British Military Journal

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17 February 2026 21:26

Two British soldiers in Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) gear pose with their L85A1 5.56mm assault rifles during a training exercise in Saudi Arabia before the start of ground operations to eject Iraqi forces from Kuwait in February 1991. 📸 IWM (GLF 400)

Battlefield Design

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16 February 2026 21:33

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Ian McClellan

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16 February 2026 21:32

Great photo of Robert Duvall posted by @cowboysindians.bsky.social magazine over on Facebook. I feel a rewatch of ‘Lonesome Dove’ is required along with ‘Open Range’.

Jacobite Wars

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16 February 2026 21:31

15 February 1716: The last remnants of the Earl of Mar's Jacobite army dispersed at Ruthven. Mar and James Francis Edward Stuart had departed Scotland for France on 4 February, and the main Jacobite army had disbanded at Aberdeen on 7 February. 📸 The Military Survey of Scotland, 1747-1755

British Military Journal

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16 February 2026 21:31

The Battle of Khushab, fought on 7 February 1857, was the largest engagement of the Anglo-Persian War, fought near the village of Khushab in Iran. The battle is famously remembered for a daring British cavalry charge that successfully broke a Persian infantry square.