War of 1812 veteran Shadrack Byfield's second book describes a grittier life story—and a hook for a hand.

Pixelated Apollo orchestrates high-stakes engagements in British Empire, executes disciplined volleys, spacing, and line rotations for musket supremacy. Bill Clinton responds to Epstein probe Kate ...

King's College London provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. The Napoleonic wars were fought on a bigger scale than any conflict that had gone before. Though concentrated in Europe, ...

The Napoleonic wars were fought on a bigger scale than any conflict that had gone before. Though concentrated in Europe, their impact was global. They conjure up images of huge battles fought between ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) The Napoleonic wars were fought on a bigger scale than any conflict that had gone before. Though concentrated in Europe, their impact was global. They conjure up images of ...

Art experts believe they have solved the mystery of a portrait of a previously unidentified black soldier that hangs in the National Army Museum. The painting dates back to the aftermath of the Duke ...

A medal awarded to the oldest Scot who took part in the cavalry charge that turned around the Battle of Waterloo, has fetched £3,400 at auction. Private Thomas Anderson, from Dalkeith, in Midlothian, ...

Edwin Starr once sang 'War - what is it good for?" the answer might just be the invention of a British musical tradition. While Abba's hit song 'Waterloo' might be the most famous musical association ...

Curators say the dark green uniform of the French Imperial Customs Service was unquestionably genuine, and itself a very rare survival National Maritime Museum One afternoon in August 1809, a young ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...