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An outline of British military history, 1660–1936 (1936). online; Dupuy, R. Ernest and Trevor N. Dupuy. The Harper Encyclopedia of Military History: From 3500 B.C. to the Present (1993). Fortescue, John William. History of the British Army from the Norman Conquest to the First World War (1899–1930), in 13 volumes with six separate map volumes.
This Timeline of the British Army 1800–1899 lists the conflicts and wars the British Army were involved in. . French Revolutionary Wars ended 1802; Second Anglo-Maratha War 1802–1805
Late 19th century Late 19th century Qu'aiti–Kathiri conflict over Mukalla [18] Qu'aiti. Supported by: British Empire. Kathiri: 1890s 1890s 1890s Hamawand revolts [19] Ottoman Empire: Hamawand rebels 1890 1890 Edi Expedition Dutch Empire: Acehese Rebels 1890 1890 Revolution of the Park: Argentina: Civic Union: 1890 1890 First Franco-Dahomean War
Both of these wars involved Europe's largest states and armies. The industrialisation of Germany, the Empire of Japan, and the United States contributed to the relative decline of British industrial supremacy in the late 19th century. The start of World War I in 1914 marked the end of the Pax Britannica.
The Timeline of the British Army 1700–1799 lists the conflicts and wars in which the British Army was involved. War of the Spanish Succession 1701–1714; Great Northern War 1717–1720; War of the Austrian Succession 1740; Carnatic Wars 1744–1763; Seven Years' War 1756–1763; Anglo-Mysore Wars 1766–1799; First Anglo-Maratha War 1775–1782
The 19th century saw rapid technological development with a wide range of new inventions. This led Great Britain to become the foremost industrial and trading nation of the time. [ 70 ] Historians have characterised the mid-Victorian era (1850–1870) as Britain's 'Golden Years', [ 71 ] [ 72 ] with national income per person increasing by half.
1968 – The only year in the century when the British Army lost no soldiers in action. August 1969 – British troops deployed to Northern Ireland to assist in stopping sectarian violence. It is the beginning of "The Troubles". 5 May 1980 – Special Air Service ends the Iranian Embassy siege. 2 April 1982 – Falklands War begins.
British victory in the Napoleonic Wars. France and Britain become informal allies in the late 19th century. Entente Cordiale in 1904. Momentary disruption of the Franco-British alliance when France is occupied by Germany during World War II. Free French Forces still fight as allies with the British.