04
Jun
The Destruction of Kola 1854 – HMS Miranda in the White Sea. During the Russian War of 1854-56, a major feature of the Anglo-French deployment of global sea-power was the …
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30
May
A Musician at War – Dr. Henry Cope Colles Dr. Henry Cope Colles had nothing at all of the military about him and would no doubt have considered a military …
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28
May
The Battle of Ahmed Khel 1880 : almost another disaster in Afghanistan? Britain has had a long and on occasions fairly disastrous relationship with Afghanistan, our recent military incursion only …
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28
May
Medals for the Battle of the Nile, 1798 Nelson’s destruction of the French fleet anchored off the north coast of Egypt at Aboukir Bay on 1st August 1798 was one …
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26
May
Death in the Desert : Gumburru – a Battle in Somaliland, 1903. The Africa General Service Medal was instituted in 1902 to reward service in campaigns of conquest or punitive …
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26
May
Shimber Berris 1914-15: an old-fashioned war. The Africa General Service Medal (1902-56) was introduced to replace the growing number of medals for service in “small wars” in Africa – the …
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24
May
James Rigby : Marshalman to the King. James Rigby had a most interesting and varied career and ended up with a fascinating combination of medals, but the point of this …
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21
May
A Medal for the Suffragettes. The cause of women’s suffrage – achieving the right for women to vote on equal terms with male voters – is widely held to have …
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