Category: Units
The ‘Royal American’ Rifles – Inside the 5/60th Regiment, Wellington’s Deadly Skirmishers of the Peninsular War
“The unit that had proved so deadly was the 5th Battalion of the 60th (Royal American) Regiment of Foot: the first rifle battalion in the British Army.” By Rob Griffith SEPT. 1, 1813: Jean-de-Dieu Soult,…
“These Aren’t Men, They’re Demons!” — The French Foreign Legion’s Desperate Defence of Camarón
“As the Mexicans charged, the legionnaires fired volleys into the onrushing horde.” By Frederick J. Chiaventone IN 1861, MEXICO was in a state of turmoil. Newly elected President Benito Juarez had, in defeating the rebels…
The Continental Navy – 10 Fascinating Facts About America’s First Fleet
“The Thirteen Colonies efforts to create an effective seagoing capable of fighting the Royal Navy was plagued by a lack of training/experienced leadership and a chronic shortage of money.” By Marc Liebman MUCH HAS been…
The Khalsa Army – 10 Facts About India’s Elite Sikh Military Order
“Who were these Sikh warriors and what were their incredible achievements?” By Gurinder Singh Mann THE SIKHS, although a relatively small community in India, have played a major role in some of the subcontinent’s great…
Life in Caesar’s Legions — What Was It Like to Serve in the Roman Army in the First Century BC?
“Who were these nameless and largely forgotten soldiers upon which the future Roman ruler would build his military success?” By Gregory Starace, Alexander Merrow and Agostino von Hassell INHERITING A PROFESSIONAL and standardized military established…
‘The Most Successful Army in the World’ – Inside Britain’s Indian Campaigns of 1798−1805
“After the Battle of Assaye in 1803 [Wellesley] wrote that all the troops had performed admirably: ‘the sepoys astonished me.’” By Martin R. Howard THE BRITISH ARMY that conquered much of India in the years…
