Napoleonic Wargame Club (NWC)

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Generalfeldmarschall Scott Kronprinz "Vorwärts" Ludwig von Preußen
Kommandeur des Königlich-Preußischen Armee-Korps
Chief of Staff (CoS) of the Allied Coalition
Allied Coalition Webmaster & Club Website Support

Congratulations on the Gold Cross!

Sir,

It is with a sense of profound awe that I salute you on the awarding of the Cruz de Oro de la Península.

To triumph in a single battle is a feat; to secure victory in nine separate engagements, from the dusty plains of Spain to the peaks of the Pyrenees, is a true Meisterleistung (masterpiece) of command.

We in the Austrian service have long watched the "Spanish Ulcer" bleed the French Empire dry, and it is men of your caliber who held the knife. Such Ausdauer (endurance) is rare even among the finest soldiers. You have marched the long road from Lisbon to Toulouse, and every bar on that cross represents a nail in the coffin of the Tyrant's ambition.

Wear that gold with the greatest Stolz (pride). You are not just a victor; you are a scourge of the French army.

Hut ab! (Hats off! / Respect!)

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Kaiserlich-königliche Armee.

Oberleutnant David Luna Peña.
Landwehr-Regiment Wiener Freikorps (Vienna Woods) Nr. 1.
1. Infanterie-Brigade.
1. Avant Garde Division.
Österreichisches Imperialis Armeekorps.

Österreichisches Rekrutenband

Congratulations on your recognition Field Marshal Davies.

Mike, I hope that decoration does not hang down to your knees, it could prove detrimental to your posture while astride your trusty steed.

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Général Gregor Morgan
Duc de Montebello et Comte de Gironde
Chef d'État-Major de la Grande Armée
Commandant du 1er Corps d'Armée

I am humbled to receive such an honour and appreciate the kind words shared. While it may look like a robust challenge, month and after month in the Spanish sun with only the occasional taverna, siesta and senorita to ease the rigours of campaign to ease weary bones, it does have it's upsides.

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Field Marshal Sir Michael Davies, 1st Duke of Glamorgan K.T.
23rd Regiment of Light Dragoons
3rd British Cavalry Brigade
Cavalry Corps

Dum vivimus vivamus

WOW! BRAVO!Bravo! Well done sir.