Military musicians returning from the Napoleonic wars established Britain's first brass bands earlier than previously thought ...

It played God Save the King in a village in Devon in November 1828 as part of birthday festivities for a ... The Napoleonic ...

Research finds brass bands were not all linked to industry - veterans of the Napoleonic Wars played an important role.

Answering questions from in parliament, the minister confirmed that the size of the army will fall below 70,000 for the first time since 1793. Back then, the British Army had around 40,000 ...

While the French fleet commanded by Admiral Comte de Grasse blocked the Chesapeake and held the British fleet at bay, American and French troops trapped British forces at Yorktown in the fall of 1781.

The dad-of-three, known as "Jacko", was one of the British Army's most high profiler soldiers and served in the likes of Northern Ireland and Bosnia before becoming head of the Army a month before ...

The British Army is set to have fewer than 70,000 trained soldiers next year as troop numbers continue to fall. The numbers, set against rising global tensions and war in Europe, pose serious ...

Army chiefs and military police ignored multiple reports a British soldier had murdered a young mother, a bombshell new probe has claimed. Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was last seen alive with British ...

A former general in the British Army has issued a major warning to the West regarding the possibility of Vladimir Putin winning the war as the illegal Russian aggression on Ukraine continues.

During a 40-year military career, Sir Mike also served in Northern Ireland, and was present at the notorious Bloody Sunday massacre in 1972. The British Army said in a tribute: "It is with great ...

A British army veteran and Christian has been found guilty of praying silently outside of an abortion clinic, with the pro-life advocate facing a near-$12,000 fine over the verdict. The ...

The former head of the British Army, General Sir Mike Jackson has died aged 80. Sir Mike, known as 'Jacko', died on Tuesday surrounded by his family, the Army said. The father-of-three led the ...