Supported by full-color illustrations, this study explores in startling new detail the 'musket an...

The reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military ...

In 1758, at the height of the French and Indian War, British Brigadier General John Forbes led hi...

Although somewhat overshadowed by Wellington's main campaign in the north, the Alcantara raid was...

The French forces that fought during the American War of Independence (1775-1783) were, to a larg...

When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, France possessed numerous colonies spread over thre...

France's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia were very largely fought by an or...

From the earliest English settlements the survival of the infant colonies in North America depend...

As a young gunner, Napoleon Bonaparte was trained in one of Europe's finest artillery arms. Both ...

The 'Spanish Main' - the Spanish possessions in the West Indies and the Central American and Mexi...

Following the Revolution in 1789, members of the aristocracy were increasingly persecuted, and ma...

On account of long-standing tradition as well as sheer numbers, the importance of foreign regimen...