Sinking of the Lusitania – 1915
When the Cunard Company launched its latest passenger liner at Clydebank in Scotland on June 7 1906, RMS Lusitania was…
HMS Victoria Collision – 1893
In the late 19th century Britannia did indeed rule the waves, having enjoyed supremacy since the Battle of Trafalgar. The…
Khartoum and the death of General Gordon – 1885
One of the iconic images of the glory days of British Empire shows a tall, stiff-backed soldier standing defiant at…
Battle of Isandlwana – 1879
In 1874 Sir Henry Bartle Frere was appointed High Commissioner of South Africa and sent to unify the country as…
Battle of the Little Big Horn – 1876
The protracted conflict known to US history as the Indian wars was due to the vigorous resistance of Native American…
American Civil War – 1861-1865
The young nation that was the United States of America grew vigorously in the decades following independence; but beneath the…
Charge of the Light Brigade – 1854
In one of warfare’s great ironies the Crimean War of 1854-1856 is remembered chiefly for one act of pointless heroism…
Battle of the Wabash – 1791
In the long and troubled history of the United States’ relations with its indigenous population, the Battle of the Wabash…
Battle of Zenta – 1697
Just over 300 years ago the Turkish Ottoman Empire was within striking distance of assimilating Europe. But, in one of…
Sinking of the Vasa – 1628
While the Thirty Years War was raging in Europe, King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden realized he needed a stronger naval…