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Churchill tanks of A and B Squadrons, 43rd Battalion, Royal Tank Regiment, 33rd Brigade, during manoeuvres in October 1942. 📸 IWM (TR 213)

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

1 October 1854: To assist in the siege of Sevastopol, the Royal Navy began landing the Naval Brigade and 50 naval guns at Balaklava. Made up of Royal Marines and sailors from the fleet, the brigade was commanded by Captain Stephen Lushington of HMS Albion.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 29/09/2026

A British Mark IV tank captured and used by the Germans before being recaptured by the Sherwood Foresters (Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Regiment) during the Battle of St. Quentin Canal on 29 September 1918. 📸 Lt David McLellan / IWM (Q 9744)

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

29 September 1854: The Royal Navy began landing the Royal Marine Brigade at Balaklava to defend the port. 1,216 Royal Marines, under Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Hurdle, were landed over three days and incorporated into the army.

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

28 September 1854: The Allies established camp on the plateau before Sevastopol while the heavy siege guns continued to be landed. A local Tatar reported a large Russian army was present in the interior of the Crimea. French engineers cut off the water supply to Sevastopol. 📸 Roger Fenton, 1855

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 26/09/2026

U-class destroyer HMS URCHIN (R99) photographed off Greenock on 26 September 1943, just after its commissioning. 📸 Lt S J Beadell / IWM (A 19464)

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

26 September 1854: The Allied army crossed the Tractir Bridge over the Chernaya River to the east of Sevastopol. British forces moved to occupy the small port of Balaklava as their supply base, while the French secured the more spacious port of Kamiesch as their base.

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

24 September 1854: The Allied army marched from the Katcha River to the Belbek River where they encamped. A Russian supply convoy was captured by British light cavalry and the Allied warships took ranging shots against the forts of Sevastopol.

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

23 September 1854: The Allies moved out from their camps at the Alma and continued on towards Sevastopol, halting at the Katcha River. On the same day, the Russians continued to scuttle ships of their Black Sea Fleet to block the entrance to Sevastopol harbour.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 23/09/2026

A British captain points his Enfield No. 2 revolver from 1st Airborne Division's headquarters in the Hartenstein hotel at Oosterbeek on 23 September 1944, during Operation MARKET GARDEN. 📸 IWM (BU 1116)

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

21 September 1854: Following the Russian army's defeat at the Battle of the Alma the previous day, the Russian Black Sea Fleet began scuttling their warships to block the entrance to Sevastopol harbour before the Allies closed in on the city.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 20/09/2026

On the heights above the River Bulganak on 19 September 1854, the first military engagement of the Crimean campaign (1854-1856) took place when the advance guard of the allied army clashed with Russian forces that had been sent to observe and harass the allied advance toward Sevastopol.

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First blood in the Crimea: Cavalry engagement at the Bulganak

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 15/09/2026

British Mark I tanks fuelling up prior to the Battle of Flers–Courcelette on 15 September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. This would be the first time tanks would go into combat. They were operated by the Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps. 📸 © IWM Q 5576

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

14 September 1854: The Allied expeditionary force of 30,000 French, 26,000 British, and 5,000 Ottoman troops began landing unopposed in the Crimea at Kalamita Bay, 25 miles north of the city and naval base of Sevastopol, the objective of the Allied forces.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 13/09/2026

Soldiers of the 107th Infantry Regiment, American 27th Division, following behind tanks near Beauquesnes on 13 September 1918. 📸 IWM (Q 57694)

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Neil Ritchie @neilritchie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

On 13 September 1653, a Cromwellian flotilla anchored off Duart Castle, Isle of Mull, was ravaged by a storm, which sank three warships, including the Swan. The ships were supporting Colonel Ralph Cobbett's expedition to subdue Clan Maclean during the Earl of Glencairn's Royalist uprising.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 09/09/2026

James Robertson's photo of the dry docks at Sevastopol before their destruction by British and French engineers over the winter of 1855-56. After an 11-month siege, the Russians evacuated Sevastopol on 9 September 1855, allowing the Allied army to take control of the city and Black Sea Fleet base.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 01/09/2026

French troops approach Belgian soldiers to seek internment in the aftermath of the Battle of Sedan (1-2 September 1870). Belgium mobilised 60,000 men to keep watch on its borders during the Franco-Prussian War. There was fear that France or Prussia might use Belgian territory to outflank each other.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Polish destroyer Błyskawica or Grom sailing under the Forth Railway Bridge on 1 September 1939, following the evacuation to Britain of the three destroyers of the Polish Navy, the Burza, Błyskawica, and Grom, to prevent their capture or destruction by the Germans.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 01/09/2026

Soldiers of the German 76th Infantry Regiment moving towards the burning village of Lichnowy in Pomerania on 1 September 1939. 📸 IWM (MH 18224)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 01/09/2026

German soldiers breaking the border barrier in the Polish town of Sopot (Zoppot) on the morning of 1 September 1939.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 25/08/2026

1st Jerusalem Company of the Palestine Volunteer Force during training on 25 August 1941. The Palestine Volunteer Force was formed in August 1940 with the object of assisting the Regular Forces and comprised British, Arab and Jewish volunteers. 📸 IWM (K 1242)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 22/08/2026

A patrol of the 18th Royal Hussars (Queen Mary's Own) talking to locals near Mons to obtain information about the location of German forces on 21 August 1914. The British were informed that a considerable German force was about 10 miles to the northeast of Mons.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 22/08/2026

The 9th Lancers arriving at Mons early on 21 August 1914. Patrols of the 9th Lancers and 4th Dragoon Guards sighted German patrols in the vicinity of the Nimy and Obourg bridges on the outskirts of Mons; however, contact was not established.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 22/08/2026

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Gordon Highlanders and 2nd Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment, at Mons on 22 August 1914. Both battalions were part of the 8th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps, of the British Expeditionary Force. 📸 IWM (Q 83058)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 22/08/2026

Belgian civilians helping soldiers of the 1st Battalion, Royal Scots Fusiliers, fortify a house at Jemappes outside Mons on 22 August 1914. The battalion was part of 9th Infantry Brigade, 3rd Division, II Corps. 📸 IWM (Q 85212)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 17/08/2026

US Navy Blimp moored at her mast at Pisa airfield in August 1945. The US Navy's Blimp Mine-Spotting Detachment supported the Royal Navy's 12th Minesweeping Flotilla, which was involved in clearing the sea lanes of enemy mines using surrendered enemy naval charts. 📸 IWM (A 30189)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 17/08/2026

Indian riflemen guard an oil refinery belonging to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company on Abadan Island in the River Shatt-el-Arab in August 1941, during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran (Operation COUNTENANCE). 📸 John Keating / IWM (E 5329)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 10/08/2026

A gas decontamination party from the 167th Field Ambulance dress in protective clothing during a training exercise near Canterbury on 10 August 1940. 📸 Arthur Puttnam / IWM (H 2960)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 08/08/2026

Two soldiers of the 8th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) examining a captured German Maschinengewehr 08/15 near Malard Wood on 8 August 1918, the first day of the Battle of Amiens. 📸 IWM (Q 6920)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 08/08/2026

8 August 1944: The Junkers Ju 287 jet bomber made its first flight. It was developed to equip the Luftwaffe with a bomber capable of evading interception by outpacing enemy fighters. The swept-forward wing design was designed to enhance lift at lower airspeeds. Only two prototypes were completed.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 08/08/2026

An armoured car of the 1st or 2nd Canadian Motor Machine Gun Brigade operating as part of Brigadier-General Raymond Brutinel's Canadian Independent Force, during an advance east of Amiens on 8 August 1918, the opening of the Hundred Days Offensive (8 August - 11 November).

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 08/08/2026

A British Mark V (male) tank (B56, 9003) of the 2nd Battalion, Tank Corps crossing a ditch at the side of a road at Lamotte-en-Santerre on 8 August 1918, during the Battle of Amiens. The 2nd Battalion, Tank Corps had supported Australian forces in capturing the village that day. 📸 IWM (Q 68975)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 07/08/2026

On 7 August 1794, US President George Washington invoked the Militia Acts of 1792 to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in western Pennsylvania. Washington announced the calling out of 13,000 militia with "the deepest regret" and ordered insurgents in western Pennsylvania to disperse by 1 September.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 07/08/2026

British troops bathing near Aveluy Wood on 7 August 1916, during the Battle of the Somme. Soldiers who were not assigned to frontline duties were afforded the chance to take a warm bath and change into clean clothes. The baths were typically communal areas and were often set up in breweries.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 06/08/2026

The departure of the 1/5th (The Sutherland and Caithness) Battalion, Seaforth Highlanders, from Wick railway station on 6 August 1914, heading for training in Bedford. Captain David Sutherland is seen giving orders in front of the first railway carriage. 📸 IWM (HU 94294)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 06/08/2026

1st Battalion, Irish Guards preparing to leave Wellington Barracks on 6 August 1914. On 13 August, the Battalion arrived at Le Havre as part of 4th (Guards) Brigade, 2nd Division, of the British Expeditionary Force. They would first see action at the Battle of Mons on 23 August. 📸 IWM (Q 66157)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 06/08/2026

Anton von Werner's 'Assault on the heights of Spicheren' depicts the Prussian assault on the elevated French positions during the Battle of Spicheren on 6 August 1870. The French inflicted heavy casualties on the attacking Prussian troops with the Chassepot rifle.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 05/08/2026

Belgian troops defending a suburb of Herstal, north-east of Liège, on 5 August 1914, the first day of the Battle of Liège. The city would surrender to General Erich Ludendorff on 7 August. The ring of forts surrounding the city would continue to hold out, with the last fort falling on 16 August.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 04/08/2026

HMS INDOMITABLE photographed from HMS INFLEXIBLE while they were shadowing the German battlecruiser GOEBEN and the light cruiser BRESLAU off Sicily on 4 August 1914. 📸 IWM (SP 2879)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 04/08/2026

4 August 1914: Following the expiry of its ultimatum to the Belgian government, Germany declared war and began the invasion of Belgium. The initial objective was the capture of the heavily defended city of Liege with its major rail and road crossings on the Meuse River.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 04/08/2026

4 August 1914: Following the German invasion of Belgium and the German government's summary rejection to guarantee Belgian neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany at 11 pm. Earlier in the day, the British government had issued orders for general mobilisation to commence.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 04/08/2026

"Few are wounded by the mitrailleuse. If it hits you, you're dead" - Bavarian Major Gustav Fleschuez after witnessing the French weapon in action at the Battle of Wissembourg on 4 August 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 04/08/2026

Anton von Werner's 1888 painting of Crown Prince Frederick Wilhelm, commander of the German 3rd Army, paying his respects to French general Charles Abel Douay, who was killed at the Battle of Wissembourg on 4 August 1870, during the Franco-Prussian War.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 03/08/2026

"The lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime" - British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey, 3 August 1914

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 03/08/2026

SS KONIGIN LUISE at Emden on 3 August 1914, after being taken over by the Kaiserliche Marine as an auxiliary minelayer. The vessel was camouflaged to resemble the steamers of the Great Eastern Railway that sailed between Harwich and the Hook of Holland. 📸 IWM (Q 48391)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 03/08/2026

3 August 1914: With Germany poised to attack Belgium and France, the British government issued orders for the Territorial Force to be mobilised. The following day, general mobilisation was ordered. Throughout July, the army had been preparing for mobilisation as the crisis in Europe deepened.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 02/08/2026

The French general mobilisation order, which was issued on 2 August 1914.

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 02/08/2026

Machine Gun Section of the 12th (County of London) Battalion, London Regiment, with a Maxim gun outside the Polytechnic, Regent Street, London, on the way to Territorial Camp on 2 August 1914. 📸 IMW (Q 71254)

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British Military Journal @militaryjournal.co.uk · 02/08/2026

Prussian soldiers of the 7th Company, 40th (Hohenzollern) Fusiliers opening fire on French troops advancing into the town of Saarbrücken on 2 August 1870 in the first major engagement of the Franco-Prussian War.

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