Thanks to my friends Ian Fletcher and Kristine Hughes Patrone, I had my own private tour of Waterloo from an author and battlefield expert as well as a Duke of Wellington expert. What an awesome 2 days! “La Belle Alliance” is the farmhouse and buildings where Wellington met Blucher (the Prussian general), who was late…
Welcome to “B” in the A to Z Challenge 2017. The Duke of Wellington is my theme for this year’s Challenge. Badajoz is a the name of a city and province in the autonomous community of Extremadura in southeastern Spain. During the Napoleonic or Peninsular Wars, the Earl of Wellington (as Arthur Wellesley was known…
Deadman’s Chase by Ian Fletcher Fabius December 5, 2016 207 pages Today is the début of British historian and battlefield tour operator and guide Ian Fletcher’s newest book. Deadman’s Chase, however, is Fletcher’s first work of fiction, spun by the…
Following is a nice preview video for a new Facebook friend of mine’s album released last year . . . really enjoyable music. Ian Fletcher plays in a Rolling Stones cover band (Stoned) and is an author/historian who has numerous books on the Peninsular War (Wellington vs. Napoléon). He also has a tour company specializing in…
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