Welcome to a new season of The Redcoat History Podcast. In season three we will be taking a deep dive into the Peninsular war – Yes, that’s right, think Richard Sharpe and the South Essex. It is a conflict that saw the Duke of Wellington rise to fame and the development of arguably the greatest and most successful British army to ever take the field.
In this, the first, episode we meet Sir Arthur Wellesley (soon to become the Duke of Wellington) and have ringside seats as he takes on the all-conquering French army at Rolica...Will he emerge victoriously or will the British be thrown back into the Atlantic ocean?
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Up From the Ranks: More interesting than Richard Sharpe?
The Epic Heroism of the Relief of Lucknow: The most VCs awarded in a single day (1857)
British expedition to Abyssinia and the Battle of Magdala (1867-68)
Peninsular War: British Cavalry - Brainless gallopers? (w/Mark Thompson)
The Victoria Cross: Everything You Need to Know (w/ Kevin Brazier)
Exploring the Siege of Lucknow’s Battlefield Today (Indian Mutiny)
Warriors in Scarlet: The Last Redcoats (w/Ian Knight)
The Storming of Delhi - September 1857 (Indian Mutiny)
From Shaka to Misuzulu: The Epic Tale of the Zulu Kings (w/ John Laband)
Wellington’s Enemies: Who was the best French Marshal of the Peninsular War? (w/ Marcus Cribb and John Viscardo)
Gurkhas: How this elite unit came of age during the siege of Delhi (1857 - Indian Mutiny)
The Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 (Part 4): The British besiege Delhi
The Sepoy Mutiny (Part 3): Cawnpore - Deadly siege, bloody massacre
Making Military History Cool Again? An author, a podcaster and a musician walk into a history symposium...
Lord Chelmsford: The man who lost the Battle of Isandlwana (w/ John Laband)
Rorke’s Drift - the comic book! An interview with Colin Mathieson
The Natal Mounted Police: Blue-Blood Troopers in Zululand
Huge Zulu War Exhibition! Clash of Empires
The Sepoy Mutiny, part 2: Delhi Explodes and the oldest ever Victoria Cross recipient earns his award!
Op Banner: The British army’s longest deployment (w/Jonathan Trigg)
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