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The first British troops set foot on Portuguese soil in the summer of 1808. For the next six years Spanish and Portuguese fought alongside the British army and waged a guerilla war on the occupying French forces.Under Wellington’s command, codebreaking and intelligence gathering played an ...
Up to 1848 saw the Army of Denmark wearing red coats while particular units in the German, French, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian armies retained red uniforms until the onset of World War 1 in 1914. The extensive use of this colour by British, Indian and other Imperial so...
After the War of 1812 it was still necessary to maintain military garrisons in Canada. During the Fenian Raids and the Rebellions of 1837-38 new garrisons were established in Upper Canada, as for instance, that of London, where the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry was first stationed in 18...
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Up to 1848 saw the Army of Denmark wearing red coats while particular units in the German, French, Austro-Hungarian, Russian, Bulgarian and Romanian armies retained red uniforms until the onset of World War 1 in 1914. The extensive use of this colour by British, Indian and other Imperial so...