The Charge of the Light Brigade was a British cavalry charge conducted against Russian artillery positions in the Battle of Balaklava on October 25, 1854, during the Crimean War. Commanded by Lord Cardigan, the British Light Brigade was composed of the 17th Lancers, the 8th and 11th Hussars, and the 4th and 13th Light Dragoons. [...]

The Battle of Kandahar was a military engagement between the US-led coalition forces and the Taliban, from November 25 to December 7, 2001, in Kandahar, Afghanistan. It was part of Operation Enduring Freedom that had been launched by the United States in October, 2001, against al-Qaeda. Kandahar was an important Taliban stronghold and had to [...]

The Battle of Baghdad was fought between the US forces and Iraqi Republican Guard, from April 3 to April 14, 2003, during the invasion of Iraq. The result of this armed confrontation against Iraqi regular soldiers was an American victory, but, during the next months and years, there would follow a violent period of terrorist [...]

The Battle of Fallujah was a fiercely fought military encounter between the US-led coalition forces and Iraqi insurgent groups, from April to November 2004, during the invasion of Iraq. The Battle of Fallujah was triggered when the American marines launched Operation Vigilant Resolve, on April 4, to capture the city of Fallujah, which had been [...]

The Battle of Nasiriyah was fought between the US 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade and Iraqi forces, from March 23 to April 2, 2003, during the US-led invasion of Iraq. Nasiriyah is a city which lies along the banks of the Euphrates River, in Dhi Qar Province, about 225 miles southeast of Baghdad, with its population [...]

The Battle of Basra was a military engagement fought between the British 7th Armoured Brigade (The Desert Rats) and Iraqi forces in the city of Basra, from March 24 to April 8, 2003. It took place as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the US-led military operation to oust Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq. The [...]