The battle was one of the ... the exiled King James VII of Scotland and II of England; the Scots who supported him were known as Jacobites. The Jacobite army largely consisted of Gaelic-speaking ...

Dating back to the 18th century in Scotland, the men’s skirt ... of dress that afforded the fighting army with possibly its most useful tool.” The battle skirt, however, had a relatively ...

The Battle of the Somme was launched on 1 July 1916. The main aim of the battle was to relieve the important northern French fortress of Verdun. This had been placed under siege by the German Army ...

Prince Charles Edward Stuart has rallied a Rebel Jacobite Army. This group of Scottish Highlanders mixed with Lowland Scots and even French regimens set out to reclaim the throne for Charle's family.

Historian Roel Konijnendijk reviews ancient warfare scenes and battle tactics in movies and ... the strengths and weaknesses of Kublai Khan's army in "Marco Polo," starring Benedict Wong.

not beyond its realistic D-Day battle scene. In preparation for the service's upcoming 250th anniversary, former Army historian Dave Hogan created a list of Hollywood films that he says accurately ...