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Alcaudete.

KinkyOne

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I'am not perfect, but I'm always myself!!!
alansykes said:
Alcalá la Real to Alcaudete:

Another day, another imposing moorish hill fort. Alcaudete's was taken over by the knights of Calatrava, and somebody in the town told me it had never been captured since. I didn't like to ask about Napoleon.
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Well, maybe it wasn't. That's what I've found onthe net:
"The plains surrounding it (Alcaudete - added by K1) were the site of Napoleon Bonaparte's first major defeat (19 July 1808) in the various wars he was waging in Europe at the time. The news of his defeat at the hands of the allied Spanish and English forces shortly after the start of the Peninsular War (1808-1814) spread like wildfire around the old continent and destroyed the myth of French invincibility."

Anyway, have a nice day and I will too as I'll host our forum member Tim coming to my hometown running a marathon on Sunday
 
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Hi, KinkyOne. Reading your post, I understand this battle ( Batalla de Bailen) were won by the allied Spanish a English forces. Being a enthusiastic fan of the History of my country, I, never heard before anything about English forces fighting in this battle. (Here, there is a post about the spanish forces in that battle. Would you please tell me were did you find this mention about english forces? Because I though that the alliance between G. Britain and Spain started during September of 1808. Would love to learn anything new about what we in Spain call Guerra de la Independencia.
Thanks.

 
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Glad there is someone on the forum to make sure you toe the line, kinky.
 
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...and ship it to Santiago for storage. You pick it up once in Santiago. Service offered by Casa Ivar (we use DHL for transportation).
Toeing the line - really going off topic here - was also a test that was employed by traffic police in Europe (and elsewhere?) before 'breathing tests' existed. The idea was to let the suspicious driver 'toe the sideline' aka let him/her walk the white sideline like a tightrope, one foot after the other. If s/he failed it was off to the hospital for a blood test for alcohol and/or drugs.

Buen Camino, SY
 
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