tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694505809435969577.post7227886009407770371..comments2023-09-20T11:46:19.647+01:00Comments on M&G Go For A Walk: Thursday 7 February - by AlcoutimGaylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694505809435969577.post-87661436188365415362019-02-09T18:06:32.971+00:002019-02-09T18:06:32.971+00:00There were a couple of information signs on the wa...There were a couple of information signs on the waterfront that we didn't read (inaccessible due to maintenance works), so it's possible one of those gave it a mention. Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694505809435969577.post-19286905193757681442019-02-08T22:48:36.347+00:002019-02-08T22:48:36.347+00:00I did a quick look on wiki and found some mentions...I did a quick look on wiki and found some mentions of Napoleonic activity. I’m surprised they don’t make more of it in the area. But I guess they want to forget it.<br />AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694505809435969577.post-35870709242900388122019-02-08T17:52:43.122+00:002019-02-08T17:52:43.122+00:00None of the information signs mentioned the Napole...None of the information signs mentioned the Napoleonic wars and Mick doesn't remember reading about Alcoutim in any of his go-to resources on the subject (that being the Sharpe series of novels!). So, in answer to your question, we don't know.Gaylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08648378503343413924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4694505809435969577.post-54404175424125078872019-02-08T14:53:14.450+00:002019-02-08T14:53:14.450+00:00Not within touching distance of Bertie’s door then...Not within touching distance of Bertie’s door then. <br />Just thinking aloud, was area fought over during the Napoleonic wars?AlanRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07180571503542781921noreply@blogger.com