A military history of the 17th century and the 18th century
Thursday, 23 January 2014
Almansa 1707-2014
It has been described as "probably the only Battle in history in which
the English forces were commanded by a Frenchman, the French by an
Englishman."[1][2]
That's definitely one to remember for military trivia night at the Mess.
ReplyDeleteThat's a fine image, Ralphus. And more in the same vein on this Spanish site:
ReplyDeletehttp://historiadealmansa.usuarios.tvalmansa.com/banderas.htm
http://historiadealmansa.usuarios.tvalmansa.com/la_batalla_de_almansa.htm