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An Irregular Regiment - Settings from Book 2

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Craufurd's command post at Bussaco

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Convent at Bussaco where Wellington spent the night after the battle.

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Looking down from the heights of Bussaco. In 1810 there were fewer trees so the battlefield would have been more open

View from the Bussaco Palace Hotel, site of the old convent

View from the Bussaco Palace Hotel

Peninsular War Memorial, Torres Vedras - The small town of Torres Vedras was crucial to Wellington's scheme of fortifications which he began work on during the autumn and winter of 1809 after the retreat from Talavera.

View from the Bussaco Palace Hotel - This might well have been the view from the 110th's camp up on the Bussaco Ridge at the end of the novel.

Battle of Bussaco Memorial - Wellington's Command Post - The 110th were camped up near Bussaco Ridge when Paul rejoined them at the end of the novel.