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Military History of the United Kingdom Military history of the United Kingdom 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, with the expansion of the British Empire and the country's industrial strength, Britain's military force became one of the largest and most powerful in the world, particularly that of its navy, with advanced technology and bases across the world. It declined during the 20th century in the wake of two world wars, decolonisation, and the rise of the United States and the USSR as the new superpowers. Britain has been involved in a great many armed conflicts since the union in 1707, on all continents except for Antarctica. Today it still remains a major power with frequent military interventions across the globe since the end of the Cold War in 1991. The present-day British Armed Forces encompass the Royal Navy, the British Army, and the Royal Air Force. Contents 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century List of civil wars Further reading See also References Further reading 18th century War of the Spanish Succession (1702–13) - England and Scotland, later Great Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Portugal and the Dutch Republic, were allied against France and Spain Queen Anne's War (1702–13) Jacobite Rebellions (1715–16; 1719; 1745–46) - Civil War Clifton Moor Skirmish, near Penrith (1745) - last land battle in England Battle of Culloden (1746) - last land battle in Great Britain War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–20) - Great Britain, France, Austria and the Dutch Republic v. Italy and Spain War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–42) - Great Britain v. Spain War of the Austrian Succession (1742–48) - Great Britain, Austria and the Dutch Republic v. France and Germany Seven Years' War (1756–63) - the first "world war" French and Indian War & Seven Years' War is the same War (1754–63) - Great Britain, Hanover, Portugal, and Prussia Anglo-Cherokee War (1759–63) - Britain v. Cherokee nation Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–66) - Britain v. American Indian coalition First Anglo-Mysore War (1766–69) - Britain v. Kingdom of Mysore American Revolutionary War (1775–83) - Britain v. United States, France, Netherlands & Spain First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–82) - Britain v. Maratha Empire Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–84) - Britain v. the Dutch Republic Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–84) - India Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–92) - India Australian frontier wars (1788–1930s) - Britain v. Australian Aborigines French Revolutionary Wars (1793–1802) - Great Britain, Austria, Spain, Russia and Germany v. France War of the First Coalition (1793–97) War of the Second Coalition (1798–1801) Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–99) - India Irish Rebellion (1798) - Britain v. United Irishmen and France 19th century Australian frontier wars (1788–1930s) French Revolutionary Wars (1793–1802) - Great Britain, Austria, Spain, Russia, Prussia, French Royalists v. French Revolutionaries War of the First Coalition (1793–97) War of the Second Coalition (1798–1801) Napoleonic Wars (1803–15) - United Kingdom, Prussia, Austria, Sweden, Spain, Portugal and Russia v. France South American War (1806–07) Anglo-Turkish War (1807–09) Anglo-Russian War (1807–12) Gunboat War (1807–14) Peninsular War (1808–14) Hundred Days (1815) First Kandian War (1803–04) - Sri Lanka Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–05) - India Vellore Mutiny (1806) - India War of 1812 (1812–15) - Britain v. United States Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16) Second Kandian War (1815) - Sri Lanka Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–18) - India First Anglo-Burmese War (1824–26) Upper Canada Rebellion (1837) Lower Canada Rebellion (1837) Syrian War (1839–40) First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–42) Battle of Ghazni First Opium War (1839–42) - United Kingdom v. China Gwalior Campaign (1843) First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46) - India New Zealand land wars (1845–72) Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–49) - India Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852–53) Crimean War (1854–56) - United Kingdom, France, Ottoman Empire, and Piedmont-Sardinia v. Russia Second Opium War (1856–60) - United Kingdom and France v. China Anglo-Persian War (1856–57) - United Kingdom and Persia Indian Rebellion (1857) Pig War (1859) - United Kingdom v. USA Anglo-Bhutanese War (1865) Expedition to Abyssinia (1868) Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878–80) Anglo-Zulu War (1879) First Boer War (1880–81) Gun War (1880–81) Mahdist War (1881–99) Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885) Sikkim Expedition (1888) Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896) Tirah Campaign (1897–98) Second Boer War (1899–1902) Boxer Rebellion (1900) - United Kingdom, Austria-Hungary, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, USA, and China 20th century Anglo-Aro war (1901–02) - Nigeria British expedition to Tibet (1903–04) World War I (1914–18) see Military history of the United Kingdom during World War I - United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Serbia, Italy, Russia, United States vs Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria and Ottoman Empire Aviation in World War I Easter Rising (1916) - Ireland Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War (1918–22) Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919) Anglo-Irish War (1919–21) World War II (1939–45) see Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II Air warfare of World War II Pacific War (1937–45) Anglo-Iraqi War (1941) British–Zionist conflict of Palestine (1945–48) Greek Civil War (1946–47) Cold War (1946–90) Malayan Emergency (1948–60) Korean War (1950–53) Mau Mau Uprising (1952–60) Cyprus Emergency (1955–59) Suez Crisis (1956) Brunei Revolt (1962) Dhofar Rebellion (1962–75) Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation (1963–66) Aden Emergency (1963–67) Northern Ireland Troubles (1969–mid-1990s) Cod War Confrontation (1975–76) Iranian Embassy Siege (1980) Falklands War (1982) Gulf War (1990–91) Bosnian War (1992–96) Operation Desert Fox (1998) Kosovo War (1999) 21st century Sierra Leone Civil War (2000) War on Terror War in Afghanistan (2001–Ongoing) Iraq War (2003–11) War in Somalia (2009–present)[2][3][4] Boko Haram insurgency (2012–Ongoing) Northern Mali conflict (2013–Ongoing) Military intervention against ISIS (2014–Ongoing) Libyan Civil War (2011) Syrian Civil War (2018) List of civil wars 1. Jacobite Rebellions (1715–16; 1719; 1745–46) - the last civil war in Great Britain Clifton Moor Skirmish, near Penrith (1745) - the last land battle on English soil Battle of Culloden (1746) - the last land battle in Great Britain 2. The Troubles - in Northern Ireland, with some (terrorist) activity in Great Britain Further reading Black, Jeremy. A military history of Britain: from 1775 to the present (2008) See also Declaration of war by the United Kingdom History of the British Army History of the Royal Navy History of the Royal Marines History of the RAF History of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom List of wars involving Great Britain List of wars in Great Britain Military history of England Military history of Scotland Military history of Ireland Timeline of British diplomatic history References 1. Acts of Union 1707 (http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/evolutionofparliament/legislativescrutiny/) parliament.uk, accessed 31 December 2010; Uniting the kingdom? (http://www.nationalarc hives.gov.uk/pathways/citizenship/rise_parliament/uniting.htm) nationalarchives.gov.uk, accessed 31 December 2010; Making the Act of Union 1707 (http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/visitingHolyroo d/union_exhibition.pdf) Archived (https://web.archive.org/web/20110511140052/http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/vli/visitingHolyrood/union_exhibition.pdf) 2011-05-11 at the Wayback Machine. scottish.parliament.uk, accessed 31 December 2010 2. "First British troops arrive in Somalia as part of UN mission" (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/may/02/first-british-troops-arrive-in-somalia-as-part-of-un-mission). The Guardian. May 2, 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016. 3. "Cargo bomb plot: SAS hunting al-Qaeda in Yemen" (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/terrorism-in-the-uk/8104119/Cargo-bomb-plot-SAS-hunting-al-Qaeda-in-Yemen.html). the telegraph. 2 November 2010. 4. "UK and US spend millions to counter Yemeni threat" (https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/uk-and-us-spend-millions-to-counter-yemeni-threat-2121366.html). the independent. 30 October 2010. Further reading Higham, John, ed. A Guide to the Sources of British Military History (2015) 654 pages excerpt (https://books.google.com/books?id=ZOGoCgAAQBAJ&dq=George+Clark++Later+Stuarts+1660-1714&sour ce=gbs_navlinks_s) Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Military_history_of_the_United_Kingdom&oldid=839573497" This page was last edited on 4 May 2018, at 08:59 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization..
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