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Forgotten Wars

Forgotten Wars

By: James Barton
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Forgotten Wars covers the conflicts overlooked in popular history. Journey to World War One in East Africa with an undefeated German General, trek across Siberia during the Russian Revolution with a lost Czech legion, watch as Britain bombards Chinese forts in service to the Opium trade, and find out if a war actually started because of a football result.


Expect bravery, incompetence, fascinating figures and incredible drama.


By James Barton, proud History Nerd

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Episodes
  • The First Boer War Part 3 - Majuba Hill

    The First Boer War Part 3 - Majuba Hill
    Aug 4 2025
    After suffering devastating defeats at Laings Nek and Ingogo, the British start negotiating with the Boers. But an increasingly erratic General Colley, desperate for redemption, seizes Majuba Hill. What follows is one of the most devastating defeats in British History. #Britishempire #Boers #History #Britain

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    35 mins
  • The First Boer War Part 2 - 'May Eton Flourish'

    The First Boer War Part 2 - 'May Eton Flourish'
    Jul 28 2025
    Britain's war against the Boers continues to be a bloody fiasco after defeats at Laings Nek and Ingogo. Meanwhile the British garrisons in the Transvaal struggle to hold on with no support.

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    38 mins
  • The First Boer War Part 1 - A Tale of Boers and Brits

    The First Boer War Part 1 - A Tale of Boers and Brits
    Jul 21 2025

    Its South Africa in 1880 and Britain is about to drift into a war with the local Boer farmers, a war so disastrous that they won't win a single battle. Join me for tale of incompetence, arrogance, diamonds and a commander who couldn't tell the difference between cows and armed Boers.


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    37 mins
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