The Battle Of Cape Henry: An Inconclusive Revolutionary Squabble Between Empires
The Battle of Cape Henry (16 March 1781) was officialy part of the "American" Revolutionary War, but no Americans were even slightly involved. It was a fight between the British...
The Irish in the Peninsula
I've always found it funny that when I hear people talk about the British victories in the Peninsular War (and later Waterloo) when I think they should be called Irish...
Lawmaker's Parties
I've always noticed that whenever lawmakers got together in the good old days; they always had a grand party. I wonder what the world would look like if Metternich had...
The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (14 February 1797)
The battle of Cape St.Vincent was a smashing defeat to the Spanish in the French Revolutionary Wars. The British had a much smaller fleet but still managed to make off...
Piping
Piping is an ancient naval tradition. It involves the blowing of a very shrill metal whistle (a boatswain's call) to relay orders aboard a ship. The sound carries much farther...
Alfred Mahan: The Father of Seapower
Alfred Mahan (1840-1914) was an unlikely naval innovator. He served, not as a combat officer, but as a staff officer blockading Confederate Ports in the U.S Civil War (1861-1865). This experience...
Why "Napoleonland" would work.
Plans have recently been announced for a Napoleon theme park to be built at the site of the Battle of Monterea (1814) just south of Paris. I think this is great...
Irony in the War of 1812
Lately I have been doing some reading on the War of 1812 and I have noticed some irony in who won which battle. It serves as (albeit morbid) comic relief....
What's the deal with Wellington saying Assaye was his greatest battle?
Well, it actually was his greatest battle, and in my opinion is that it's tied with Waterloo for his toughest challenge. Assaye was a hard battle, and Wellington (at the...