Talk by Dr Mark S. Thompson on ‘Telegraphs on the Lines of Torres Vedras’

Date and time: Friday, 18^th October, 2024. 5.30 pm for 6.00 pm..

Venue: ALA, Avenida Castelhana No. 13, Monte Estoril, 2765-419 Estoril. See here.

Programme:  We are privileged to count with a talk by the author Dr Mark S. Thompson, who will be in Portugal to commemorate the Lines of Torres Vedras Day two days after the talk. The talk will be on a less-known but all-important topic regarding the Lines of Torres Vedras, on which Dr. Thompson is an acclaimed expert.

A Military Historian specialising in the Peninsular War 1808-14, his first publication, The Fatal Hill (2002), covered the campaign culminating in the battle of Albuera in May 1811. In 2009, he completed a PhD on the Royal Engineers during this period, which was subsequently published as a book entitled Wellington's Engineers (2015). He has published several other books, including Wellington’s Favourite Engineer and Wellington and the Lines of Torres Vedras. He has presented at many conferences in the UK and abroad and is a member of the British Commission for Military History, the Friends of the British Cemetery at Elvas, the Royal Engineers Historical Society, and the Friends of the Lines of Torres Vedras. Please visit his website at www.marksthompson.co.uk to find out more about him and a complete list of his publications.

Price: Admission is €5.00 p/person, payable at the door. Wine and cheese will be served beforehand.

After the event, members and their guests can have dinner at the nearby Adega da Monte (at their own cost), although unfortunately the guest speaker cannot attend owing to another pressing engagement.

CONFIRMATION

Please confirm your participation by Wednesday 16th October by email to library@bhsportugal.org, together with your date/s of birth, which are required for insurance purpose. Please also indicate whether you would like to stay on for dinner afterwards.