Todays marks the 216th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, a key engagement in the Napoleonic Wars and one which would mark the beginning of a British naval dominance that…
Following the departure of British military forces from Afghanistan at the end of August, a commemoration service has been held to mark the 20th anniversary of the UK’s operations in…
This weekend sees the launch of the Exercise Cambrian Patrol, the premier patrolling event of the British Army held every year in Wales and hosted by the Headquarters 160th Welsh…
“Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few” – Winston Churchill This day in 1940 marks the high point of the…
This day 370 years ago marks the end of the bloodiest single war in British history: the English Civil War. Despite its terminology, the war actually encompassed both Wales and…
Today marks the 675th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Crécy, a momentous conflict that was to determine the fate of Calais for more than two centuries, and…
Perhaps one of the greatest yet most overlooked British victories in military history, the Battle of Blenheim (or Blindheim in German) marked on this date in 1704 a turning point…
On this day 104 years ago, the Third Battle of Ypres, also known as the Battle of Passchendaele, began on the Western Front. The battle has remained controversial ever since,…
Do you shop on Amazon? Then add SMILE onto your search and each time you purchase you can support the UK Veterans Hearing Foundation by nominating us. What is…
Anniversary of the Battle of Britain What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. Winston Churchill’s words…
