After days of fighting at Saratoga, Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates secure a Patriot victory. The Continental Army at Saratoga swells to 17,000 as it once again clashes with the British, led by ...

Last week we saw the Japanese launch a surprise attack on the Russians at Port Arthur and the early stages of the ensuing Russo-Japanese war. This week, we’ll look at the final stages of the war, ...

Belgium unveiled a renovated memorial in Ypres, France's President Macron paid tribute, and the UK held wreath-laying ceremonies for Armistice Day, marking the end of WWI. Countries across Europe ...

In the concluding article of his Remembrance Day reflections, historial JON SANDISON looks back on the role his own family played in the Great War. Private John [Jack] Hay, son of Hay and Martha of ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Just before Remembrance Day, four handwritten copies of John McCrae’s iconic war poem In Flanders Fields have been recognized and added to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO’s Canada Memory of the ...

What strikes me most as I pedal into the village and take a seat overlooking the surrounding landscape is the silence. It’s a late Sunday afternoon in mid-September and aside from a couple of people ...

A World War One soldier who died at home from combat injuries has finally been honoured with a Commonwealth War Grave after research by a local sleuth. Rona Houlton spent more than 10 years tracking ...