The War of Jenkins’ Ear – And The Defeat Of A Huge British Armada
Every year on the last Saturday of May, there is a celebration at the Wormsloe Plantation of Savannah, Georgia. In this Southern city known for…
How The Spanish Armada Failed To Conquer Against The English
The defeat of a Spanish invasion force in 1588 was a moment of great patriotic pride for Elizabethan England. The nation’s sailors had driven off…
The Biggest Wars in South American History
War History Online Presents this Piece by Guest Author: Luciano Camano The Spanish Empire, along with the Portuguese crown, colonized South America and is now home…
The Battle Of Marignano: The Reason For (Almost) 500 Years Of Swiss Neutrality
In November of 2016, Switzerland will have had a strict policy of neutrality for five centuries. Even during the World Wars, Switzerland was able to…
Highly Skilled Specialists – Longest Long Range Sniper Kills Of Military History
A sniper is a skilled marksman whose job is to shoot someone from afar without hitting anyone (or anything) else. But it’s not just about…
When Winter Saved The American Revolution At The Battle Of Trenton
Fought on 26 December 1776, the Battle of Trenton was a small but significant battle in the American Revolution. At a time when the forces…
How The Spanish Armada Failed To Conquer Against The English
The defeat of a Spanish invasion force in 1588 was a moment of great patriotic pride for Elizabethan England. The nation’s sailors had driven off…
The Creek Indian War in Early 19th-Century America
Battles do not have to be vast to be significant. The Creek Indian War, which took place from 1813 to 1814, was a hard fought…
Battle of Chawinda – Graveyard Of Indian Tanks
India and Pakistan had been at war, covertly or overtly, since the latter was carved out of the Indian subcontinent on the 14th August 1947.…
The Commanders Whose Incompetence Nearly Lost Britain the Second Boer War
“The Boers are not like the Sudanese, who stood up to a fair fight. They are always running away on their little ponies.” – General…
Siege of Sparta: When The Spartan Women Pitched in to Defend Their City
Most historians should know the term “Pyrrhic Victory,” right? Pyrrhus of Epirus (located in the modern day region of western Greece and Albania) won victories…
William Wallace – How The Rebel Scottish Commander Won at Stirling Bridge
On 11 September 1297, an outnumbered Scottish army defeated the English at the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The most spectacular victory of William Wallace, the…