Introduction The Raid on Rochefort (or Descent on Rochefort) was a British amphibious attempt to capture the French Atlantic port of Rochefort in September 1757 during the Seven Years’ War. The raid pioneered a new tactic of “descents” on the French coast, championed by William Pitt who had taken office a few months earlier. After… Read More
Introduction Bengal War, Campaign for the Eastern Subah’s, was waged by the Mughal imperial crown Prince Ali Gohar later known as Shah Alam II so as to recapture the Nawab of Bengal from the British East India Company, hostilities began in 1756 and ended in 1765. Background The English East India Company captured the territories… Read More
Introduction The Carnatic Wars were a series of military conflicts in the middle of the 18th century in India. The conflicts involved numerous nominally independent rulers and their vassals, struggles for succession and territory; and included a diplomatic and military struggle between the French East India Company and the British East India Company. They were… Read More
Introduction The Anglo-Spanish War (Spanish: Guerra Anglo-Española) was a military conflict fought between Britain and Spain as part of the Seven Years’ War. It lasted from January 1762 until February 1763 when the Treaty of Paris brought it to an end. For most of the Seven Years’ War, Spain remained neutral, turning down offers from… Read More
Introduction The Spanish invasion of Portugal between 05 May and 24 November 1762 was a main military episode of the wider Seven Years’ War, where Spain and France were heavily defeated by the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (including broad popular resistance). It initially involved the forces of Spain and Portugal, before the French and British intervened in… Read More
Introduction The Spanish-Portuguese War between 1762 and 1763 was fought as part of the Seven Years’ War. Because no major battles were fought, even though there were numerous movements of troops and heavy losses among the Spanish invaders – decisively defeated in the end – the war is known in the Portuguese historiography as the… Read More
Aim of the Course The aim of the course is to develop selected senior non-commissioned officers (SNCOs) who have completed at least twelve (12) years in their particular trade and have been graded as being the top ten percent (10%) of practitioners in their specific Close Support (CS) specialty. Facilitated by IDT(A). Entry Standards SNCO.… Read More
