In August 1644, at the height of the First English Civil War, John Graham, the Marquis of Montros...
With the exception of the key royal sites, such as Stirling and Edinburgh, few Scottish castles w...
The volunteer army that fought the Mexican dictator Santa Anna from 1835 to 1836 was immortali...
Tartan is an enormously popular pattern in modern fashion. Beginning as Highland dress, it was or...
This highly detailed study provides a clear account of how the British Army was organised, who co...
During this period, the British army earned itself a formidable reputation as a fighting force...
One of the most celebrated moments in Scottish history, the Jacobite Rising of 1745 is often r...
Contrary to popular belief, the capture of India was not accomplished by the British Army, but...
In the summer of 1642 the First Civil War between king and parliament had broken out in England. ...
In 2006 the title 'Highlanders' finally disappeared from the British Army's list of infantry regi...
What a scene!' wrote Horace Walpole. 'An army in the night dragging itself up a precipice by stum...
In August 1745 Charles Edward Stuart, the 'Young Pretender', landed in Scotland and sparked the S...