While his infantry regrouped ... He had nearly broken through the British line, but it was too late. The first time in the whole history of the Napoleonic wars the Guard was seen to falter ...

A quick guide to infantry tactics and formations of the Napoleonic period, which first appeared in our video on the Battle of Aspern. In this video we try to explain why lining up shoulder-to-shoulder ...

The British Army is now smaller than those of Romania and Bangladesh. Its size raises questions about the UK's ability to support NATO, confront Russia, or fight a war. "Right now, the British ...

Porter says France and Great Britain had been engaged in the Napoleonic Wars for some time, and the British were impressing American seamen into the British Navy. They also had been encouraging ...

Back then, the British Army had around 40,000 soldiers but was rapidly increased to fight the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars. Answering a question from Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck, the ...

The graves of a group of French prisoners from the Napoleonic Wars have been restored by a group of military history enthusiasts. The four men and one woman were buried at St John's Church in ...