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Outnumbered Ten To One – Rallying To The Flag Until The End

Jack Beckett

It was July 27, 1880. In the incredible heat of the high Afghan summer, an army of two and a half thousand men marched toward…

A Battle With Only One Army – Karansebes Is A Reminder That Great Stories Are Seldom Entirely True

Andrew Knighton

Normally, it takes two to make a battle. Occasionally, three or more sides may fight, whether in alliance or all against all. In very few…

Operation Dick Tracy

War History online presents this Guest Piece from Drew Hannen Operation Dick Tracy took place towards the end of World War Two (1944 – 45). Foreseeing…

Laid Low By Their Illnesses – French Commanders Who Became Liabilities Because of Ill Health

Andrew Knighton

Even the best of commanders are prone to poor performance when ill health strikes. Several of note have affected the French army during its history.…

Akbar’s Trap: The Khyber Pass Massacre

In the mid-19th century, the Great Game was played out between the Russian and British Empires, primarily for control of Asia. The two powers sought…

From Bombs to Transportation – How Animals Have Been Used in Warfare

Lincoln Riddle

Warfare and animals. They go hand in hand, they always have. In a time when we now have high tech vehicles, bombs that can destroy…

Victory For The Scottish Rebels At Bannockburn – Mud, Blood, And Sabotage

Andrew Knighton

Fought on 23-24 June 1314, the Battle of Bannockburn is one of the most celebrated incidents in Scottish history. Having been conquered by the English…

1302 Battle of the Golden Spurs: Flemish Butchers & Weavers Defeat French Professional Knights

Heavy cavalry ruled the battlefield in the middle ages, starting way back around the battle of Adrianople. The common system of hierarchal feudal rule was…

The 1,000 Mile Fighting Retreat of the Nez Perce – Native Americans Looking For A Place To Live

The cruel treatment of Native Americans is a long and harsh chapter in American history. Most people remember hearing about the trail of tears and…

Drunkenness, Disorder and the Plague: The Cadiz Fiasco Of The Royal Navy

Andrew Knighton

The English navy has a reputation as a force to be reckoned with from the 16th century onwards. But in the early 17th century it…

Brown Helped Sack A Korean Fort And Captured Their Flag But Deserted Before He Received His Medal of Honor

Jeff Edwards

To be clear, we are not speaking of the famed 1950-53 Korean War or the loveable cartoon character with a dog named Snoopy.  But we…

An Italian Civil War in Spain: Guadalajara, 1937

Andrew Knighton

Proxy wars have been an ugly feature of military history since ancient times, powerful nations turning others into battlegrounds without risking themselves in full-scale warfare.…