The struggle for supremacy between Britain and France dominated the History of the British Army from 1688 to 1815. the struggle began…
Two years of amateur warfare had changed nothing.The English Civil War remained in the balance. Then, in February 1645, Parliament created the New…
Map of Operation Barbarossa showing the direction of German attacks and the major pockets of Russian troops surrounded by blitzkrieg breakthroughs between…
Isandlwana was perhaps the greatest defeat inflicted on the British redcoats by native warriors in imperial history. To read the full article, see…
The Battle of Waterloo raged all day, but in most sectors, there were lulls in the fighting. Only at Hougoumont was the…
The lines of the Torres Vedras were lines of forts secretly built by the British from around September 1809-1812 to protect Lisbon…
The Battle of Marathon saw wo entirely antithetical military and political traditions: cavalry, archery, and light-armed troops versus heavy infantry; coerced subjects…
Map of the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880: the decisive action of the Second Afghan War. General Burrows’ little army of…
The Battle of Wakefield was a maor battle in the War of the Roses. It took place at Sandal Magna near Wakefield,…
A map of Taranto Harbour on 11 November 1940, showing the position of the Italian ships, the habour defences, and the direction…