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(lacking a protective encampment structure) atIsandlwana, and the Zulu army attacked. Theyannihilatedthe central British column at Isandlwana, killing 800 British soldiers and taking nearly 1,000 rifles and ammunition. Later that day a second Zulu force, led by Cetshwayo’s brother, Dabulamanzi ...
The British Army is the land warfare branch of the British Armed Forces. The English Army was founded in 1660, was succeeded in 1707 by the new British Army,[note 2] incorporating the existing Scottish regiments. It was administered by the War Office fro
This sword continued to be used by some British light cavalry regiments into the 1870s. As an interesting twist in the sword's history, shipments of them were sold to the Confederate states during the American Civil War and saw extensive service in that struggle. This reproduction is accurate...
26 October 2016bybritisharmy Being a Reservist Peacekeeper Army Reservist Private Belinda Houghton (25) from Blackpool is currently serving with 4th Battalion The Duke of Lancaster’s Regiment as part of the United Nations Forces in Cyprus (UNFICYP) mission. ...
(http://www.army./infantry/regts/the_rifles/) Reenactors in the uniform of the 33rd Regiment of Foot (Wellington’s Redcoats), who fought in the Napoleonic Wars between 1812 and 1816, here showing the standard line 8th Company.? WyrdLight-McCallumhttp://www. ...
The video, called “Getting Dressed in World War I,” follows a British Army soldier of the Artists Rifles regiment as he dresses for a typical day of military duty. The soldier’s long johns and underclothes are made of cotton, while his pants, socks, gloves, tunic, and even hat are ...
Rex's paternal grandfather, John Boustead St., was paymaster of the Ceylon Rifles Regiment for more than half a century. Rex's father, John Boustead Jr. (1822-1904)—his occupation is given as “Army Agent” in Rex's birth certificate—was an only son, the second of five children. He...
He served as a lieutenant of the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards regiment of the British Army and was killed on active service during World War I, aged 25. His name is on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, Panel 9 to 10. His brother was John "Jack" Steel, who...
British soldiers (“tommies”) arrive in the village, identifying themselves as sappers (engineers) here to do a quick job. They’re spotted by two young women, “Land girls” acting in wartime duty as milk delivery, dressed in trousers and all. They’ll prove a dab hand with rifles. ...