The National Army Museum is the British Army's central museum. It is located in the Chelsea district of central London, adjacent to the Royal Hospital Chelsea, the home of the "Chelsea Pensioners". The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military. ... Chelsea can be: A neighbourhood in London, see: Chelsea, London A borough in London, see: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea A neighborhood in New York City, see: Chelsea, Manhattan A town in Alabama, see: Chelsea, Alabama A town in Maine, see: Chelsea, Maine A city in Massachusetts, see: Chelsea... Greater London and the Regions of England. ... Figure Court of Royal Hospital Chelsea The Royal Hospital Chelsea is a retirement home and nursing home for British soldiers who are unfit for further duty due to injury or old age, located in the Chelsea region of central London. ...

The museum tells the story of the British Army from the time of the Battle of Agincourt to the early 21st century. Admission is free. There are five permanent galleries, which are arranged chronologically: Battle of Agincourt Conflict Hundred Years War Date October 25, 1415 Place Agincourt, France Result Decisive English victory The Battle of Agincourt was fought on October 25, 1415, Saint Crispins Day, in northern France as part of the Hundred Years War between the heavily outnumbered army of King Henry...

• Redcoats: The British Soldier 1415-1792
• The Road to Waterloo (the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815)
• The Victorian Soldier
• From World War to Cold War
• The Modern Army

The museum also stages temporary exhibitions on more specific subjects. In February 2005, the current exhibition is "A Most Desperate Undertaking:The British Army in the Crimea 1854-1856". Battle of Waterloo Conflict Napoleonic Wars Date June 18, 1815 Place Waterloo, Belgium Result Decisive Allied victory Map of the Waterloo campaign The Battle of Waterloo, fought on June 18, 1815, was Napoleon Bonapartes last battle. ...

There are many other museums in the United Kingdom which cover aspects of army history. Regimental museums can be found all over the country. Two well known army related museums in London are the Imperial War Museum, which is the United Kingdom's main museum of 20th century warfare, including World War I and World War II and the museum of the Royal Artillery, Firepower. A regiment is a military unit, larger than a company and smaller than a division. ... Imperial War Museum, Lambeth, London The original location of the Imperial War Museum was the Crystal Palace, located at the top of Sydenham Hill. ... Missing image Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ...

External link

Official site (http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk/)