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The Glorious First of June
2025-04-05 09:00 - 2025-04-06 17:00 (Europe/London) | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome Andrew Lambert, Laughton Professor of Naval History at Kings College London, Department of War Studies, as our speaker for this event in which we study the great Revolutionary War naval battle of the Glorious First of June. Andrew is one of the nation’s most prominent naval historians who has written extensively on the naval and strategic history of the British Empire between the Napoleonic Wars and the First World War. His many publications covering conflict in the age of sail include War at Sea in the Age of Sail, Weidenfeld & Nicolson (2000) and Nelson: Britannia’s God of War, Faber and Faber (2004). He received the 2014 Anderson Medal for The Challenge: Britain against America in the Naval War of 1812 as well as the prestigious Gilder Lehrman Book Prize in Military History in 2014 and Hattendorf Prize for Distinguished Original Research in Maritime History in 2024.Andrew is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and also Director of the Laughton Naval Unit. In 2020 he was made a Fellow of Kings College London. The talk will take place at 2 pm on Saturday 5 April 2025. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733. if you would like to attend.

The Glorious First of June 1794 (Reprise)
2025-05-03 08:00 - 2025-05-04 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome Mark Lardas, as our speaker for this event in which we again study the great Revolutionary War naval battle of the Glorious First of June. Mark is a graduate in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and has had a lifelong interest in maritime history. He has written extensively on naval conflicts, with many works on warfare in the age of sail such as “American Heavy Frigates 1794–1826”, “American Light and Medium Frigates 1794–1836”, “Constitution vs Guerriere” and “Ships of the American Revolutionary Navy”. He is also the author of the Osprey work on this specific battle. The talk will take place at 2 pm on Saturday 3 May 2025. Please contact Philip Marshall on the contact form if you would like to attend

The Battle of Gettysburg
2025-06-14 08:00 - 2025-06-15 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA are delighted and honoured to welcome Scott L. Mingus, Sr. once more as our speaker for this event in which we study what is said to be the decisive battle of the American Civil War. Scott is a multiple award-winning author on the Civil War whose many critically acclaimed works include “If we are Striking for Pennsylvania” and “The Second Battle of Winchester” both co-authored with Eric J. Wittenberg and covering aspects of the Gettysburg campaign, and “Gettysburg Glimpses: True Stories from the Battlefield” . The talk will take place at 2 pm on Sunday 15 June and will be accompanied by an exhibition and a tabletop simulation of the battle. Please contact Philip Marshall if you would like to attend.

The Battle of Gettysburg
2025-07-05 08:00 - 2025-07-06 17:00 | Berkshire
This will be a repeat of this event, which has proved to be extremely popular. The talk will be broadcast at 2 pm on Sunday 6 July. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

The Battle of Marengo 1800
2025-08-09 09:00 - 2025-08-10 16:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome back John H. Gill (Jack) as our speaker for our study of the Battle of Marengo. Jack is an associate fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and an adjunct professor at the Near East–South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, affiliated with the National Defense University in Washington DC. Specializing in the military history of the Napoleonic period, his publications include Thunder on the Danube, With Eagles to Glory, A Soldier for Napoleon (editor) and The Battle of Znaim: Napoleon, the Habsburgs and End of the War of 1809 as well as chapters, articles and papers presented to the Society for Military History, the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era and the German Studies Association. His most recent work is Volume 1 of his detailed study of the German allies of Napoleon in 1813: Broken Eagles: Napoleon’s German Allies and the Campaigns of 1813 providing an overview of the war and its many ‘campaigns’ before proceeding to cover the involvement of the contingents from Saxony and Bavaria. A former U.S. Army South Asia Foreign Area Officer, his other publications focus on security affairs in southern Asia, most recently, co-authoring the IISS monograph Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities (2021). The talk will take place at 2 pm on 9 August 2025 and will be accompanied by an exhibition as usual. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

The Battle of Marengo 1800
2025-09-13 09:00 - 2025-09-14 16:00 | Berkshire
The NHSA is delighted to welcome Terry Crowdy as our speaker at this further event in which we study the victory of Napoleon, as First Consul of France, at the Battle of Marengo. `Terry is an eminent Napoleonic author whose many works include ‘Incomparable’ – a detailed regimental history of the French 9th Light Infantry Regiment (its predecessor the 9th Demi Brigade was a key unit at Marengo); ‘Napoleon’s Infantry Manual’ – an essential guide to daily life in Napoleon’s Grande Armée; and, most pertiitently, ‘Marengo’ – an in-depth reappraisal of this important conflict. A specialist in infantry topics (particularly light infantry), his books include studies on the French navy and women camp followers in the era. Terry has a high reputation for his painstaking archive research, and lively narrative style. His books have a wide international distrubution and he has made numerous radio and TV appearances. The talk will take place on Saturday 13 September at 1.30 pm and will be accompanied by an exhibition as usual. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

Philippi - battle for the Roman Republic
2025-10-25 08:00 - 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA is delighted to welcome Dr. Gregory Coates again as our speaker for this event in which we study the battle of Philippi, the last and decisive confrontation between “the Triumvirs”, Octavian and Anthony, and “the Liberators”, Cassius and Brutus, during the Civil Wars of the Roman Republic. Gregory graduated with first class honours from Oxford University and completed his doctorate in Classics at King’s College, London. His research specialises in the political and military history of the concluding years of the Republic, with an emphasis on the Civil Wars of the first century BCE. His publications cover the dictatorship of Lucius Cornelius Sulla and the career of Julius Caesar. This event will take place at 1.30 pm on Saturday 25 October 2025 and will be accompanied by a small exhibition and a simulation of this great conflict. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

Philippi - battle for the Roman Republic
2025-11-01 08:00 - 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
This is a reprise of the event in which we study the battle of Philippi, the last and decisive confrontation between “the Triumvirs”, Octavian and Anthony, and “the Liberators”, Cassius and Brutus, during the Civil Wars of the Roman Republic. This talk will take place at 1.30 pm on Saturday 1 November 2025 and will include a small exhibition and a simulation of this great conflict. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

Stalingrad 1942: The Battle for the Mamayev Kurgan
2025-12-06 08:00 - 2025-12-07 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA is delighted to welcome back Dr Michael Jones as our speaker for this event in which we focus on the bitter conflict in 1942 for the Mamayev Kurgan, the strategic height overlooking the city of Stalingrad. Michael is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a member of the British Commission for Military History. He has taught at the University of South West England, Glasgow University, and Winchester College. As a leading expert on Stalingrad and the Eastern Front more generally his critically acclaimed works include “Stalingrad: How the Red Army Triumphed”, “Total War: From Stalingrad to Berlin”, “Leningrad: State of Siege”, “The Retreat: Hitler’s First Defeat” and most recently “After Hitler: The Last Days of the Second World War in Europe”.. He has also conducted battlefield tours of the Eastern Front for several years. The talk will take place at 1.30 pm on Saturday 6 December and will be accompanied by an exhibition and a simulation of the assault on this strategic high point overlooking the Volga. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend

Stalingrad 1942: The Battle for the Mamayev Kurgan
2026-01-03 09:00 - 2026-01-04 16:30 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
This will be a reprise of our event of 16/17 December in which we study the bitter conflict over this strategically important site at Stalingrad. The talk of Dr Michael Jones will be repeated at 1.30 pm on 3 January. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

The Battle of Cape St Vincent
2026-01-10 09:00 - 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA is delighted to welcome Professor David Manley as our speaker for this event in which we study the Revolutionary Wars battle of Cape St Vincent, in which the young Commodore Horatio Nelson had a leading role. David is MOD Professor of Naval Architecture at University College London. He has worked for over 30 years in naval safety and survivability, leading the development of the UK’s maritime survivability strategy, combat safety and naval mission modularity. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and a Constructor Captain in the Royal Corps of Naval Constructors. He is a keen naval historian and in the midst of his other work he has found time also to be the author of many naval historical wargames rules including “Far Distant Ships” (for the age of sail) and “White Bear Red Sun” (for the pre-dreadnought period). The talk will take place at 1.30 pm on Saturday 10 January 2026 and be accompanied by an exhibtion and simulation of the battle in miniature. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend

The Battle of Rocroi 1643
2026-02-21 09:00 - 2026-02-22 16:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
The NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome Dr. Stéphane Thion as our speaker for this event, in which we study the epic struggle during the Thirty Years’ War between France and Spain at Rocroi in 1643. Stéphane has had a passionate interest in military history for over 15 years. He has published extensively on the Thirty Years War including the recent, beautifully illustrated, “The French Armies of the Thirty Years War 1618-1648″ and “The battle of Fribourg 1644: Enghien and Turenne At War” as well as “Les Armées Françaises de la guerre de Trente ans”, and “Rocroi 1643: The Victory of Youth”. He is also a regular contributor to periodicals covering the period. The event will take place on 21 February 2026 at 9.30 am. Please contact Philip Marshall one 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

The Battle of Rocroi 1643
2026-04-19 09:30 - 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
This will be a reprise of the event of 21 February 2026 in which we study the epic battle of Rocroi, one of the key conflicts of the Thirty Years War. The talk of Dr Thion will be repeated at 9.30 am on Sunday 19 April 2026. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

The Battle of Hohenlinden 1800
2026-04-25 09:00 - 2026-04-26 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
NHSA has the privilege of welcoming back Col. John H. Gill (Jack) as our speaker for our study of the Battle of Hohenlinden, the decisive conflict bringing an end to the wars of the Second Coalition against Revolutionary France. Jack is an associate fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London and an adjunct professor at the Near East–South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, affiliated with the National Defense University in Washington DC. Specializing in the military history of the Napoleonic period, his publications include Thunder on the Danube, With Eagles to Glory, A Soldier for Napoleon (editor) and The Battle of Znaim: Napoleon, the Habsburgs and End of the War of 1809 as well as chapters, articles and papers presented to the Society for Military History, the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era and the German Studies Association. His most recent work is Broken Eagles: Napoleon’s German Allies and the Campaigns of 1813. Based on years of research in German and French archives as well as battlefield visits, it is a comprehensive study of the German allies of Napoleon in 1813 featuring more than 100 detailed maps, orders of battle charts and schematics as well as previously unpublished illustrations in color and black and white. A former U.S. Army South Asia Foreign Area Officer, his other publications focus on security affairs in southern Asia, most recently, co-authoring the IISS monograph Nuclear Deterrence and Stability in South Asia: Perceptions and Realities (2021). The talk will take place at 2 pm on 25 April 2026 and will be accompanied by an exhibition as usual. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend

The Battle of Hohenlinden 1800
2026-06-13 09:00 - 2026-06-14 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
This will be a repeat of the event in which we study the decisive battle of Hohenlinden 1800. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.

The Spanish Armada
2026-08-15 08:00 - 2026-08-16 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
NHSA is delighted and honoured to welcome Professor Geoffrey Parker as our speaker for our study of the Spanish Armada campaign, perhaps the greatest challenge ever faced by Tudor England. Professor Parker is the Andreas Dorpalen Professor of History at the Ohio State University, a Fellow of the British Academy, and a Corresponding Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In 2012 the Royal Dutch Academy awarded him its biennial Heineken Foundation Prize for History, and two years later he won one of the three medals awarded by the British Academy for ‘a landmark academic achievement… which has transformed understanding of a particular subject’, for his book Global Crisis: war, climate change and catastrophe in the seventeenth century. His many distinguished works include The Military Revolution: Military Innovation and the Rise of the West, 1500–1800 and, in conjunction with the underwater archaeologist Colin Martin, Armada: The Spanish Enterprise and England’s Deliverance in 1588. He was also a consultant and main contributor on the BBC series Armada (1988) and Armada: 12 Days to Save England (2015). The talk will take place at 2 pm on Saturday 15 August 2026 and will be accompanied by an exhibition as usual. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend”.

The Spanish Armada
2026-09-05 08:00 - 2026-09-06 17:00 | NHSA, 24 Kingfisher Court, Hambridge Road, Newbury, Berkshire, RG14 5SJ, United Kingdom
This will be a reprise of our event in which we study the Spanish Armada campaign. Please contact Philip Marshall on 07946 041733 if you would like to attend.
