Introduction The Oud-Strijders Legioen (OSL; “Former Warriors’ Legion”) was a Dutch right-wing veterans’ organisation that was active after 1958 and which still maintains a web presence. Though never a big organisation or a political party, the OSL exerted considerable influence in Dutch politics and was a well-known voice for conservative nationalism, particularly in the 1980s… Read More
Introduction The Anglo-Zulu War was fought between 11 January 1879 and 04 July 1879 between the British Empire and the Zulu Kingdom. Following the British North America Act of 1867 for the federation in Canada, by Lord Carnarvon, it was thought that similar political effort, coupled with military campaigns, might succeed with the African Kingdoms,… Read More
Introduction The Marias Massacre (also known as the Baker Massacre or the Piegan Massacre) was a massacre of Piegan Blackfeet Indians carried out by the United States Army as part of the Indian Wars. The massacre took place on 23 January 1870, in Montana Territory. Approximately 200 Indians were killed, most of whom were women,… Read More
Events 1761 – The Third Battle of Panipat is fought in India between the Afghans under Ahmad Shah Durrani and the Marathas. 1784 – American Revolutionary War: Ratification Day, United States – Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris with Great Britain. 1814 – Treaty of Kiel: Frederick VI of Denmark cedes the Kingdom of Norway… Read More
Introduction The Battle of George Square was a violent confrontation in Glasgow, Scotland between Glasgow City Police and striking Glasgow workers, centred around George Square. The ‘battle’, also known as “Bloody Friday” or “Black Friday”, took place on Friday 31 January 1919, 82 days after the end of the First World War. During the riot,… Read More
Introduction The Radical War, also known as the Scottish Insurrection of 1820 (01 April to 08 April 1820), was a week of strikes and unrest in Scotland, a culmination of Radical demands for reform in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland which had become prominent in the early years of the French Revolution,… Read More
Introduction The Royal Air Force Mutiny of 1946 was a series of demonstrations and strikes at several dozen Royal Air Force stations in the Indian Subcontinent in January 1946. Background As these incidents involved refusals to obey orders they technically constituted a form of “mutiny”. The protests arose from slow demobilisation and poor conditions of… Read More
