Battle of Waterloo - Napoleon has return from exile, and prepared his armies for war. Nations that opposed him formed the ...

The harsh realities of life as a disabled war veteran in Victorian Britain is revealed in a redcoat’s lost memoir. A ...

A recurrent character in TV documentaries, books and museum exhibits in the USA and Canada, Byfield has been celebrated as an ...

History buffs are no doubt familiar with the story of Shadrack Byfield, a rank-and-file British redcoat who fought during the ...

In a scathing critique of Britain's defence capabilities, Mr Martin stated: "We're in a very dangerous situation where if you ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrack Byfield, an English veteran of the War of 1812 who buried his own amputated arm and designed a ...

Brits have been told the Army is the smallest it has been since the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 - and conscription 'may be ...

Barysaw (Belarus) (AFP) – The Battle of Berezina in 1812 was a significant moment in Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's aborted campaign against Tsarist Russia, with French troops suffering heavy losses as ...

The Battle of Berezina in 1812 was a significant moment in Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's aborted campaign against Tsarist Russia, with French troops suffering heavy losses as they fled the pursuing ...

A diamond brooch that French emperor Napoleon lost while fleeing from the Battle of Waterloo in the early 19th century sold for more than 3.5 million Swiss francs (about $4.4 million) at a Geneva ...