Military History
Disaster at Nicopolis
By William E. WelshThick black smoke rose skyward from burning villages on the southern frontier of the Hungarian Kingdom in the spring of 1395. Read more
Military History
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WWII Polish Cavalryman: Lance-Wielding Anachronism?
By Alex ZakrzewskiIn the late afternoon of September 1, 1939, the 18th Uhlan Regiment of the Pomorska Cavalry Brigade was holding its position along Poland’s heavily forested northwest frontier when orders arrived to attack the flank of the advancing German 20th Motorized Infantry Division. Read more
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Covered in Glory at Leuthen
By Joshua ShepherdIn the early afternoon of December 5, 1757, the men of Prussia’s 26th Infantry Regiment were drawn up in assault formation just south of the Silesian village of Leuthen. Read more
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Sweden’s Desperate Stand at Lesnaya
By Eric NiderostColonel Axel Gyllenkrok had had a lot on his mind in recent weeks. It was the autumn of 1708, and as the Swedish Army’s general quartermaster he was not only responsible for supplying its needs on campaign, but he also functioned as an operational manager. Read more
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Teutonic Fury
By Ludwig Heinrich DyckAs part of tribal obligations to appease Rome, Segimer, the powerful Cherusci chief, surrendered his sons Arminius and Flavus to the Roman emperor Augustus. Read more
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Pollepel Island: Private Fortress on the Hudson
By Dorraine FisherIn central New York, 50 miles north of New York City on the Hudson River, is a small spit of land known as Bannerman Island. Read more
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Chris Kyle’s Precision Rifles
By Christopher MiskimonFrom the sniper’s perch, the city of Fallujah, Iraq, on November 7, 2004, looked dusty and brown. Most of the buildings were squat, two-story affairs, with the occasional minaret or domed mosque sitting above them. Read more
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The Battle of Chalons: Attila’s Stinging Defeat
By John WalkerIn AD 451, Attila the Hun, by then known to terrified Western Christians as the “scourge of God,” crossed the Rhine River in command of a multi-ethnic army. Read more
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Bloody Stalemate at Borodino
By John WalkerBy mid-afternoon on September 7, 1812, Russian troops had lost control of the earthworks on their left flank at Borodino. Read more
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Triumph Off Flamborough Head
By Eric NiderostStanding on the quarterdeck of his flagship Bonhomme Richard, Commodore John Paul Jones took his telescope and trained it northwards, sweeping the instrument to the left and right to see what his lookouts were reporting at midafternoon on September 23, 1779. Read more
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Lightning Victory In The Persian Gulf
By Victor KamenirIN November 1990 the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution authorizing the use of force against Iraq if it failed to withdraw from Kuwait by January 15, 1991. Read more
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Learning from David and Goliath: The True Origin of the Sling Weapon
By Erich B. AndersonMore than 3,000 years ago, an army of Israelites led by King Saul confronted a force of Philistine invaders in the valley of Elah. Read more
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Triumph of Spirit
By Eric NiderostOn April 20, 1859, Emperor Franz Josef paid a respectful visit to Prince Klemens Wensel von Metternich’s place at Rennweg in Vienna. Read more
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Army Combat Engineer Paul Ray Smith
By William E. WelshT he lead elements of the First Brigade of the U.S. Third Infantry Division became heavily engaged against Iraqi forces at the Saddam International Airport on the southwest outskirts of Baghdad on April 3, 2003, but by the end of the day they had secured it. Read more
Military History
English Man-at-Arms in the Wars of the Roses
By William E. Welsh, Artwork by Graham TurnerThe Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) encompassed three civil wars that were fought between two rival branches, York and Lancaster, of the House of Plantagenet, for control of the English throne. Read more
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Charles The Hammer At Tours
By William E. WelshIn the late spring of ad 732, an 80,000-man-strong Muslim army spilled northward through gaps in the western Pyrenees onto the verdant, gently rolling landscape of Gascony. Read more
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Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, the Duke of Alva
By Matthew PeszekThe Eighty Years’ War between Spain and the Netherlands, which lasted from 1568 to 1648, developed not only from economic difficulties but also from religious tensions that eventually resulted in several Dutch riots in 1566. Read more
Military History
The Great Baltimore Riot of 1812
By Blaine TaylorOne of Baltimore’s less flattering nicknames is “Mob Town,” and there have been several notable riots in the city’s history. Read more
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Liberating Slaves in the U.S. Sloop of War Constellation
By Eric NiderostThe U.S. sloop of war Constellation was sailing off the coast of Africa, not far from the Congo River, and both officers and crew were enjoying a night so beautiful it seemed almost like a dream. Read more
Military History
Lust for Glory: Napoleon’s Egypt Campaigns Helped With Invading Europe
By Don HollwayIn May 1798 English spies in Toulon, on the French Mediterranean coast, stood aghast at the gathering of an invasion fleet three times the size of the Spanish Armada: 13 ships of the line, 40 frigates and smaller warships, and 130 cargo vessels bearing more than 17,000 troops, 700 horses, and 1,000 cannons. Read more
