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The History Chap Podcast

Join Chris Green - The History Chap - as he explores the stories behind British history - the great events, the forgotten stories and the downright bizarre!Chris is a historian by training, and has a way of bringing history to life by making it relevant, interesting and entertaining.www.thehistorychap.com

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14:47

141: The Charge of the 16th Lancers at Aliwal (1st...

The History Chap Podcast ·

2024/10/10

Send me a messageThe battle of Aliwal, fought on the 28th January 1846 proved to be a turning point in the First Anglo-Sikh War.Support My Show By Becoming a PatronA bloody cavalry charge by the 16th Lancers combined with British commander, Sir Harry Smith’s, clever combining of artillery and cavalry to support his infantry produced a victory in what one military historian called a “near perfect battle”.It’s time to explore the Battle of Aliwal, which Sir Harry Smith called his “complet...

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140: The Soldier They Couldn't Kill - General Adrian...

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2024/10/07

Send me a messageHave you heard of the British officer who was shot in the stomach, the groin, the hand, the ear, the skull, the ankle, the hip, the leg and they eye, and lived to tell the tale?Awarded the Victoria Cross, he also survived plane crashes; tunnelled out of a prisoner of war camp with one hand; and tore off his own fingers when a doctor refused to amputate them. This is the story of Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart VC, the soldier they couldn’t kill.Become A Pat...

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15:21

The White Rajah of Sarawak & The Borneo Pirates.

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2024/10/04

Send me a messageIn the 1840’s an Englishman, created his own private kingdom on the island of Borneo. Supported by the Royal Navy, one of whose commanders is a far off relative to Queen Camilla, he fought the Borneo Pirates.This is the story of James Brooke, the white Rajah of Sarawak, and the Borneo Pirates.Become a Patron; join my Supporter's ClubGet my history newsletterSupport the show

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12:51

138: How Hitler Hijacked A British War Hero

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2024/09/30

Send me a messageDuring the First World War, Private Henry Tandey was awarded of the Victoria Cross, the Distinguished Conduct Medal and the Military medal, in just 4 weeks!But 20 years later just before the outbreak of World War Two another story began to circulate; that he had saved the life of Adolf Hitler.So did he save Hitler or did the German leader hijack a British war hero's reputation for his own ends?Become a Patron & Support My ShowsSupport the show

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14:14

137: Egos, Madness & Traitors - Battle of Ferozeshah...

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2024/09/27

Send me a messageThe battle of Ferozeshah, fought during 1st Anglo-Sikh War in 1845, was battle of egos, madness and traitors.A farcical power struggle between the two most senior British officers, bayonet charges against cannon, British cavalry and artillery ordered off the field midway through the battle, and Sikh commanders snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.It’s almost comical, if it were not for the 5,000 men killed and wounded.Become a Patron by joining my Supporter's ClubSupport...

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14:38

136: Horatio Nelson & The Battle of Cape St. Vincent

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2024/09/24

Send me a messageThe battle of Cape St. Vincent turned Horatio Nelson into a national hero.The battle where Royal Navy defeated the Spanish Navy was fought on the 14th February 1797. It was not so much a St. Valentine’s Day massacre, but it did make Nelson the darling of the British public.Become A SupporterSupport the show

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14:45

135: WW1 in German East Africa - Paul Von Lettow-Vorbeck

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2024/09/19

Send me a messageMy recent video about “The African Queen”. has resulted in loads of requests to find out more about the Great War in German East Africa.So, by popular demand, I thought I’d explore this fascinating and, largely, forgotten conflict in a little more detail.The war in East Africa saw Paul von Lettow Vorbeck commanding a small army of German colonial troops hold out against an allied army nearly 10x his size for the entire 4-yea war (1914-1918).Undefeated, he surrende...

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14:20

134: Prisoner of the Zulus

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2024/09/16

Send me a messageThe story of Ernest Grandier, the only European prisoner of war taken by the Zulus during the Anglo-Zulu War 1879.But was his tale one of heroism or just a tall story?Become a PatronSupport the show

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133: Sikh Sword v British Bayonet - The Battle of...

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2024/09/12

Send me a messageThe Anglo-Sikh wars fought in the 1840’s, were probably the bloodiest the British ever fought in India. 9,000 British & Bengali troops and well over 20,000 Sikhs were killed or wounded in 7 epic battles and one siege. Marked by incredible bravery on both sides, with a good dose of incompetence and accusations of treachery thrown in, the wars would change India forever.And yet, most people, have very limited (if any) knowledge about them. Well, unless you are a fan o...

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15:06

132: The Victorian General & The Grenfell Tower Tragedy

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2024/09/10

Send me a messageMany of you in Britain, will be aware of fire at Grenfell Tower, in London in 2017 which cost the lives of 72 people.But have you paused to wonder how the tower block gained its name?Well, it is actually named after a Victorian army officer who played a decisive role in defeating the Sudanese Mahdist invasion of Egypt in 1889.Yet, his name and his deeds have largely been lost in the mists of history.This is the rarely told story of General Sir Francis Grenfell, a forgotten Vi...

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131: Britain's Only Family Awarded 3 Victoria Crosses

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2024/09/04

Send me a messageThis is the story of the only family to ever be awarded 3 Victoria Crosses.Brothers Charles & Hugh Gough, and Charles's son, John Gough.Their military service record reads like a roll call of the British Army campaigns in the late 19th and early 20th century.Become a SupporterSupport the show

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17:52

130: The African Queen - The Real WW1 Story Behind...

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2024/09/02

Send me a messageThe African Queen was a 1951 adventure film starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.Set in German East Africa (Tanzania) during the First World War, it is actually based upon real events.This is the story of Mimi, Toutou, a wacky British commander and the moment when the Royal Navy fought the German Imperial Navy on a lake deep inside Africa - the battle for lake Tanganyika.Join my Supporter's ClubGet My FREE Weekly NewsletterSupport the Show.

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15:59

129: The Fenian Invasion of Canada 1866

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2024/08/29

Send me a messageIn 1866, Irish veterans from the US Civil War invaded Canada.This is the story of that Fenian Invasion and the battle of Ridgeway.Join my Supporter's ClubSupport the Show.

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13:28

128: The Only Man Awarded The Victoria Cross & The...

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2024/08/20

Send me a messageVictorian British army surgeon, William Manley, is the only man to have ever been awarded both the Victoria Cross and the Iron Cross.But how did that happen?Let's explore his forgotten story.William Manly VC (1831 - 1901).Join my Supporter's ClubSupport the Show.

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127: Actor Christopher Lee's Secret Wartime Service

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2024/08/13

Send me a messageActor Christopher Lee appeared in over 200 films during a 67 year career.But what a lot of people don’t know is that he served as an intelligence in the RAF during World War 2.More intriguingly, he also claimed that he served with special forces too.Support the Show.

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21:50

126: Rescuing Emin Pasha From The Mahdi

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2024/08/07

Send me a messageFollowing the death of Charles Gordon in Khartoum in 1885 at the hands of the Mahdists, one of his key Lieutenants, German-born Emin Pasha, was left cut off from the world in the swamps of southern Sudan facing the Mahdist forces alone.With their hero, Gordon, dead the British public demanded that the same fate should not befall Emin Pasha.And thus in 1887 the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition was born.Join my Supporters ClubFor the next two years it battled through over 2,000 mil...

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12:22

125: Black Tot Day - The End of a Royal Navyl Tradition

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2024/07/30

Send me a messageOn the 31st July 1970 a 300 year naval tradition ended.The daily ritual in the Royal Navy of receiving a tot of Rum.It is remembered as Black Tot Day.Join me as I explore this, now lost, tradition.Join my Supporter's ClubGet my NewsletterSupport the Show.

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124: The Forgotten Zulu War Battle - Inyezane

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2024/07/24

Send me a messageThe little-known Battle of Inyezane was fought on the 22nd January 1879 during the Anglo-Zulu War.The first major encounter of the conflict, it resulted in a British victory.However, it was totally overshadowed (and consequently forgotten) in light of the British defeat at Isandlwana that same morning and the subsequent defence of Rorke's Drift.Join my Supporter's ClubKeep in touch with my newsletterSupport the Show.

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123: Hannah Snell - Britain's 18th Century Female...

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2024/07/21

Send me a messageDuring the Jacobite Revolt of 1745, Hannah Snell, a woman from Worcester, dressed up as a man and joined the British army.Her amazing adventure saw her fighting in India alongside Robert Clive, and conducting DIY surgery to remove a musket ball from her groin so her cover wasn't blown.She is credited as the first woman to ever serve in the Royal Marines.Join My Supporter's ClubSupport the Show.

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122: Clive of India - The Life Of Robert Clive

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2024/07/20

Send me a messageRobert Clive was The East India Company’s first governor of Bengal, victor at the battle of Plassey (episode 118)and arguably the founder of the British Empire in India.Yet he is also a highly controversial figure, not just now but in his own day too. Accused of accumulating huge personal wealth whilst presiding over a system that ruined the Bengal economy and cost the lives of millions in a famine.British cartoonists called him Lord Vulture and he was forced to defend himsel...

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