Barracks believed built by the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War between 1776 and 1777 were recently discovered in Colonial Williamsburg. Experts believe the barracks were burned by ...
But the building was short-lived. In 1781, Charles Cornwallis, a general in the British army, and his troops are said to have set fire to the barracks as they traveled east to the Battle of Yorktown.
Royal Marine commandos are to be sent on covert missions overseas with the aim of disrupting enemy activity, according to a top military chief. Is the British Army still fit for purpose?