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Just after midnight on the 22nd October 1904, Russian warships opened fire on British fishing trawlers in the North Sea.

Why?

Because, as they sailed towards the Far East during the Russo-Japanese War,  they thought that they were Japanese torpedo boats.

Chris Green is The History Chap; telling stories that brings the past to life.
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Britain's most famous explorer, David Livingstone, is buried in Westminster Abbey, but why was he buried without his heart?

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Charles "Chinese" Gordon, one of the great Victorian British military heroes, famously killed defending Khartoum against the Mahdi.
But, how did he get the nickname "Chinese" Gordon? 

This is the story of his forgotten war in China, and the legendary Ever Victorious Army he led against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
In the 1860s, Qing China was tearing itself apart. The Taiping Rebellion — one of the deadliest conflicts in human history — which cost over 20 million lives.

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The execution of Harry "Breaker" Morant for the shooting of unarmed prisoners during the Anglo Boer War in South Africa (1899-1902) continues to stir emotions and debate.
Not just about whether he and his comrades were scapegoats or treated with double standards but whether claiming to be following orders is a justifiable defence in military operations.

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Whilst the films about "The Four Feathers" are ripping yarns from the age of the British Empire, the real life white feathers handed out to supposed cowards in WW1 had a devastating effect.
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