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Arabia before the Muslim Conquests
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Arabia before the Muslim Conquests
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In the early 7th century, the Near East was dominated by an epic conflict between the Byzantines and Sasanians. After reaching the gates of Constantinople, the Sasanians were driven back by the Byzantine emperor, Heraclius. Against this backdrop, the Arabian peninsula was, before the explosive arrival of Islam, peripheral to... More
Archbishop Romeyn’s Preaching Campaign in the Diocese of York 1291
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Archbishop Romeyn’s Preaching Campaign in the Diocese of York 1291
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As the Muslim army of Qalawun threatened the removal of the Franks from Jerusalem in the lead-up to 1291, there was a desperate attempt to recruit new Christian forces from across Europe to defend Christianity’s last grasp of control in the region. As Archbishop of York, John le Romeyn was... More
Arctic Convoys to Russia 1941–45
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Arctic Convoys to Russia 1941–45
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After the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Britain and its Allies sent convoys of supplies through the Arctic to the Soviet ports of Murmansk and Archangel. Between 1941–45, over four million tons of supplies under the Lend-Lease program, including tanks, aircraft, trucks, tractors, fuel and engines, and general necessities... More
Ardennes May 1940
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Ardennes May 1940
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The Allies expected a German invasion through Belgium, and focused their forces in the Low Countries under the ‘Dyle Plan’. The Germans, however, also attacked further south through the Ardennes forest, a landscape assumed to be impassable. A huge mechanized force of panzer divisions, soldiers, motor vehicles, tanks and reconnaissance... More
Arkansas Post 9–11 January 1863
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Arkansas Post 9–11 January 1863
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The Confederate fortifications near the Arkansas Post prevented the Union Army from moving south as part of the Vicksburg Campaign. Union shipping was being obstructed on the Mississippi River, of which the Arkansas River was a tributary. On 9 January 1863, the Union army, under the command of Major General... More
Armenia and Azerbaijan 1992–93
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Armenia and Azerbaijan 1992–93
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Armenia and Azerbaijan have been engaged in a long-standing dispute over the Nagorno-Karabakh region, which is nominally an autonomous area within Azerbaijan. In 1923 it was allocated to the Azerbaijani SSR by a central Communist bureau, despite having a population which was almost 95 per cent ethnic Armenian at the... More
Armenian Campaign November 1914
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Armenian Campaign November 1914
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When the Ottoman Empire declared war on Russia on 2 November 1914, the overall Russian strategy for the Caucasus was defensive; they were outnumbered in the theatre, and valuable targets were remote through this treacherous terrain. However, the local Russian commander of the 1st Caucasian Army Corps decided to make... More
Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 1204–66
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Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia 1204–66
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In the 11th century, the Seljuk Turks’ invasions of Anatolia displaced many Armenians from their heartland, with one refugee group finding sanctuary in the eastern Cilician mountains. This settlement became the nucleus of the future kingdom that, by the beginning of the 13th century, had become a substantial regional power,... More
Arras and Vimy Ridge 9–13 April 1917
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Arras and Vimy Ridge 9–13 April 1917
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Like many previous major battles of the war, British and French forces planned to target the Germans across two different areas simultaneously in an attempt to capitalize on Allied numerical superiority. British Empire forces were to push east from Arras, whilst securing high ground along Vimy Ridge, in preparation for... More
Arras: British Counterattack 21 May 1940
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Arras: British Counterattack 21 May 1940
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In response to the rapid panzer advance to the Channel, the town of Arras was reinforced with British Expeditionary Forces (BEF) troops. The British launched a counterattack to delay the German panzer advance and prevent the BEF becoming isolated. Codenamed Frankforce, it was planned to be carried out by two... More
Arthurian Britain c. 5th-7th century CE
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Arthurian Britain c. 5th-7th century CE
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Various historical figures have been considered as candidates for King Arthur; the legend may be a conflation of several historical figures, which would account for the far-flung nature of sites with Arthurian associations. Some of the potential attributions equate Arthur with a leader of the Anglo-Roman resistance to the first... More
Asian Exploration c. 1430
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Asian Exploration c. 1430
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Pre-Columbus, the greatest feats of maritime navigation belonged to the Polynesians. Before the Portuguese had reached even the Canaries, Polynesian seafarers had traversed most of the Pacific. The northern seaboards of the Indian Ocean were the conduits of the world’s most lucrative trade routes, with their control fiercely contested by... More