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"There is no retreat from here men, you must die where you stand" "Ay, ay, Sir Colin, and needs be we'll do that"The thin red line at Balaclava made Campbell
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THERE WAS NOTHING BUT GOD ABOVE AND DUTY BELOW.This was how Neville Chamberlain described his spartan existence on the frontier, far from the comforts of English society in a state
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The battle of Ferozeshah was the second battle of the 1st Anglo-Sikh war where the British and EIC army commanded by Hugh Gough, faced off against the Khalsa led by
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Hodson's Horse in action at Rhotuck This painting shows Hodson's horse defeating a body of mutineer cavalry Rhotuck. William Hodson the Cavalry commander in the centre of the painting was
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THE LAST STAND OF LT WALTER HAMILTON VC during the siege of the British residency in Kabul. After leading a sortie out to spike an Afghan cannon he was cut
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"THANK GOD! THEN I WILL BE AT THEM WITH THE BAYONET" was Field Marshal Hugh Gough's response whenever he was told the ammunition of his artillery was almost exhausted. Gough
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THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING, is one of Rudyard Kiplings greatest stories and in this thread I will examine the historical characters and places that inspired this swashbuckling adventure
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The Battle Meeane, 17th February 1843Edward Armitage 1847This was the major battle of Sir Charles Napier's short and sharp conquest of Scind at the head of the Bombay Presidency army,
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OTD in 1857 Captain John Nicholson, the Lion of Punjab, was given command of a moveable column with the aim of reaching the besiged city of Delhi from Peshwar and
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WOE TO THE BLOODY CITY!On this day in 1857 the British guns fell silent as Captain John Nicholson gave the order to storm Delhi and bring the British one step
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