British War History
Welcome to British War History, your home for the UK's most epic conflicts.
Our mission is to cover the entire saga of British warfare, but we begin with its most dramatic era: the 18th and 19th centuries. This is the Age of the Redcoat, of Wellington vs. Napoleon, and Nelson's Royal Navy.
We tell the stories of impossible victories, forgotten colonial wars, and the brilliant (and mad) generals who fought them. Using cinematic storytelling and animated maps, we show you how battles were won. Subscribe for your weekly military documentary.
Empire in the Tropics: Redcoats in the Caribbean Sugar Wars
The Forgotten Charge: How the 52nd Light Infantry Broke Napoleon at Waterloo
The Deadliest Hour of the Peninsular War: Battle of Talavera (1809)
How Britain Used 'Gunboat Diplomacy' to Open (and Control) the World
The Black Watch: The Most Feared Regiment in the British Army
How Britain Crushed the "Tiger of Mysore" (Seringapatam 1799)
The Mutiny Britain Crushed in a Single Day (Vellore 1806)
Why Redcoats Fought in North America AGAIN (War of 1812, Before New Orleans)
The King's German Legion: The Secret Weapon in Wellington's Army
The Iron Duke: The General Who Broke Napoleon’s Empire
The Battle That Broke Napoleon’s Marshals (Fuentes de Oñoro 1811)
The Redcoats Who Fought a War in the Clouds (Nepal 1814–1816)
The Siege That Created the Modern British Army (Seringapatam 1792)
The Redcoat Revolution in Training & Discipline
THE KING’S LAST STAND: The Execution of Charles I (English Civil War)
12,000 vs 70,000 – Wellesley’s Bloodiest Victory: The Battle of Assaye (1803)
Wellington’s Spymaster: The Genius Who Broke Napoleon’s Code
The Retreat from Kabul (1842): How 16,000 British Troops Were Annihilated
How a Private Company Conquered India: The Rise & Fall of the East India Company
Why the Riflemen Terrified Europe: The Story of the 95th Rifles
Britain’s Most Beautiful Victory: The Battle of Cape St. Vincent (1797)
The Fall of Java (1811): Britain’s 44-Day Conquest of Napoleon’s Eastern Empire
The Highland Charge Returns: How the Black Watch Saved the Day at Alexandria (1801)
How 800 Redcoats Destroyed a French Army in a Jungle (The Mauritius Campaign, 1810)
How Britain's Invasion CHANGED South America Forever (1806-1807)
How the Redcoats Fought in the Coldest War (Canada 1775–1815)
The Impossible British Victory That Conquered Sindh (1843)
How 130 Men Defeated 4,000 Warriors: The Legendary Defence of Rorke's Drift (1879)
The Battle That Stopped the Russian Empire (Inkerman 1854)
The Siege of Gibraltar: The 3 Year Battle That Britain Refused to Lose (1779-1783)