The Battle of Navarino on October 20, 1827 sits between two eras. As the first steam-powered ships took to the seas, two ...

It won’t come as any surprise that there are stories about smaller, determined military forces battling and winning against ...

Rare historic items from the Battle of Trafalgar and key moments in royal history are going under the hammer in Wiltshire. In celebration of its first birthday, RWB Auctions in Royal Wootton ...

Why the Battle of Diu is as historic as the Battle of Trafalgar. IMAGE: Francisco de Almeida won an impressive victory against the navies of the sultan of Egypt and the kings of Cambay and Calicut ...

Before Nelson, no decisive blow was made against the French. But with Nelson came a series of crushing defeats, most notably at Aboukir Bay in 1798 and Trafalgar in 1805. All hopes of invasion went up ...

In 1796, Napoleon Bonaparte faced the Austrian army at Castiglione, a battle that would cement his dominance in Italy. Using superior tactics and relentless attacks, he turned the tide of war ...

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learn about Viking history in Oslo’s Viking Ship Museum, and wander through Stockholm’s charming medieval streets. Discover the Nordic region’s iconic cities with Trafalgar and explore more ...

The bluejackets who showed visitors around the ship dwelt on the thrill of battle and on the death ... secured by Nelson's destruction of Napoleon's naval power have long ago shrivelled away ...

The great names of Austerlitz, Jena, Friedland and Wagram are common knowledge to any student with even a passing acquaintance of the military affairs of the early nineteenth century; they symbolize ...

By contrast, central London's Trafalgar Square didn't open until 1844, named after the Battle of Trafalgar which took place in 1805. It's not known how Chelsea's Trafalgar Square came by its name ...