tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post2457493269364561708..comments2024-03-28T07:36:37.715+00:00Comments on Lord Belmont in Northern Ireland: El Molino del ReyTimothy Belmonthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15111145260662707575noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-83316736035367199462016-11-10T17:28:00.075+00:002016-11-10T17:28:00.075+00:00I have been to Ciudad Rodrigo, Vittoria and Torres...I have been to Ciudad Rodrigo, Vittoria and Torres Vedras as well as Salamanca etc. It was an interesting trip camping out by some of the sites where his troops once camped. According to my study of many of the muster rolls these men were not low life but good fit working men by and large. Rough and with a taste for drink maybe. Critically, Wellington's crucial skill was in the logistics in which he and his staff were way ahead of the French. Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-68242900148067404352014-11-23T23:04:26.700+00:002014-11-23T23:04:26.700+00:00A number of military leaders have been rewarded wi...A number of military leaders have been rewarded with country estates, which I covered in this article: <a href="http://thecountryseat.org.uk/2012/03/23/on-behalf-of-a-grateful-nation-country-houses-given-to-military-leaders/" rel="nofollow">‘On behalf of a grateful nation’</a><br /><br />MatthewMatthew Beckett - The Country Seathttp://www.thecountryseat.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-8344607359992057512013-10-24T20:36:20.365+01:002013-10-24T20:36:20.365+01:00The Iron Duke is said to have invented the phrase ...The Iron Duke is said to have invented the phrase 'if you believe that you'll believe anything' : while walking across Hyde Park, a gentleman approached him and said 'Mr Jones, isn't it ?'Rex Hunternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-89648570226669112662011-03-30T10:08:08.009+01:002011-03-30T10:08:08.009+01:00I'm think it's only right that, when ennob...I'm think it's only right that, when ennobled, one is also landed! I think one of the Great War generals was given a house with the peerage, forget which one.<br /><br />W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2705771450596300887.post-62580570385453827572011-03-30T09:40:34.140+01:002011-03-30T09:40:34.140+01:00Tim, this is fascinating. I had no idea they were...Tim, this is fascinating. I had no idea they were also Spanish Grandees.<br /><br />W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com