How The 1918 Haifa Battle Shattered British Myths About Indian Soldiers
Battle of Haifa was a pivotal moment that shattered British myths about Indian soldiers, influenced the Indian Army's ...
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'The Unkillable Soldier' Who Kept Fighting Despite Losing an Eye and Hand in World War I
Adrian Carton de Wiart first saw combat with the British Army during the Boer War in South Africa from ... During the Second Battle of Ypres near the French-Belgian border in the spring of 1915 ...
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World War One: The global conflict that defined a century
Australian, New Zealand, British, French and Indian troops mount an amphibious ... and bloodiest conflicts of World War One. Nearly 20,000 British soldiers die on the first day.
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George Washington
George Washington’s military career began with the French and Indian War. This portrait of ... his military career as a member of the British army in the colonies. In late 1753, a 21-year ...
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Mystery of unmarked World War I grave finally solved after more than 100 years
The previously unmarked grave of a British soldier ... French town of Arras in April 1917. LCpl Rankeillor was one of two men killed in the bombardment during a bitterly cold spring which war ...
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The British Empire during World War One
Britain's colonies sent over two and a half million men to fight for Britain during the war. India sent the most soldiers. At that time, India included both Pakistan and Bangladesh. British ...