Last Updated on July 14, 2025 by Matt Staff The 1800s were a turning point in the history of firearms. As empires expanded ...

The name “Franco-Prussian War of 1870” conjures few images in the popular consciousness. It is an obscure war that is easily overshadowed by the Napoleonic wars of a few generations earlier, and the ...

Yet the famed Prussian military theorist is wrong. Great battles and brilliant leaders can shape the course of events. But often it is attrition that is decisive in modern warfare.

The Brigade Napoleon is returning to Old Bedford Village this weekend. French, British, Scottish, and Prussian military units ...

The military history of the Napoleonic Wars, or even earlier, remains pressing in the 21st century, as military officers develop their “ability to think outside of the parameters of the present.” As ...

He joined the Prussian military when he was 17 years old and fought in the Seven Years' War, a far-reaching conflict involving battles in Europe and North America, where it was known as the French ...

In spring 1815 British, Prussian, Austrian, and Russian forces rushed to regroup as Napoleon started mobilizing his army. The countdown had begun to a last epic showdown.

Yet one must admit that while far too many Prussian army officers presented themselves as the stiffest of martinets, others exhibited highly inventive military minds; and aristocratic Prussian ...

The British Army's size may cripple its ability to support NATO or fight a major war, some experts fear. It's the smallest it's been since the 1800s.