The National Interest

Headdress of the Guards: A Brief History of the Bearskin Cap

The First Guards, more commonly known as the Grenadier Guard was the only regiment in the British Army that directly gained its title from its part in that battle. The guards had adopted the style of ...
Forbes

The British Army’s Tank Regiments Might Last Just A Few Days In Combat

A Challenger 2 tank of the Royal Welsh Battle Group on Exercise Prairie Storm at the British Army Training Unit Suffield in Canada. As part of a sweeping reorganization, the British Army plans to cut ...
The National Interest

Helmet History: From the British Dragoons to Household Cavalry

Here’s What You Need to Know: The steel helmet has a long history. Ask the average armchair historian when the modern steel military helmet was introduced, and they’re likely to answer that it was the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

These Black Soldiers Fought for the British During the American Revolution in Exchange for Freedom From Slavery

The Carolina Corps achieved emancipation through military service, paving the way for future fighters in the British Empire to do the same Kinsey Gidick An 1812 illustration of a private from the ...
War on the Rocks

The British Army and the Lessons of the Boer War

In January 2024, British Chief of the General Staff Gen. Sir Patrick Sanders warned that British youth were now part of a “pre-war” generation. Pointing to the threat from Russia, he drew a direct ...