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[Cacadores]

Peninsular: photos of OBIDOS & the 1808 Campaign route
Peninsular: Mondego-Vimeiro
Part 4) Caldas, Arrifos & OBIDOS

Hello,
If you're interested in seeing the places where Wellington's men marched and fought during his 1808 campaign againt Junot, then you might be interested in seeing how these places look now. This is the fourth in the series: we've travelled from Mondego Bay and now we're in Obidos at the site of the first combat. Any comments much appreciated.

Page 1. Caldas da Rainha and the march south
http://ilovewargameing.21.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2309

Page 2. The affair at Arrifos (Brilos)
http://ilovewargameing.21.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2309&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15

Page 3. Obidos - the approach and walls
http://ilovewargameing.21.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2309&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=30

Page 4. Obidos - the town
http://ilovewargameing.21.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2309&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45

Page 5. Obidos town & church
http://ilovewargameing.21.forumer.com/viewtopic.php?t=2309&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60

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Everytime I either do a battlefield tour or refight a historic scenario I end full of admiration for the men who were there on the day. Fighting into and through that fortess must have been a real test of metal.

[Cacadores]

Although the real fighting was outside. Rolica next - it's just taking me little time ordering all the photos!
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Cacadores,

You are doing a wonderful job. Thank you very much ! Just returned from Normandy and my WWII re-enacting days are now over, retirement approaching. So its back to painting Napoleonics and refighting Peninsula battles. Corruna , next in August, as it had to be put back a little. Then after the 200th Anniversary of Waterloo in 2015 I'm planning to do a retirement tour of Portugal and Spain !

This series will come in very handy if I come in my own transport, rather than "wimping out" and coming on an organised coach tour.

Well Done.
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Simon W

[Cacadores]

Thanks a lot. You can always hire a car like I did when you get there: sounds expensive but I reckon a hire car plus a cheap flight is cheaper and easier than driving all the way. And there are B&Bs all over the place, even in August. I reckon it's worth it. I drove all the way the first time though.

Good luck in Corunna, I don't know when I'll get there, as it's a bit out of the way for a battlefields tour - unless you do Moore's retreat, which means travelling round Spain and I'm on a bit of a Portugal obsession at the moment. I'd like to go to Porto (Oporto) next as it's a decent base for seeing quite a few Peninsula clashes.

Hope you manage to get a few photos of Corunna to show us.