The struggle for supremacy between Britain and France dominated the History of the British Army from 1688 to 1815. the struggle began
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Two years of amateur warfare had changed nothing.The English Civil War remained in the balance. Then, in February 1645, Parliament created the New
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Map of Operation Barbarossa showing the direction of German attacks and the major pockets of Russian troops surrounded by blitzkrieg breakthroughs between
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Isandlwana was perhaps the greatest defeat inflicted on the British redcoats by native warriors in imperial history. To read the full article, see
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The Battle of Waterloo raged all day, but in most sectors, there were lulls in the fighting. Only at Hougoumont was the
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The lines of the Torres Vedras were lines of forts secretly built by the British from around September 1809-1812 to protect Lisbon
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The Battle of Marathon saw wo entirely antithetical military and political traditions: cavalry, archery, and light-armed troops versus heavy infantry; coerced subjects
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Map of the Battle of Maiwand, 27 July 1880: the decisive action of the Second Afghan War. General Burrows’ little army of
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The Battle of Wakefield was a maor battle in the War of the Roses. It took place at Sandal Magna near Wakefield,
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A map of Taranto Harbour on 11 November 1940, showing the position of the Italian ships, the habour defences, and the direction
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