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1 day ago · United Kingdom - The Napoleonic Wars: The Napoleonic Wars were massive in their geographic scope, ranging, as far as Britain was concerned, over all of the five continents. They were massive, too, in terms of expense. From 1793 to the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815 the wars cost Britain more than £1,650,000,000. Only 25 percent of this sum was raised by government loans, the rest coming ...
3 days ago · American War of Independence: Key battles. In 1775, many of the inhabitants of Britain’s 13 American colonies rebelled in the War of Independence (1775-83). The British Army in America performed fairly well in battle against the rebels, but it was unable to prevent the loss of territory following French and Spanish entry into the war. 21 min ...
3 days ago · Wellington: The Iron Duke. A leading political and military figure of the 19th century, the Duke of Wellington is best remembered for his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo in 1815. As a general, he was renowned for his stunning defensive skills. His battle plans are still studied in military academies today. 9 min read.
2 days ago · Napoleon III. Napoleon III (Charles-Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first president of France from 1848 to 1852, and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 until he was deposed on 4 September 1870. Prior to his reign, Napoleon III was known as Louis Napoleon Bonaparte.
5 days ago · The Battle of Vienna in 1683 saw a coalition of European forces, led by King John III Sobieski of Poland, successfully repel a massive siege by the Ottoman Empire. Despite being heavily outnumbered, the defenders held out until the arrival of the relief forces, culminating in a decisive cavalry charge by the Polish Winged Hussars that broke the ...
1 day ago · The bombardment, known as the Battle of Baltimore, came only weeks after British forces attacked Washington, D.C., burning the United States Capitol, the Treasury and the White House (then known ...
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5 days ago · George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars. [2] Custer graduated from West Point and, though characterized as an inept for having been last in his graduating class, actually finished 34th out of a starting class of 108 ...
