Saturday, December 18, 2004

Siege of Fort Ninety-Six, 22 May-19 June 1781

Siege of Fort Ninety-Six, 22 May-19 June 1781

Siege during the American War of Independence. Despite being a British victory, the fort was abandoned at the end of it, and the British soon lost their only footholds in the interior of the south.

Wednesday, November 03, 2004

Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066

Battle of Hastings, 14 October 1066

Ok, here it is - after some nudging, the battle of Hastings, one of the most famous and decisive of all battles, with an article that we hope does it some justice as one of the best documents and most confusing battles of the middle ages.

Saturday, October 02, 2004

Operation Jubilee: The Disaster at Dieppe � Part 2 19 August 1942

Operation Jubilee: The Disaster at Dieppe � Part 2 19 August 1942

Here is the second part of our article on the failed allied raid on Dieppe in 1942 that served as a valuable learning experience on the road to D-Day

Sunday, September 19, 2004

The Boxer Rebellion, 1900

The Boxer Rebellion, 1900

A revolt in China against western influence, famous for the siege of Peking. The events of 1900 have many parallels to the current situation in Iraq, with the boxers fighting a war against unwanted western influence.

Friday, September 17, 2004

Sunday, July 04, 2004

Battle of Fulford, 20 September 1066

Battle of Fulford, 20 September 1066

Revised and expanded article on the battle of Fulford, English defeat that forced King Harold north to Stamford Bridge

Battle of Stamford Bridge, 25 September 1066

Battle of Stamford Bridge, 25 September 1066

A revised and expanded article on the Battle of Stamford Bridge, in preparation for an upcoming article on the battle of Hastings

Sunday, June 13, 2004

New site design

To keep the changes going, we have just uploaded a newly revised version of the website. We've removed our frames and given each article it's own seperate page, making it easier for you to bookmark the articles directly. It should make it quicker and easier to use the site - less waiting for your article to download.

Let us know what you think!

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Monday, May 24, 2004

Blog now gone live!

As of 24th May, this Blog has now gone live on our website. Expect to see all our news appear here!

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Saturday, May 22, 2004

Home Page: American Memory from the Library of Congress

Home Page: American Memory from the Library of Congress

This is the best online archive I have ever seen. It included the complete Washington Papers, digitized and available for free, along with masses of other material. Invaluable, brilliant, and a example that all national archives should follow.

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Welcome to the military history encyclopedia's blog. We are going to use this blog to announce new articles, changes to the site, point you to other great websites and anything else we want to say.

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