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BRITISH OFFICER – “I NEVER SAW SUCH BUTCHERY AND MURDER.” [ 21 February 1849 ] On 21 February 1849, during the Second Anglo-Sikh War, British troops under the command of Lieutenant General Sir Hugh Gough gave no quarter to Sikh soldiers fleeing the battlefield of Gujrat. BRITISH TROOPS IN CAIRO SHOOT DEAD TWENTY “RIOTERS” WITH…
BRITISH TROOPS BURN HOMES AND DESTROY RICE STORES IN CEYLONESE VILLAGES [ 7 June 1818 ] On 7 June 1818, a short newspaper article in the Windsor and Eton Gazette carried an opinion piece on the latest reports from the British colony of Ceylon. REPORTS OF THE BURNING OF THE NIGERIAN TOWN OF OGODO FIRST PUBLISHED […
CHURCHILL URGES POISON GAS ATTACKS ON GERMAN CITIES Writing a memo to General Sir Hastings Ismay on 6 July 1944, Winston Churchill urged the Chiefs of Staff to urgently consider the use of poison gas against German towns and cities. A YEMENI CIVIL SERVANT’S BRIEF ENCOUNTER WITH BRITAIN’S GUANTANAMO. At about 2 am on 6…
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BIRMINGHAM AIRPORT IN COVERT ARMS AIRLIFT TO NIGERIAN JUNTA [ 15 August 1967 ] Today in 1967, the Birmingham Post broke the news that hangar number two at Birmingham Airport was being used to store a consignment of 186 cases of rifles which was due to be airlifted to the Nigerian junta. The federal government’s…