On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress voted to replace the colonies' part-time militias with a full-time army – and ...

“These men changed the way the British military works, and no one knows about it,” he says. ... A private from the Eighth West India Regiment, circa 1803 National Army Museum.

The British Army has shrunk to its lowest level since the early 1800s. Years of relentless budget cutbacks have left it with just 73,000 active-duty soldiers.That's a far cry from the Chinese army ...

This time, he was charged, found guilty of high treason and executed on February 21st, 1803, alongside six convicted co-conspirators, among them John MacNamara, a 40-year-old carpenter from Ireland.

A British Army veteran has been left stuck with a £20,000 NHS bill for the rest of his life after he had a heart attack in Africa. Steve Foreman, 73, was living and working on an oil rig in ...

Official figures show the British Army had 109,245 personnel on October 1, including 25,814 volunteer reservists. Mr Carns said: “The reserves are critical, absolutely central, to that process.

The entire British Army would be worn down in "six months to a year" in a major war – underlining the importance of rebuilding the UK's reserve forces, a defence minister has said.

The British Army has shrunk to its smallest size in more than 200 years, with figures this year showing there were just 72,510 full-time, trained soldiers ready for deployment.

Theses threats could see the British Army called into action overseas at any time as it boasts a 108,000-strong land warfare force, with close to 74,000 full-time recruits who will be watching the ...

The British army still uses the L115A3 'sniper' rifle, while other armed forces had updated to the same company's AX models, which are lighter and enable soldiers to see further in the distance.

The entire British Army would be worn down in "six months to a year" in a major war – underlining the importance of rebuilding the UK's reserve forces, a defence minister has said.