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Military alliances involving the United Kingdom (1801–present). See Category:Military alliances involving England and Category:Military alliances involving Scotland for earlier alliances (10th century–1707). See Category:Military alliances involving the Kingdom of Great Britain for later alliances 1707–1800.
Military alliances shortly before World War I. Germany and the Ottoman Empire allied after the outbreak of war.. This is the list of military alliances.A military alliance is a formal agreement between two or more parties concerning national security in which the contracting parties agree to mutually protect and support one another militarily in case of a crisis that has not been identified in ...
It had a much larger population and a more powerful army, but a weaker navy. The British were generally successful in their many wars. The notable exception, the American War of Independence (1775–1783), saw Britain, without any major allies, defeated by the American colonials who had the support of France, the Netherlands and (indirectly) Spain.
The Allies or the Entente was an international military coalition of countries led by France, the United Kingdom, Russia, the United States, Italy, and Japan against the Central Powers of Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria in World War I (1914–1918).
The new alliances formed as a result of the Diplomatic Revolution of 1756; Austria switched from a British ally to a French ally; Prussia became a British ally. [ 72 ] The Seven Years' War (1756–1763 in Europe, 1754–1763 in North America) was a major international conflict centered in Europe but reaching across the globe.
See Category:Military alliances involving the United Kingdom for later alliances (1801–present). Pages in category "Military alliances involving the Kingdom of Great Britain" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
British acknowledge Siamese claim over the four northern Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu. 1827 Treaty of London (1827) Alliance between the United Kingdom, France and Russia to end Turkish action in Greece. 1828 Treaty of Turkmenchay: Persia cedes northern territories to Russia, ending the Russo-Persian War, 1826–1828.
This is a list of political alliances, past and present, in the Politics of the United Kingdom. Subcategories This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total.