Waterloo 1815. The war against Napoleon Bonaparte is raging to its bloody end at Waterloo.

A young officer - Cornet Matthew...

Following the 6th Light Dragoons' successful campaign in the state of Coorg and the deposition of its deranged Rajah,...

It is 1831, riots and rebellions are widespread...

In England, the new government is facing protests against the attempts of...

January 1830, and one of the hardest winters in memory...

The prime minister, the Iron Duke, is resisting growing calls for...

1827: Britain and the Mediterranean

Captain Sir Laughton Peto, recently engaged to Matthew Hervey's sister, is sailing his...

India 1819: Matthew Hervey is charged with raising a new troop, and organising transport for India - for he, his men and their...