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Providing a unique glimpse into the experiences of regular British and French infantry during...
The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the most iconic weapons in history: used on the...
In August 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender', landed in Scotland and sparked the...
In 1798, the Irish rose up against the corrupt English government run out of Dublin. Joined by...
The Seven Years' War in Germany was characterised by an increasing use of 'light' troops in...
Contrary to popular belief, the capture of India was not accomplished by the British Army, but...
In 2006 the title 'Highlanders' finally disappeared from the British Army's list of infantry...
One of the most celebrated moments in Scottish history, the Jacobite Rising of 1745 is often...
With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles...
Having already allied with his father, the Scots' acceptance of Charles II as king in 1649...
This highly detailed study provides a clear account of how the British Army was organised, who...
The volunteer army that fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was...
In August 1644, at the height of the First English Civil War, John Graham, the Marquis of...
What a scene!' wrote Horace Walpole. 'An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by...
The final demise of Jacobitism amid the slaughter of the Highland clans on a cold and damp...
The commissioned officer ranks in the British Army from 1740-1815 were almost entirely composed...
In the summer of 1642 the First Civil War between king and parliament had broken out in England....
For nearly 60 years the clans of Highland Scotland proved to be an almost constant thorn in the...
In 1783 the British army struggled home from North America in a shattered condition. It had...
The 18th century was marked by a steady growth in central control of the British Army and a...
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