When the British 27th Brigade entered combat on the Naktong River 50 years ago, the men arrived without transport and artillery. But they had tradition — and soon the North Koreans would find out what that meant.
By Jon Latimer
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Ansil L.Walker Recalls the Battle of Chipyong-ni During the Korean War
Offered as bait in the hills of Korea, already blocked by vastly superior enemy numbers, we were ordered to keep on holding.
First Person By Ansil L.Walker
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The Last Norman Invasion
The long, terrible struggle between the English and the Irish began in 1169, when Diarmuid Mac Murchada asked King Henry II for aid against his rivals–only to learn that it was easier to invite the Normans into a country than it was to convince them to leave.
By Michael D. Greaney
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Seven Years’ War: Battle of Wandiwash
At Wandiwash in 1760, two small armies led by Irishmen settled the issue of colonial power in India. Would it be ruled by France or England?
By Thomas J. Mullen, Jr.
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Henry Evelyn Wood
Victorian commander Henry Evelyn Wood fought Indian mutineers, Ashanti, Zulus, Boers — and his own frailty.
By Martin J. Hadwen
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War of 1812: Battle of York
America’s second attempt to invade British Canada involved the largest combined operation by United States forces up to that time. The result was a less-than-satisfying success.
By Robert and Thomas Malcomson
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War of 1812: Battle of the Thames
A rare American land victory in the War of 1812, the Battle of the Thames helped the winning commander — William Henry Harrison — to the presidency and deprived the Indians of one of their greatest leaders — Shawnee Chief Tecumseh.
By William Francis Freehoff
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War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Turin
If the army of French King Louis XIV could take Turin, all of Savoy — and perhaps all of Italy — would be his. But the city refused to capitulate, and a formidable relief force was on the way.
By Kenneth P. Czech
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War of the Spanish Succession: Battle of Denain
The War of the Spanish Succession was all but over after the action at Denain on July 24, 1712.
By Olaf van Nimwegen
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Battle for Chitor: Storming the Last Hindu Fortress in 1567
In 1567, while the other Rajput kingdoms of northern India submitted to the Mogul Emperor Akbar, the Sesodias of Mewar made a defiant stand in the formidable fortress of Chitor.
By Jeffrey Say Seck Leong