It so impressed the Ghurkhas of Nepal that they promised their loyalty in battle and their king allowed his soldiers to fight for another crown. The origin of the bayonet lies in 17th Century France.

Army Rangers were a small, elite fighting force often referred to as ... and began the grim task of using grenades, rifles and bayonets to clear the enemy from strongholds and trenches.

To the strains of ‘The South Down Militia’ and ‘Now is the Hour’, the 1st Battalion Royal Ulster Rifles, about 800 strong, ...

S. Colonel.* The streets ran with blood! There was bayonet fighting from house to house! Half of Gibara was destroyed! . . . In cold truth, the Federal troops rushed the mouth of the railway ...

They just tear through the Germans. In about 10 or 15 minutes of sharp bayonet fighting, in hand-to-hand combat and throwing of grenades, and stabbing men with their 17-inch bayonets and shooting ...

Hill: Pugil sticks is a way for them to implement those techniques that they learned for bayonet without actually causing permanent damage to the opponent. Narrator: Before they suit up to fight ...

"There is no understanding of why they are fighting there. Therefore, the morale of the Russian army today rests on the bayonets of The National Guard and other barrier detachments that stab these ...

Graham Keeley speaks to British Army officer Sean Scullion about his new book, detailing the bravery of Spanish soldiers ...

Hundreds of ex-combatants from the losing side of the Civil War fought against the Nazis while enlisted in the British army.

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