Stalingrad 1942: The Battle for the Mamayev Kurgan
2026-01-03 09:00 - 2026-01-04 16:30 (Europe/London) | 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
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
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
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 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
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.
