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Spoils of War?

• January 25, 2015 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Cavalry, Horses, Saddlery
Tags: benevente, lefebvre-desnouettes, NAM, peninsular war

8000 Horsemen! What’s not to like?

• February 20, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Cavalry, Horses, Swords, Writing
Tags: ariezaga, battle of ocana, Cavalry, mortier, peninsular war, soult, Spain, zayas

Leopardkill – An Extract

• October 27, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Cavalry, Horses, Swords, Weapons, Writing
Tags: bretwalda books, Cavalry, corunna, extract, leopardkill, peninsular war, wallsof jericho

Free Peninsular War Novel!

• July 25, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Weapons, Writing
Tags: alone with glory, napoleon, novel, peninsular war, war, wellington

Adrian Goldsworthy – ‘True Soldier Gentleman’

• March 31, 2012 • 1 Comment

Posted in Cavalry, Horses, Swords, Weapons, Writing
Tags: adrian goldsworthy, napoleonic fiction, peninsular war, true soldier gentleman

Another British Cavalry Disaster?

• March 15, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Cavalry, Horses, Saddlery, Swords, Weapons, Writing
Tags: 20th light dragoons, 23rd light dragoons, beresford, Cavalry, dragoon, duke of wellington, fuentes d'onoro, horses, ian fletcher, maguilla, napoleon, peninsular war, robert ballard long, salamance.john gaspard le marchant, sir john moore, Talavera, vimeiro

Ooh…my aching back!

• July 28, 2010 • 1 Comment

Posted in Cavalry, Horses, Saddlery
Tags: backpacks, dragoon, holsters, infantry, peninsular war, Portugal, saddle fitting, saddle sore, sore back, Spain, Trotter, valise