Dr Zack White

Show Trials? Legal Process in the British Army’s Justice System By Zack White In a well-received analysis of the British Army in the West Indies, Roger Norman Buckley described that the force’s military justice system as “capricious and arbitrary.”[1] Buckley’s…

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Show trials: Legal Process in the British Army’s Military Justice System

I wrote an article on why military courts were much more careful about giving soldiers a fairer hearing than we’ve previously recognised

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Dawn on the 18th June 1815 - it has been a night of frenetic activity for both sides, but the Battle of Waterloo beckons.

Hear more of what has happened overnight as Napoleon, Wellington and Blucher prepare for battle.

The Battle of Waterloo: 11am

The fight for Hougoumont begins in earnest.

Listen to what is happening across the battlefield, RIGHT NOW 210 years ago

“We had hardly taken our position at the loopholes when masses of French came out of the wood..” 

Private Peter Leonard of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Nassau Regiment, describing the French attempts to cross the killing ground at Hougoumont, happening right now 210 years ago.

“The action commenced by the most dreadful cannonade I ever heard”. 

Lieutenant John Roberts, Royal Horse Artillery describes the opening of the Battle of Waterloo

Happening right now, 210 years ago.

Special Day! Took a leaf from @zwhitehistory.bsky.social & with info from Dr Abrutat I sought out the grave of Edward Nicolls! This Royal Marine led 100s of enslaved to freedom. I left him with the Union Jack he served so well & a red "no quarter" flag that those he led fought & died under. #History

Not as yet. I’ll know more in the next fortnight 👍

That would be fun 🤩

It takes an international perspective on siege warfare, looking at the operational art, legacies, the politics behind building fortresses, and contrasts and innovations in methods of attacking fortifications.

Cover of book entitled An Unavoidable evil. Cover shows a city under bonbardment with some soldiers by a fire in the foreground.

Cover page showing wordcount for manuscript of 77572

I’ve submitted the manuscript for my edited collection on Siege Warfare!

Massive thanks to my incredible authors, including @amikaberidze.bsky.social
Silvia Gregorio Sainz, @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social
@marksthompson.bsky.social Andrew Bamford who commissioned it & Rob Griffith at Helion

@gregjenner.bsky.social @thehistoryguy.bsky.social

Does preserving and protecting a key site from the Waterloo campaign sound important to you?

Then follow @heritage1815.bsky.social to stay up to date with their efforts to safeguard the future of Gemioncourt farm, a site of significant fighting during the Battle of Quatre Bras.

I did a thing! I’m very pleased with this mount that I made to hold the fabulous present I received for my birthday back in January.

I hope it does justice to the wonderful people who clubbed together to buy it for me.

Done 👍

@thehistoryguy.bsky.social

A part of Waterloo history faces an uncertain future

Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently.

Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇

Gemioncourt farm on the Quatre Bras battlefield viewed from the air

Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign.

Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/

Napoleon’s return from Elba

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This surprised me.

Whilst by no means Britain’s set back during the period, & there were worse campaign-scale defeats, I honestly think this might have been Britain’s worst defeat in a single battle during the Napoleonic Wars.

What do you think? Have a listen to @napwarspod.bsky.social

British troops at Bergen op zoom. Black and white print

Was Bergen Op Zoom the British Army’s worst defeat of the Napoleonic Wars?

Andrew Bamford of Prime & Load Podcast joins us to explain how such a major defeat happened when the British army was meant to be at the height of its powers.

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Britain's Second Napoleonic Army: The East India Company, Sepoys and Race Dr Zack White discusses issues of identity, motivation and discipline in Britain’s East India Company army.

Britain’s Second Napoleonic Army

Join @zwhitehistory.bsky.social for a FREE talk on the East India Company army - key to Britain’s imperial ambitions in Asia, it receives less attention than it should.

Tues 11 March, 6pm, online & at York St John University

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Britain's Second Napoleonic Army: The East India Company, Sepoys and Race Dr Zack White discusses issues of identity, motivation and discipline in Britain’s East India Company army.

Britain’s Second Napoleonic Army

Join me for a FREE talk @yorkstjohn.bsky.social on the East India Company Army - key to Britain’s imperial ambitions in Asia, it receives less attention than it should.

Online & in person Tuesday 11th March, 18:00-19:30

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Arched roof of King’s Cross station - glass roof supported by metal beams

Memorial to Sir John Moore in St Paul’s Cathedral

Memorial stone to Lieutenant Colonel Richard Fletcher of the Royal Engineers, in San Sebastián, Spain

Enroute to Leeds for the @societyarmy.bsky.social Land Forces of the Crown conference where I’ll be honoured to deliver my first ever keynote speech.

Had to pause before boarding to admire the beautiful architecture of King’s Cross Station

Speak to @alexchurchill.bsky.social from Istoria travel - first class on the WW1 stuff. 👍

Maternity in the 18th Century - A BSECS Special The Napoleonic Wars Podcast · Episode

It was a treat to join @zwhitehistory.bsky.social at #BSECS2025 and talk all things pregnancy and fashion for The Napoleonic Wars Pod #18thcentury #maternalbodies open.spotify.com/episode/6YGK...

‘The forgotten story’, ‘the lost airborne files’ 🤣

Two years ago I took this picture as I flew out of Lisbon and vowed I would be back.

Flights are now booked. Roll on April…

The Peninsular War by Air beckons…

What an incredible 40th birthday it’s been. I am completely surprised at the kindness and generosity of the have best people in my world. I could never have imagined the history nerd journey of the last few years. You know who you are and I’ll be in touch properly very soon.

On this day in 1814 the Battle of Brienne was fought during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Despite the Allies ceding the field to Napoleon, he could not prevent Russian and Prussian forces, commanded by Blucher later linking up with Schwarzenberg’s Austrians.