both ...
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2014: August 2014
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2014. Saturday, 23 August 2014. 21 August 2014 – Javea with Jack and Georgia. After a very dry spring and summer it rained the day before they arrived for their two week holiday with us. Not sure whether that is the reason Jan needed a stiff sherry, or whether it was just an excuse to have one. We started our evening in Javea with a meal at Scallops, their favourite eating place. Then it was a short walk to the fun fair, which was the real reason for our visit to Javea. 23 - WW - Va...
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2013: May 2013
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2013. Thursday, 30 May 2013. 27 May 2013 – Gata and Soldates. Only six of us for the last walk of the season. This was expected and had nothing to do with the overcast weather. Most of the group are back in UK or have already started their summer holidays. Gata is not the prettiest of towns, but this photo shows it at its best. It is not long before we have left the town behind and are out in the “campo”. Or even perhaps share a joke. He looks very happy with himself. The sun had fi...
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2015: 25 May 2015 – Javea to Portitxol
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2015. Friday, 29 May 2015. 25 May 2015 – Javea to Portitxol. We had a good turn out for our last walk before the summer break, possibly encouraged by an invitation to Wendy’s house for an end of season BBQ. This is a lovely walk, as well as being our regular start and end of season walk. The first part is a nice level walk along the beach. However this is followed by a steep climb, without the benefit of a path or track. And watch the locals at play. We also played a knock out footb...
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2015: 9 May 2015 – Lliber to Senija
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2015. Sunday, 10 May 2015. 9 May 2015 – Lliber to Senija. This was our first walk with the CBMW this year. It was a new walk to us, and we were looking forward to finding an alternative route for our regular walk between Lliber and Senija. It was a very hot day and we were not surprised to find a large group of walkers for this relatively easy CBMW walk. There was a little climbing at the start, but would then level out. Instead they had offered a meal after the walk. There were als...
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2015: April 2015
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2015. Thursday, 30 April 2015. 27 April 2015 – Bolulla Castle. Bright and sunny, but quite cold, as we met at Kilometer Seven on the Castells to Tarbena road. It is often a few degrees colder at Castells than Parcent, and today was no exception. Most arrived in shirt sleeves, but quickly donned jackets or jumpers. Ken and Sylvia joined us again, after a break of two weeks to entertain visitors. They brought our numbers up to a respectable eight. Thanks to David for this one. It was ...
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2013: 26 December 2013 – Boxing Day at Rothbury
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Jan and Paul in Spain 2013. Monday, 6 January 2014. 26 December 2013 – Boxing Day at Rothbury. Bright and sunny for our traditional Christmas walk on Cragside, the hill at t he back of Stuart’s house. The walk starts with a steep climb through a farm, which has the most attractive Angus (? The mum was not very impressed with me, but “little un” seemed quite fascinated. The walk continues through a large woods, with a lovely little clearing packed with bird boxes. Guess who had the larger half! 20 - Holid...
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1813 Campaign Diary: April 2015
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Thursday, April 30, 2015. 5 March 1813 – North Spain. French win the encounter battle between 3 British and 13 French corps at Arriba. Despite this the Fourth French Army is in desperate need of rest, reorganization and resupply after two days of battle. Two corps are out of supply, and will lose 400 men each to attrition until they are resupplied. All four British corps are also out of supply, and will also lose 400 men each until resupplied. Labels: 43 North Spain Diary. Tuesday, April 28, 2015. They r...
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1813 Campaign Diary: August 2015
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Monday, August 31, 2015. 18 March 1813 – Battle of Castrojarez. Tactical map of battle area. British corps attack French corps at Castrojarez. British – 12000 infantry, 1000 cavalry, 30 guns. French – 11600 infantry, 1000 cavalry, 30 guns. Note – 10 British brigade has 70% casualties and will not take part. Table at start of wargame. Both corps start the game on the table. British and French cavalry pin each other. French have redeployed their artillery to protect the bridge. The first firefight is a dra...
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1813 Campaign Diary: 15 March 1813 – Battle of Serrejon
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Saturday, August 15, 2015. 15 March 1813 – Battle of Serrejon. Tactical map of battle area. Spanish – 20000 infantry, 30 guns. French – 16000 infantry, 1000 cavalry, 30 guns. Table at start of wargame. All Spanish start on the table. 16 Italian corps arrive start of move 1. Italians have moved behind woods to deploy opposite valley. Cavalry, supported by one brigade, sent to pin Spanish on left hill. Spanish have moved their artillery to the centre of valley. One infantry brigade remains on left hand hill.
