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Wider Wargaming => General Discussion => Topic started by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 December 2012, 08:59:16 AM

Title: Battlefield Walks
Post by: Duke Speedy of Leighton on 20 December 2012, 08:59:16 AM
Okay, in the general theme of top threes:
Battlefield walks:
1) von Bredlow's Death Ride, Mars-La-Tours.
2) The Approach of the Prussian Guard, Saint Privat
3) The ridge and Lion Mound at Waterloo down to Le Belle Alliance


Others of note: Weddles Charge, Verdun, Passchendaele, The real Battle of Bosworth.

Not to be mentioned:
The British March from the town to canal at Mons (which is a dull, grey canal, the redoubtable Mrs Lemmey HATED that one).
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: petercooman on 20 December 2012, 10:41:58 AM
The old walls at ypres are nice to have a walk on, right to the "menenpoort", where they play the last post daily!

Really nice to combine with flanders fields museum!!
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: mollinary on 26 December 2012, 08:14:50 PM
1) The Swiepwald at Koniggratz;
2) von Bredow's Death Ride at Mars le Tour;
3) Wysokov at the Battle of Nachod.

Mollinary
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: Maenoferren on 26 December 2012, 09:12:46 PM
mooched around the beaches in Normandy (did my dissisitation on the landings) but no specific walks to speak of :D
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: General Bt Sherman on 26 December 2012, 10:51:13 PM
Pickett’s Charge, Gettysburg

Walking some of the siege lines at Vicksburg

-Bryan
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: Sean67 on 22 January 2013, 04:22:49 PM
battle of Berlin
Tumbledown
battle of the Somme (Thiepval memorial very thought provoking)  :( >:(

would love to do Stalingrad!  :'(
Sean
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: Nellkyn on 06 February 2013, 12:58:00 PM
1) Northern Sector of 1st Day of the Somme (WWI)
2) Towton (Wars of the Roses)
3) Dunkirk (WWII)

All of them have something different to offer and still give an impression of what happened there now. Wouldn't go so far as to say any of them are unspoilt but walking the ground of all three helped me appreciate what happen at these battles much more.
Title: Re: Battlefield Walks
Post by: Jim Ando on 06 February 2013, 06:00:52 PM
Hi

I`ve been to

Flodden
Evesham (not much to see now)
Teweksbury
Towton
Marston moor
Otterburn
Heavenfield
Gold beach
pegasus bridge(brilliant)

but the one I really want to go is Dien Bien Phu.

Jim