The British Army's size may cripple its ability to support NATO or fight a major war, some experts fear. It's the smallest it's been since the 1800s.

The Napoleonic Wars saw the European powers form grand alliances against Napoleon Bonaparte as he tried to dominate the continent in the 19th century. The French dictator was finally defeated ...

Set in the early 19th century, they followed the military exploits of a tough, resourceful rifleman, first in India, then in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars.

In 1810, after seven years of the Napoleonic Wars, the prime minister, Lord Liverpool, penned a memorandum stating that Britain’s military was: “as large a force … as the Population and ...