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B. Operation Barras. Battle of Beda Fomm. Beira Patrol. Operation Benedict. British military intervention in the Sierra Leone Civil War. Operation Broadshare.
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.
1 April – The Irish Guards is formed in honour of the Irish regiments in the Boer War. 17 May – The siege of Mafeking comes to an end. 1902. 31 May – War ends with the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging. 1905 – The 5th Battalion, The Royal Garrison Regiment is the last British battalion to leave Canada.
The military history of the United Kingdom covers the period from the creation of the united Kingdom of Great Britain, with the political union of England and Scotland in 1707, [1] to the present day. From the 18th century onwards, with the expansion of the British Empire and the country's industrial strength, the British military became one of ...
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force. As of 1 January 2024, the British Army comprises 75,166 regular full-time personnel, 4,062 Gurkhas, 26,244 volunteer reserve ...
World War II. 2000–present. v. t. e. At the start of 1939, the British Army was, as it traditionally always had been, a small volunteer professional army. At the beginning of the Second World War on 1 September 1939, the British Army was small in comparison with those of its enemies, as it had been at the beginning of the First World War in 1914.
Navy. Army. Air Force. The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider interests, support international peacekeeping efforts and provide humanitarian aid. [6]
Military operations of World War I involving the United Kingdom (1 C, 12 P) Battles and operations of World War II involving the United Kingdom (8 C, 51 P) Campaigns, operations and battles of World War II involving the United Kingdom (5 C, 30 P) Categories: Military operations involving the United Kingdom.