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Saving the guns at Colenso, 15 December 1899
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Boer War

Between 1899 and 1902, the British Army fought a bitter colonial war against the Boers in South Africa. After initial setbacks and a long period of guerrilla warfare, the British eventually prevailed, but not without adopting controversial tactics.

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James Thurlby, 1943
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In Their Own Words: Sergeant James Thurlby

James Thurlby served during the Second World War and turned his talents as a journalist to describing his experiences as a soldier. His writings provide a visceral account of combat and a profound insight into the horrors of war.

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East African soldiers with a captured Japanese flag, 1944 
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The Far East campaign

Between December 1941 and August 1945, British Commonwealth troops and their allies fought a bitter war across the vast expanses of Asia and the Pacific Ocean against a tenacious and often brutal enemy.

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Battle of Lexington, 1775
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Battles of Lexington and Concord

The Battles of Lexington and Concord on 19 April 1775, the famous ‘shot heard ‘round the world’, marked the start of the American War of Independence (1775-83).

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Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, The Royal Highland Fusiliers, Helmand, 2011
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A timeline of women in the Army

Since 2018, all British Army combat roles have been open to female soldiers. However, the history of women's service in the Army stretches much further back in time.

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Lieutenant-General Bernard Montgomery, 1942
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Bernard Law Montgomery: Unbeatable and unbearable

Arrogant, unlikeable, but ultimately successful, Field Marshal Montgomery was one of the most prominent British commanders of the Second World War.

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Global Role gallery
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Global Role gallery

Explore the global role of Britain’s armies from the age of empire, through the First and Second World Wars, to the international crises of the modern era.

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A gun of the Elswick Battery during the advance from Lydenburg to Watervalonder, 1900
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Boer War artillery volunteers

A rare Boer War naval gun, one of only three of its type remaining in Britain, sheds light on the largely unknown role of artillery volunteers in the South African war.

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The South Staffordshire Regiment
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The South Staffordshire Regiment

The South Staffordshire Regiment was an infantry regiment of the British Army, active between 1881 and 1959.

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Gerry Chester, during training with the Royal Tank Regiment, c1942
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Sergeant Arthur ‘Gerry’ Chester

Gerry Chester served with the tanks of the North Irish Horse in North Africa and Italy during the Second World War. Like other tankmen, he forged a close bond with his crew mates, with whom he endured many hardships and combat actions.

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'Burying the Enemy' book cover
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Burying the Enemy

Join Professor Tim Grady as he shares some poignant examples of British and German communities burying the war dead of their enemy during times of conflict.

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Blood-stained and torn tunic of Fulham soldier to be displayed in Chelsea's National Army Museum
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Blood-stained and torn tunic of Fulham soldier to be displayed in Chelsea's National Army Museum

he battle-worn tunic of a local First World War soldier is to go on display in Chelsea's National Army Museum when it re-opens next year as a poignant reminder of the brutality of trench warfare - specifically the Battle of the Somme. The Museum also tells the story of Captain George Johnson on its First World War in Focus online portal.

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