tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post5572034277642022774..comments2024-03-29T10:07:43.170+00:00Comments on <p align="right">Steve's Random <br>Musings on Wargaming <br>and other stuff...</p>: I have been to...Lansdown HillSteve-the-Wargamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-641377602197192752019-08-04T07:13:44.793+00:002019-08-04T07:13:44.793+00:00Nundanket... one of the joys of battle field walk...Nundanket... one of the joys of battle field walking is seeing something like that in the flesh... the bravery never fails to amaze... Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-90241748473249750692019-08-03T22:40:00.163+00:002019-08-03T22:40:00.163+00:00Only just discovered this post Steve thanks to Rad...Only just discovered this post Steve thanks to Radar of Keep Your Powder Dry fame. Very useful post. I need to dig through your 'back catalogue' :D<br /><br />They're some steep hills. Knowing from recent experience how steep it can be in Cornwall (and everywhere seems uphill!), if anyone could have done it, it was Cornish lads. So steep perhaps the Roundhead shot went over their heads. Hell of an achievement though.nundankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12895608927860103442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-87731103509421466422016-07-11T10:22:50.518+00:002016-07-11T10:22:50.518+00:00Fantastic blog post Steve. I love history, and thi...Fantastic blog post Steve. I love history, and this taught me something new. Looks like a beautiful place to visit too. I might have to take a trip soon! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08363838970129579627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-17605984528706446302016-06-20T13:34:50.748+00:002016-06-20T13:34:50.748+00:00CK - I remember it... didn't you do an articl...CK - I remember it... didn't you do an article on it? ended up in the Volunteer Riflemen's Arms?Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-40691851838243171712016-06-20T00:01:40.466+00:002016-06-20T00:01:40.466+00:00Great stuff Steve - I visited the site myself some...Great stuff Steve - I visited the site myself some years ago and it was excellent. Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-57250381533569481772016-06-19T06:56:19.061+00:002016-06-19T06:56:19.061+00:00Legatus, well worth stopping next time you go thro...Legatus, well worth stopping next time you go through.. there are a couple of side lanes where you could park, last time I drove I parked in the race course car park... the views from Hanging Hill both to Bristol and to the east of the battlefield are astounding.. and it makes it all the more clear why Waller positioned himself as he did...Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-26278185491110149192016-06-19T06:53:04.101+00:002016-06-19T06:53:04.101+00:00Will, apparently it's been the wettest June on...Will, apparently it's been the wettest June on record, and certainly some of the paths were a bit muddy (especially in the woods below the monument), but nothing serious... as to pubs, go to both.. :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-86454335734654354802016-06-19T06:50:51.825+00:002016-06-19T06:50:51.825+00:00Tony - got soaked, but it was beyond excellent.. ...Tony - got soaked, but it was beyond excellent.. :o)Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-89963014906554691522016-06-19T06:50:04.417+00:002016-06-19T06:50:04.417+00:00Ray - even as I write I can see the Rejects charab...Ray - even as I write I can see the Rejects charabanc pulling up into the car park, Postie at the front with an umbrella in the air.. "follow me".... you know you want to... :o))Steve-the-Wargamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07077311120172727690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-43052634739001572032016-06-18T22:36:34.359+00:002016-06-18T22:36:34.359+00:00I remember reading about this battle in one of Nic...I remember reading about this battle in one of Nicholas Carter's ECW novels. I have friends in Bath and we always drive through the battlefield on the way from the M4 but I have never stopped and looked at it. Really excellent post!legatus hedliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17078980742683576345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-31434843904498727862016-06-18T20:29:40.060+00:002016-06-18T20:29:40.060+00:00well done, the last time I visited it was boggy in...well done, the last time I visited it was boggy in quite a few places. I'm back to Bath next week and I might get chance to pop in to the Old Green Tree. Although I might pop into my old stomping ground of the Saracens hHad instead.Fire at Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816572506887450180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-4580775433544897552016-06-18T19:48:21.386+00:002016-06-18T19:48:21.386+00:00Excellent day out ! , TonyExcellent day out ! , TonyThe Good Soldier Svjekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08749564052124659180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-9140049085483820172016-06-18T18:22:21.477+00:002016-06-18T18:22:21.477+00:00What a great post!!! Ta!What a great post!!! Ta!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33041938.post-89001223316801596602016-06-18T18:21:19.017+00:002016-06-18T18:21:19.017+00:00What a great post!!! Ta!What a great post!!! Ta!Ray Rousellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07352596392520905197noreply@blogger.com