tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post5046013459470088018..comments2022-05-15T13:01:19.222-07:00Comments on Walking Napoleonic Battlefields: Lignythistlebarrowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post-88648803735728502902009-04-23T07:45:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:45:00.000-07:00Hi Greg
Thanks for posting.
We were certainly lu...Hi Greg<br /><br />Thanks for posting.<br /><br />We were certainly lucky at Genappe. But its strange that so often the things you remember most about a hoiday are the lucky finds rather than the main tourist attraction you went to see in the first place. For example I have happy memories of wandering about the unknown canals of Venice, rather than the overpriced and overcrowded St Marks Square.<br /><br />Paulthistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post-57839831628279131462009-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:41:00.000-07:00Hi Steve
Thanks for your comments
I had not thou...Hi Steve<br /><br />Thanks for your comments<br /><br />I had not thought of using Google Maps, but it sounds like a good idea. I always tried to get the most accurrate modern day map, and then try to work out locations by using battle maps from reference books. But I found that the latter were often incompatable with modern day maps, and there were usually a lot more roads on the new maps making it difficult to determine which was the correct one. And, of course, I did not have access to a computer in 1971!<br /><br />When I was in UK we lived near Salisbury, and there was a lot of activity around that area during the ECW. We tried to get interested, as it would have been a great opportunity to explore nearby battles, such as Newbury. But we could never get into the period, and a great opportunity was wasted.<br /><br />Paulthistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post-58487953526475194922009-04-23T07:35:00.000-07:002009-04-23T07:35:00.000-07:00Hi John
Thanks for your comment. I am really gla...Hi John<br /><br />Thanks for your comment. I am really glad that you like the blog, and am very pleased with how well it has been received. <br /><br />Its a plasure for me to write, a bit like telling old holiday stories.<br /><br />Paulthistlebarrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00077298970769942656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post-29743078114530447742009-04-23T05:55:00.000-07:002009-04-23T05:55:00.000-07:00What a great recollection! You certainly "lucked-...What a great recollection! You certainly "lucked-out" with the visit to Genappe!<br /><br />Regards,<br />GregSGreg Saparahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170653448749957195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post-15953545416947878932009-04-23T04:33:00.000-07:002009-04-23T04:33:00.000-07:00Excellent stuff - and "hear, hear" on the advice r...Excellent stuff - and "hear, hear" on the advice re. preparation... <br /><br />I've walked a few battlefields (not many, or enough, but then I haven't finished yet!) and by far and away the best walks have been those where I had time to read up beforehand not only on dispositions, but also any effects the physical terrain had on the actual battle (one example of this being the slight rise the Royalist forces occupied at Sedgemoor - I'd never have seen it without having read about it)<br /><br />I would wholeheartedly recommend Google Maps for anyone thinking about visiting battlefields in current times - the satellite imagery is very (very!) useful for being able to place events and units where they were at the time, on a modern view of the battlefield....Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6830613445295267529.post-68909379729365164702009-04-22T11:27:00.000-07:002009-04-22T11:27:00.000-07:00Great stuff, I look forward to the next installmen...Great stuff, I look forward to the next installment.<br /><br />Johnjohn de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.com