@liamtelfer.bsky.social
Quartermaster for The Napoleonic Wars Pod. Firefighter. Amateur Military Historian. Veteran of the British Army.
What new form of warfare did the French unleash on Europe? 1792 saw the start of the French light infantry. It took a few years but by 1812, there were 185 battalions of light infantry in service. Listen to today's episode to find out why they were such an important part of Napoleonโs armies
28.05.2025 08:56 โ ๐ 11 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
I did a thing! Iโm very pleased with this mount that I made to hold the fabulous present I received for my birthday back in January.
I hope it does justice to the wonderful people who clubbed together to buy it for me.
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20.03.2025 08:34 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Gemioncourt farm on the Quatre Bras battlefield viewed from the air
Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign.
Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement ๐งต1/
British troops at Bergen op zoom. Black and white print
Was Bergen Op Zoom the British Armyโs worst defeat of the Napoleonic Wars?
Andrew Bamford of Prime & Load Podcast joins us to explain how such a major defeat happened when the British army was meant to be at the height of its powers.
open.spotify.com/episode/41cw...
Was Antwerp always a โBridge too Farโ for the British? Was Bergen op Zoom Britainโs worst defeat of the Napoleonic Wars?
Join me, @zwhitehistory.bsky.social and Dr Andrew Bamford on @napwarspod.bsky.social where we talk about all this and more.
And yes the 2/44th played a part!
When you love playing with the drill of the British Army in the early 19th Century so much that you create your own blocks to do it.
Then decide thatโs not realistically enough so continue and โrecruitโ a whole company! โWhy are you the way that you are?โ springs to mind again ๐
Members of F26 Bethnal Greenโs, Green Watch received their Kingโs Coronation Medal today the Tower of London.
I feel very proud to serve our capital and even more so knowing that tomorrow Iโll have served our country for 22 years between @londonfire.bsky.social & @britisharmy.bsky.social
I canโt be sure of the dates as I didnโt make any notes back when the below pictures were taken.
Iโm certain they must be from late โ05 or early โ06, almost 20 years ago. What a ride itโs been since!
All taken in the vicinity of Basra, Iraq, Op Telic 7 with D Sqn, SCOTS DG. I was 20 years old.
Good experience gained and great work done on a large multi agency exercise today. Itโs always excellent to see Londonโs first responders working together to resolve what can be difficult and protracted incidents.
Crews from F26 Bethnal Green acquitted themselves admirably.
On this day in 1814 the Battle of Brienne was fought during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Despite the Allies ceding the field to Napoleon, he could not prevent Russian and Prussian forces, commanded by Blucher later linking up with Schwarzenbergโs Austrians.
29.01.2025 07:04 โ ๐ 14 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
โFriends that play (in castles) together, stay togetherโ. An excellent day was had on Friday adventuring in Windsor, a home of the British Royal family since the 12th Century, with the Emperor of Napoleonic Nerds himself, @zwhitehistory.bsky.social
26.01.2025 13:27 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Januaryโs book haul so far with another on the way which Iโm very excited about. Some are to help with my living history impression, some are for research for @napwarspod.bsky.social , but all are for fun! โWeโre gonna need a bigger shelf!โ
25.01.2025 10:38 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
What an incredible 40th birthday itโs been. I am completely surprised at the kindness and generosity of the have best people in my world. I could never have imagined the history nerd journey of the last few years. You know who you are and Iโll be in touch properly very soon.
24.01.2025 16:27 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Celebratory graphic of the Napoleonic Wars podcast reaching 500,000 downloads
Weโve hit the incredible milestone of HALF A MILLION downloads on the Napoleonic Wars Podcast.
Thank you to everyone who has joined us on the passionate deep-dives into all aspects of the period, and especially to our phenomenal guests.
Be sure to follow us as aim for 1 million!
The number 500,000 written onto a sandy beach
500,000
56 months.
270 episodes.
300 hours of content.
The @NapWarsPod has finally reached HALF A MILLION downloads.
Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible.
Watch the celebratory video at
www.patreon.com/posts/500-00...
New to Bluesky so here I am. Mostly to catch all the Napoleonic nerdery and inflict pictures of me doing living history on the world. There may also be the occasional fire engine.
11.11.2024 10:53 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0
