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Saul David answers listener questions on the evolution of the British Army from the Civil War to the Victorian era <\/p>

By Spencer Mizen\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 07:53 AM<\/p>

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Was the Duke of Marlborough Britain\u2019s greatest ever military commander? How did Britain face down the challenge of an expansionist France? And did soldiers during the Napoleonic Wars feel that they were living in the shadow of the Royal Navy? Military historian Saul David talks to Spencer Mizen about the evolution of the British Army between the 17th and 19th centuries.<\/p>\n\n

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