In 1918, it ended the First World War with 3.8 million personnel, and 2.9 million in 1945. In 1989, the British Army had 156,000 soldiers, or more than twice its present size. Like many armies ...

Experience the Napoleonic Wars through the eyes of a determined soldier in 'Sharpe', a series that blends history with gripping drama, now on Sky.

Keir Starmer has been urged to consider reintroducing conscription by former British Army commanders as the Ukraine crisis ...

Napoleon’s soldiers charged. The British counterattacked ... The first time in the whole history of the Napoleonic wars the Guard was seen to falter and then eventually fall back, shouting ...

The British victory at Waterloo in 1815 ... which was thought to house 7,000 French soldiers captured during the Napoleonic War.

Army chiefs have warned that the UK must consider conscription to be ready for war with Russia, however, the government has ...

Following major cuts to the Ministry of Defence, currently, only about 72,000 regular forces are serving in the British Army.

The British Army has said it is ready to deploy to Ukraine if requested by the government. This week, 2,500 UK troops from the Army's high readiness force, the First Division, have been taking part in ...

The amount spent on British Army adverts is set to nearly double ... The Army is at its smallest since the Napoleonic Wars, with around 73,000 troops. Around £51.6 million is predicted to ...

These soldiers will be equipped with surface-to-air missile systems like Javelin. Currently, the British Army is facing a ...