Charles Gordon’s thirst for danger ultimately led to his death in Khartoum at the hands of fanatical Mahdists.   More »

Czar Nicholas I’s warships destroyed a squadron of unsuspecting Ottoman ships at Sinop in the Black Seat at the outset of the Crimean War.   More »

Janos Hunyadi showed tactical genius in safeguarding Hungary against the Ottoman tide in the 15th century.   More »

A combined Egyptian and Turkish fleet was no match for the skilled gunnery of a British, French, and Russian force in the Greek War of Independence.   More »

By Tim Miller

On October 28, ad 312, a Roman emperor was drowning. The sight must have amazed his soldiers. All summer Rome had been filled with rumors of the western emperor, Constantine, and the ease with which he and his army had crossed the Alps and, once on Italian soil,   More »

During the 1683 Battle of Vienna, relief came out of the woods and down from the heights…   More »

A Crusader army marched into Bulgaria in September 1396 to rid Europe of the Ottomans. The Crusaders had little idea of what lay in store for them.   More »

Principal Secretary Sir Francis Walsingham resorted to all manner of espionage in the service of Queen Elizabeth I.   More »

Narses the Eunuch restored Byzantine control of central Italy and in the process proved to be one of the greatest generals of Late Antiquity.   More »

These four commanders of international renown led their troops to victory, earning in the process the respect of their people and adversaries alike.   More »