Was Black Bob Craufurd a great general? A necessary Reappraisal Much has been written about General Robert Craufurd ‘Black Bob’ praising his strict discipline within the Light Division and his generalship. However, few men are heroes to their subordinates and it is certainly true that he had many detractors in his own division, but their […]

To Flog, or Not to Flog: Pragmatism, Discretion & Discipline in Wellington’s Army It is well known that the British Army flogged its soldiers. This aspect of discipline has often clouded our judgement of how crime was handled within the British army. Drawing on cutting edge research of over 9,000 trials, Napoleonic historian Zack White […]

Spanning the Atlantic: The Anglo-American War of 1812, the Peninsular and Waterloo Campaigns and the Army of Occupation, 1807-1818.   In this thought-provoking talk Professor Tanya Grodzinski provides an overview of the Anglo-American War of 1812, its origins and general conduct between 1812 and 1815, its relationship with events in Iberia (the dispatch of units […]

UPDATE Rescheduled International trip to Belgium and France 2022 This trip was originally due to take place in 2020 and we have rescheduled it because of the regulations surrounding Covid. It is designed to follow part of the invasion route followed by Blucher and Wellington looking at the various sieges undertaken as well as other […]