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Into The Jaws Of Death, Into The Mouth Of Hell, Rode The Six Hundred – By Mistake

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a relatively minor engagement, in a single battle of a rather pointless war, that was put under a…

Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea

Andrew Knighton

The very least a soldier expects when sent on a campaign is to be fed, clothed and given the necessary equipment to carry out their…

The Glorious First of June Broke One Of The Rules By Which We Understand Battles

Andrew Knighton

The Glorious First of June broke one of the rules by which we understand battles – that there can be only one winner. After the…

Isandlwana 1879: Spear-wielding Zulu Warriors Surround and Destroy British Riflemen

During the 19th century, the sun did not set on the globe-spanning British Empire. It was not an inherently evil institution, and many good was…

Victory In Battle: Nader Rose From Nothing To Become King of Kings Of The Persian Empire

Jack Beckett

Nader’s dark eyes flashed fiercely and his black beard bristled as he watched the decimated Mughal infantry crash into his center. He was stationed with…

The Unmatched Discipline Of The Prussian Army Under Frederick The Great: Leuthen, 1757

Jack Beckett

The snow muffled all sound save the moan of the wind. The winter skeletons of trees showed black against the blank canvas. Grey sky heavy…

The Disastrous Attack Which Led To George Armstrong Custer’s Last Stand

Andrew Knighton

George Armstrong Custer is one of the most infamous figures in American military history. A cavalry commander whose style was based on instinct and showmanship…

Battleships and Cannons: Admiral Nelson Crushes the French Fleet At Alexandria, Egypt

Jack Beckett

Rear-Admiral Horatio Nelson, the rising star of the British Royal Navy, had been pursuing the fleet of the French Republic around the Mediterranean for the…

Custer’s Controversial Battle of Little Bighorn

It is generally accepted that the Native Americans suffered terribly from the western movement of White Americans, but it is a misconception that all Native Americans…

Nelsons Heroic Death at Trafalgar 1805

Jack Beckett

Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson was the pride of the fleet, the pride of his captains and his men, and of the public at home. The third…

Trafalgar: The Destruction Of Napoleon’s Navy That Saved Britain From French Invasion

Early on in the Napoleonic Wars, Napoleon had grand plans to invade Great Britain. Conquering that region would leave him free to pursue other conquests…

Changing History – William The Conqueror’s Superior Strategy At Hastings In 1066 Is One Of The Most Important Events In British History

Jack Beckett

Across a short, steep, grassy slope in the cold light of the bright October sun, two heavily armed bodies of men faced each other. They…