Acta Militaria

Early days The armies of the early 19 th century had infantry, cavalry and cannon, like their Napoleonic predecessors. But some had anoth...

Introduction In 1900, China was teetering on the edge of being a "failed state". A huge rural rebellion, known in the West as...

In April 15th 1853 a large building in Lower Deptford Road, Rotherhithe belonging to a Mr Hale was raided by the police, finding 257 lb of ...

In 1900 China imploded. A massive peasant uprising marched on Peking, massacring any aspect of non-traditional China, mainly foreigners and...

In June 1900, the men and women of the International Legation Quarter in Peking found themselves under siege. They were surrounded by thousa...

Between 1859 and 1866 the Austrian light horse found itself at war with Frenchmen, Italians and Prussians. It has to be said that, despite a...

Reading about the exploits of the Austrian hussars and lancers in Mexico inspired me to look a little further into the Austrian light cavalr...