Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded ...

Private Thomas Anderson, from Dalkeith, in Midlothian, was 46 years-old when he and the Royal North British Dragoons — The Scots Greys — took part in the Charge of the Union Brigade on 18 June ...

The driving force behind the post-war popularity of British show jumping was Col. Mike Ansell, whose own father had died while leading a cavalry charge of the 5th Dragoon Guards in September 1914.

When British forces were sent to Helmand in 2009, the British Army had more than 100,000 regular troops. Now it is at its smallest since the Napoleonic wars, at just over 70,000.

Research reveals that Britain’s earliest brass bands were established by military musicians returning from the Napoleonic Wars in the 1810s, debunking the idea that they were solely civilian and ...

The Napoleonic Wars (1793 – 1815) led to a dramatic proliferation of British military bands, Dr O’Keeffe says.

The Napoleonic wars created unprecedented demand for brass and other musical instruments. As well as tracking down individual musicians and bands, O’Keeffe investigated the circulation of regimental ...

Research finds brass bands were not all linked to industry - veterans of the Napoleonic Wars played an important role.

Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought, new research reveals. The study undermines the idea that brass bands ...