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With the southern rebels shattering the Union, the armies of the northern states took up arms and the continent was embroiled in a bloody civil...

Following Lincoln's election as President of the United States, the Confederation of the South seceded from the Union and Civil War was joined. The campaigns...

Usuthu! The feared Zulu warcry of 'Kill!' shouted by hundreds of brave, fierce warriors would put fear into the hearts of most men. The men...

The Zulu army was a formidable foe. Well-trained, well-led, and well-equipped for campaigns, the Zulu regiments were the terror of Africa. Created by the great...

Largely being used as support for the Main British forces in South Africa they became the main defense force against the Zulu forces. Recruited from...

A casual look at Tommy Atkins of the Victorian period gave little away about his fighting abilities. Standing 5´5" on average, and often shorter, he...

The Zulu army was a formidable foe. Well-trained, well-led, and well-equipped for campaigns, the Zulu regiments were the terror of Africa. Created by the great...

A casual look at Tommy Atkins of the Victorian period gave little away about his fighting abilities. Standing 5´5" on average, and often shorter, he...

The Native Americans had a quandary in deciding who to back, in what must have seen to them a puzzling civil war. The Indian tribes,...

America was a dangerous place to live in the 18th century, the communities feeling under real or imagined danger from Indian attack or forays from...

In Europe, massed artillery was beginning to be a regular feature on the battlefield, and came at times to dominate the field. This was much...

George Washington had served in the Crown forces against the French, and knew full well how the British regulars fought. He also knew that his...

As the war in America dragged on Britain felt its small army stretched thin all around the world. King George, of German extraction looked therefore...

The British Redcoat of the Revolutionary War was part of a small but well-trained army, stretched all over the emerging Empire. Most of England’s gold...

March 1776 - Continental artillery is placed overlooking the city of Boston forcing the evacuation of the British forces. For the next five years, the...