Siege of Mount Hiei 29th September 1571

Siege of Mount Hiei 29th September 1571

Second battle of Azukizaka

We bring up our 800th article with two battles between the Samurai and the Ikko-Ikki warrior monks (Japan), the Siege of Mount Hiei (1571) and the Second Battle of Azukizaka (1564)

Falklands War, 1982

Falklands War, 1982

We have now added an article on the Falklands War, a controversial conflict that had political results in both Britain and Argentina that were in some ways more important than the war itself.

General Tadeusz Bor Komorowski, 1895-1966

General Tadeusz Bor Komorowski, 1895-1966

Today we add a biography of General Tadeusz Bor Komorowski, the leader of the Polish underground in 1944 during the Warsaw uprising, a brave attempt to expel the Germans by force before the arrival of the Russians.

Battle of Copenhagen 1801

Battle of Copenhagen 1801

For the last day of our Napoleonic Wars month we have an article on the Battle of Copenhagen (1801), the second of Nelson’s great naval victories, fought to defend Britain’s right to conduct a naval blockade of France.

We support the main article with our first two source documents. First is Nelson’s letter to the Crown Prince of Denmark, written as the fighting was starting to slacken, with the hope of ending the fighting sooner, and we follow up with Nelson’s second letter to the Crown Prince, securing the cease fire.

We also provide lists of the ships involved on both sides, with details of the fate of the Danish ships and the casualties suffered on the British.

Danish Ships
British Ships

Brown Bess

Brown Bess

Today we have an article on the 'Brown Bess' musket, the main British infantry weapon for over a century, tracing the development of the musket from the Dog Lock Musket in use during the Seven Years War, through to the India Pattern Short Land Musket that was the standard weapon by the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

Baker Rifle

Baker Rifle

Today we have an article on the Baker Rifle, the first rifle to be in regular use in the British army.

Nelson, Horatio, Admiral, (1759-1805)

Nelson, Horatio, Admiral, (1759-1805)

We conclude our three part biography of Lord Nelson with the period from the collapse of the Peace of Amiens in 1803 through to his victory and death at the battle of Trafalgar.