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John Company s Armies. The Military Forces of British India 1824-57
Explores the unique multi-ethnic British Indian armies under the East India Company.The armies of British India were, as one of its members wrote, the most extraordinary phenomenon in the history of the world.' Multi-ethnic, composed of men of diverse ethnicities and faiths, under the flag of the (...)
Categoría: Militares
Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 Nº128. The Battle of Lens 1648
The Battle of Lens marked the climax of a decade-long war between France and Spain. Both nations were exhausted after years of conflict across Spain, France, Flanders, Italy, and Germany. The struggle would culminate in a pitched battle near the city of Lens, Flanders, in the summer of 1648.By (...)
Categoría: Militares
Century of the Soldier 1618-1721 Nº125. Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV - Vol. 7 "The Armies of the German States 1655-1690 Part 2"
Explores the evolution of the German military system post-Peace of Westphalia, detailing its development, role in Europe, and the unique defensive political culture of the German states.After the Peace of Westphalia, several German states developed a disciplined military' that produced outstanding (...)
Categoría: Militares
Century or the Solier 1618-1721 Nº104. The Battle of Lützen 1632
In 1632, the Thirty Years War (1618-1648) took another turn. Gustavus Adolphus's triumphal campaign in the Holy Roman Empire was halted at Ingolstadt, Bavaria, where the Imperial-Leaguist Generalleutnant Tilly died of wounds received in the battle Rain am Lech. The former commander of the Imperial (...)
Categoría: Militares
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 Nº047. The Honvéd War
The Honvéd War provides a detailed and informative account of the Hungarian Revolution and War of Independence from 1848 to 1849, a pivotal conflict in Central European history. Nigel Smith's work focuses on the organization, tactics, and operations of the Hungarian Honvéd Army, as well as the (...)
Categoría: Militares
From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 Nº029. The Nine Years War 1593-1603 Part 1
The Nine Years War (1593-1603), sometimes known as Tyrone's Rebellion, was one of the most devastating and brutal conflicts to sweep the island. Never would the English Crown come so close to losing its grip on Ireland. It was brought on by a combination of English misrule, Irish ambition and the (...)
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From Retinue to Regiment 1453-1618 Nº030.
Elephants and Gunpowder presents for the first time a chronological, detailed and richly illustrated account of the development of warfare in mainland Southeast Asia during the Early Modern Period. It begins by describing the region's medieval military inheritance that was dominated by the use of (...)
Categoría: Militares
