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.

“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 ...

British Army set to shrink to smallest size since before Napoleonic wars. Defence secretary says army personnel will drop below 70,000 next year - lowest since 1793 . David Maddox.