HeyJaredThe Redcoat History Podcast
The podcast for military history geeks and people with a passion for good stories
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Arthur Connolly: The Victorian Spy Who Invented the Great Game (opens the original)
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Arthur Connolly was a British cavalry officer, explorer and intelligence agent who travelled thousands of miles across Russia, Persia and Central Asia during the growing 19th-century rivalry between Britain and Russia. In this episode I speak to historian and author David Mould about Connolly’s extraordinary life, his journeys in disguise, his intelligence work, his attempts to build alliances in Central Asia and the remarkable mission that would eventually take him to Bukhara. We also explore t
The Boer War: Myth and Reality (opens the original)
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The famous Boer War - 1899 - 1902. It’s a conflict that has one of the most familiar and depressing stories in British military history. The Boers we’re told were deadly marksmen, brilliant horsemen and natural soldiers - while the British Army blundered from one disaster to another until sheer numbers finally proved decisive. But what if that story is not quite true? Let’s not forget for example that the early part of the war also saw British victories at Talana Hill, Elandslaagte, Belmont, Gra
Were They Really Scum? The Reality of the Men Who Beat Napoleon! (opens the original)
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So, who were these men in redcoats - the lower ranks - that fought Britain’s wars across the globe? They marched across Europe and thrashed the French, overcame huge odds in India and stood to-to-toe with the fiercest opponents on earth. But despite their courage and ability to endure any hardship - society and, sometimes, even their own officers held them in low regard - to say the least. Today we are going to examine their backgrounds, how they were recruited, their training, their love for bo
The Brutal Reality of the Hard Men Who Led the British Army (opens the original)
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The British army officer has one of the most impressive, but also most polarising, reputations in military history. On the one hand, he is the calm, polished gentleman. Sword in hand, Chin up. Standing in the smoke while the men around him look at him for courage and inspiration. On the other hand, he is also seen as the chinless aristocrat. The idiot in a fancy uniform - A man who may know exactly which fork to use at dinner, but not necessarily which direction the enemy is attacking from. But
The Brutal Māori Battles That Shocked the British Army (opens the original)
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This episode is part of my new Osprey-sponsored Redcoat Vs... series - here is a link to their books - http://ospreypublishing.com/ In 1845, British redcoats arrived in northern New Zealand expecting a simple colonial campaign. What they found instead was a brutal lesson in Māori warfare. Behind walls of sharpened timber, hidden trenches, loopholes, underground shelters and cleverly designed pā fortifications, Māori warriors showed the British Army that courage and bayonets were not enough. In t
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