Carton de Wiart died in 1963 at the age of 83, but his exploits have inspired generations of service members in the United ...

In 1918, it ended the First World War with 3.8 million personnel, and 2.9 million in 1945. In 1989, the British Army had 156,000 soldiers, or more than twice its present size. Like many armies ...

Keir Starmer has been urged to consider reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the Ukraine crisis deepends - here's what you need to know.

Napoleon’s soldiers charged. The British counterattacked ... The first time in the whole history of the Napoleonic wars the Guard was seen to falter and then eventually fall back, shouting ...

The British victory at Waterloo in 1815 ... which was thought to house 7,000 French soldiers captured during the Napoleonic War.

Back then, the British Army had around 40,000 soldiers but was rapidly increased to fight the French Revolutionary and ...

Army chiefs have warned that the UK must consider conscription to be ready for war with Russia, however, the government has ...

only 72,000 armed regular forces personnel are currently serving in the British Army - the lowest number since the Napoleonic wars. Yet, despite the talk of British troops in Ukraine, Chancellor ...