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…
Blees Military Academy – Historic Complex Highlights Story of Former Soldier, Teacher, and Entrepreneur
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star…
Retreat Does Not Always Mean Defeat – 10 Epic Retreats From Military History
In war, retreats aren’t always about defeat. Sometimes, they’re a deliberate tactic to gain more defensible ground, consolidate forces, encircle an enemy, or lead them…
From the Vikings to Vietnam – Five Wars in Which Drugs Fuelled the Fighting
Drugs have a long history as part of war. These days, their main role is a medicinal one, but down the centuries they have often…
Five Women Who Played Vital Roles in the American Civil War
While in most modern cultures women have only been permitted to officially participate in warfare for a few decades at most, that has never prevented…
Starving Their Own Men: Britain’s Epic Supply Failure in the Crimea
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…