1857 ⟶ Joseph Whitworth Designs First Long-Range Sniper Rifle

Joseph Whitworth designs the first long-range sniper rifle.
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1639
1857
1884
1915

⚔️ Caesar's Invasions of Britain

55-54 BC: Caesar's invasions of Britain.⟶
Caesar's Invasions of Britain (-54)
Ancient romeJulius CaesarRoman EmpireMilitary CampaignInvasionMilitary Expansion
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

⚔️ Outbreak of the Bishops' Wars

1651: Wars of the Three Kingdoms, civil wars throughout Scotland, Ireland, and England.⟶
Outbreak of the Bishops' Wars (1639)
English Civil WarReligious ConflictCharles IMilitary CampaignRoyalists
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🎯 Joseph Whitworth Designs First Long-Range Sniper Rifle

Joseph Whitworth designs the first long-range sniper rifle.⟶
Joseph Whitworth Designs First Long-Range Sniper Rifle (1857)
Military TechnologyFirearmsWeapons DevelopmentBritish EmpireAccuracy
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🔫 Hiram Maxim Invents the Recoil-Operated Machine Gun

Hiram Maxim invents the recoil-operated Maxim gun, ushering in the age of semi- and fully automatic firearms.⟶
Hiram Maxim Invents the Recoil-Operated Machine Gun (1884)
FirearmsMilitary TechnologyIndustrial RevolutionImperialismColonialismWarfareWorld War I
United KingdomUnited Kingdom

🪖 Tank Development and Design Begins

Great Britain and France developed the first operational military tanks, used in battle from 1916 and 1917. These tanks were designed by Walter Wilson and William Tritton in Britain, and Eugène Brillié in France.⟶
Tank Development and Design Begins (1915)
World War IMilitary TechnologyWeapons DevelopmentTanks
United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFrance