| Campaign |
Date(s) |
Brief description |
Posted |
| 5th
Field Company at Polygon Wood |
1914 |
An account of the 5th Field Company action at
Polygon Wood on 11 November 1914 during which 7
members of the Company won Distinguished Conduct
Medals (DCM).
Corps History - The
Corps and the First World War |
31 Jan 08 |
| 6th
Airborne Divisional Engineers |
1944 |
An account of the Royal Engineers of the 6th Airborne
Division on D Day - HQRE, 3 Parachute Squadron RE,
249 Field Company RE (Airborne), 591 (Antrim) Parachute
Squadron RE, 286 Field Park Company RE (Airborne)
and 6 Airborne Division Postal Unit RE
Corps History - The
Corps and the Second World War |
31 Oct 06 |
| Operation
Overlord |
1944-45 |
An account of the Royal Engineers' contribution
to Operation Overlord - the D Day landings and invasion
of Normandy in 1944
Corps History - The
Corps and the Second World War
Biography of Sir
Percy Cleghorn Stanley HOBART |
19 Jan 06 |
| Peninsular
War |
1808-14 |
An account of the engineering support provided
by the Royal Engineers, Royal Staff Corps, Royal
Military Artificers and Royal Sappers and Miners
to Wellington's Armies during the Peninsular War
(1808-14)
Corps History - Engineer
Soldiers (1772-1856) and Global
Wars and a third Corps (1756-1815)
Biography of Sir
John Fox BURGOYNE and Sir
Richard FLETCHER |
13 Sep 07 |
| Zulu
War |
1879 |
An account of the Royal Engineers activities during
the Zulu War of 1879. Including; Durnford's action
at Isandlwana, Chard's defence of Rorke's Drift
and the siege of Fort Eshowe.
Corps History - Engineers
and the early Victorian Wars
Biography of John
Rouse Merriott CHARD VC and Anthony
William DURNFORD |
19 Jan 06 |
