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Storming of Amoy, 1841
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First China War

Between 1839 and 1842, British-Indian forces fought a war with Imperial China that served the interests of opium smugglers. Their resulting victory opened up the lucrative Chinese trade to British merchants.

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Burberry trench coat, 2014
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Army fashion statements

The Army's influence on fashion is not new. Military dress has made its way from conflict to catwalk over and over again.

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Ted Senior during his time as a prisoner of war, c1943
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In Their Own Words: Major Ted Senior

Ted Senior was captured by the Japanese during the Second World War and forced to work on the Thai-Burma ‘Death Railway'. The diary he kept reveals the horrific conditions that he and his fellow prisoners endured.

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Sherman tanks in the town of Asten in the Netherlands, January 1945
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On This Day: January 1945

Eighty years ago, in January 1945, the overarching priority for the Army remained winning the war, and – for its soldiers in Europe at least – seeing off the cold, wintry weather.

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Sherman tanks in the town of Asten in the Netherlands, January 1945
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Schools workshops

We run a programme of curriculum-linked workshops taught by museum staff in our Foyle Centre.

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British and Gurkha troops, 1917
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Egypt and Palestine campaign

The struggle against the Turks in Egypt and Palestine began with a test of endurance and engineering in harsh desert terrain. It evolved into a fast-moving mobile campaign, which resulted in Allied victory and the fall of the Ottoman Empire.

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British infantry vehicles advancing, Iraq, 1991
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Gulf War

The war against Iraq in 1990-91 saw the largest single deployment of British troops since the Second World War. Altogether, about 35,000 British servicemen and women served in the campaign.

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The British landing at Rangoon, 11 May 1824
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First Burma War

Frontier clashes between British India and the Burmese Empire escalated into a full-blown war that lasted from 1824 to 1826. This conflict resulted in parts of Burma coming under the control of the East India Company.

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The 2nd Lancashire Fusiliers with Achilles tank destroyers near Ferrara, April 1945
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The battle for Italy

From 1943 to 1945, the Allies fought an attritional campaign in Italy against a resolute and skilful enemy. Far from being the ‘soft underbelly of Europe’, Italy became one of the Second World War’s most exhausting campaigns.

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Lapel badge, War Widows Association of Great Britain, 2018
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War Widows Association

Today, the UK government makes financial provision for the spouses and partners of soldiers who have died in the line of duty. But this has not always been the case, and there have been a number of changes along the way.

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'First to Fight' book cover
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First to Fight

Buy a copy of Roger Moorhouse’s dramatic retelling of the German invasion of Poland during the Second World War.

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Scottish poppy
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Scottish poppy blooms again

Artificial poppies were first sold in Britain in 1921 and have since become one of the main symbols of Remembrance. This Scottish poppy dates from the early days of the Poppy Appeal.

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