The British Army's size may cripple its ability to support NATO or fight a major war, some experts fear. It's the smallest it's been since the 1800s.

Parliament’s Stamp Act tax of the mid-1760s ignited the Anglo-American conflict. Yet, as historians broadly agree, it was ...

You can imagine the audible groan in 1757 when 200 British Redcoat soldiers came tramping down Old Route 13 in Lower Bucks County to billet in Bristol. Borough citizens knew they’d have to put ...

Two-hundred-and-fifty years ago, on April 19, 1775, British troops faced off against colonial militias in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concord, and exchanged fire - the "shot heard ...

Captain John Parker, 46, was crippled by tuberculosis when he led 77 volunteers against 700 British regulars in the Battle of Lexington, igniting the American Revolution.

A decade before America’s original No Kings movement, Ben Franklin stood in London before the House of Commons and — while ...

Murray, who lives in Leicester, dons the characteristic red coat of the British Army as a reenactor. He is preparing to engage in the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ...

Murray, who lives in Leicester, dons the characteristic red coat of the British Army as a reenactor. He is preparing to engage in the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord, which ...

Did the Redcoats deserve their deadly, formidable reputation? How did the American cannon break down the British defenses at Yorktown?

The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same ...

In Scotland, ‘redcoats’ are usually linked to the Jacobite risings of the 18th century when the British Army made up of English and Scots soldiers – and a batallion of Irish – wore the ...