Bexhill Hanoverian Study Group

Napoleonic Newsdesk

by Paul Chamberlain

This organisation exists to further interest in and knowledge of the King's German Legion, many of whom were stationed at Bexhill-on-Sea during the Napoleonic Wars. They produce an interesting and informative newsletter, plus present regular meetings at the Northern Hotel, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex. Their programme for Spring/Summer 2003 is:

19 February Orders in the Peninsular War 1814 by Mrs Mary Hart.
19 March My Great Great Grandfather James Oliver Lindam and the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion KGL by the Reverend James Bogle.
16 April Recruiting Prisoners of War 1803-15 by Paul Chamberlain.
21 May Walcheren by Mrs Janet Harris.
18 June Guided tour of the Royal Military Canal and other Military Waterways by Mr Peter Cole.
16 July A Walk around the Old Town: Belle Hill by Mr Fred Rye.

For further information on these events and the Study Group contact Mrs Stella Child, 83 Turkey Road, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN39 5HH. Tel: 01412 212130.

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