How Napoleon Consolidated an Empire
Napoleon Bonaparte’s Italian campaign in 1796-7 helped end the French Revolutionary Wars for France, but they were considerably more successful in regards to what they…
The Real Louisiana Tigers
The Civil War was the bloodiest ever war fought on the home soil of the United States. The war pitted North against South, brother against…
Custer vs J.E.B. Stuart – The Day Two Cavalry Legends Faced Off at Gettysburg
In the muggy heat of July, 1863, two armies met in the small town of Gettysburg, PA in a battle that would decide the fate…
The Stirrup: Genghis Khan’s Deadliest Weapon
Though most of us have never given such an unremarkable, humdrum object a second thought, the humble stirrup, used by horse riders for much of…
Subatai – the Dog of War & The Mongol’s Most Accomplished General
Every legend has roots in historical fact, and there are few characters whose legendary feats and accomplishments can match those of the famed Mongol warlord…
Revolutionary War Tech: The Ferguson Rifle
Within the context of the use of small arms in linear warfare, the American Revolutionary War was a conflict dominated by the musket. Smoothbore muzzleloaders…
Finding Historical Treasure May Get New Rules on Britain’s Battlefields
Metal detecting in England has become a popular pastime. With history to be found under almost any footstep in parts of England, there are many…
Tennessee Town Honors USCT Civil War Vets Long Forgotten
History has many hidden corners and blind spots, places where the official record is so swayed by ideological bias that historians of the future will…
The Knights Hospitaller and the Great Siege of Malta
In 1530, the Knights Hospitaller were given control of the island of Malta. 35 years later, in 1565, the Ottoman Empire invaded the island. The…
Port Miami, Ohio – Lost in the War of 1812, Found, and Lost Again
The War of 1812 between the United States and Great Britain saw heavy fighting in the area of Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan along the…
Russia’s 1st Naval Victory – Defeating Sweden at the Battle of Gangut
The Great Northern War (1700 – 1721) pitted two great warrior leaders against one another for over 20 years – Peter I of Russia and…
True Cost Of War: Public Shock After Battle of Shiloh
In 1862, the American Civil War was in its second year, and many still believed it would come to a quick end. The Battle of…