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Evening all, Can anyone tell me where the British assault of 18/19 December 1813 went over the walls of Fort Niagara? It's well known that a sergeant of the 100th Foot talked his way through the main gate, but detail on other crossing points is sketchy even in very recent studies. In Field of...

This week at work an elderly lady sent in a picture postcard of a Great War digger, looking to pass it on to the soldier's descendants. The pic was taken in Jersey (Channel island) while the man was on leave in 1917 and it's remarkably clear - superb condition. The lady found the card in an old...

The more I learn about the battle of Lundy's Lane (July 1814) the more odd it seems so little attention is paid to how hard our guys worked to get there. Hercules Scott's column and Drummond's column both marched 20km to reach the battlefield - Scott's column probably more, given his initial...