The NHSA will be hosting a sequence of talks, exhibitions and simulations of Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812, the largest and most ambitious campaign in his reign as Emperor. Further details of the individual talks will follow. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 or through the website contact page if you would like […]
As part of our sequence of talks on Napoleon's Invasion of Russia in 1812, the NHSA are extremely pleased to welcome Dr Stephen Summerfield as our first speaker. Stephen has written extensively on the Napoleonic period with lavishly illustrated works on the artillery, flags, organisation, tactics, and uniforms of the Austrian, British, French, Prussian, Russian, Spanish […]
As part of its 1812Week the NHSA is delighted to welcome back Rohan Saravanamuttu, as our speaker for a talk on the great battle of Borodino. Rohan graduated with distinction from the Department of War Studies, Kings College, London and taught as an assistant to Professor Philip Sabin. He is a contributor to “The Encyclopaedia of […]
As part of the NHSA week of talks, exhibitions and tabletop simulations in which we study the momentous campaign of 1812 - the invasion of Russia by the largest army Napoleon ever commanded, we are once again honoured and privileged to welcome Professor Alexander Mikaberidze as one of our speakers. Alexander Mikaberidze is Professor of History […]
The NHSA is delighted to welcome Charles Singleton as our speaker for an event in which we study the battle of Pavia of 1525, arguably the decisive battle of the Renaissance Italian Wars. Charles was the editor of the Oxford Companion to Military History and is the author of several books on early modern warfare […]
Our next talk, on the battles of the Crimean War, will be at 9.15 a.m. on Saturday 9 December. Martin Sheppard is a historian who has written three books on the war. His General Sir James Scarlett: The Life and Letters of the Commander of the Heavy Brigade at Balaklava is a radical reinterpretation of […]
