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British military history
By chronology
- Prehistoric Britain
- Iron Age Britain
- Roman Britain
- Sub-Roman Britain
- Medieval Britain
- Early Modern Britain
- Modern Britain
By nation
- History of England
- History of Ireland
- History of Scotland
- History of Wales
By topic
- Constitutional history
- Economic history
- Military history
- Social history
British military history is a long and varied topic, extending from the prehistoric and ancient historic period, through the Roman invasions of Julius Cæsar and Claudius and subsequent Roman occupation; warfare in the Mediaeval period, including the invasions of the Saxons and the Vikings in the Early Middle Ages, the Norman Conquest, and wars against France; through the Early Modern period, wars against Spain and France, and the English Civil War, and the beginnings of the colonial British Empire in India, the USA and Canada; and into the Modern period with the wars of Marlborough and against Napoleon, the Crimean War and into the 20th century with the Boer War, World War I and World War II, the Cold War the Korean War; and, most recently, Northern Ireland, the Falklands War and military operations in the Balkans and the Middle East.
British military history - List of British military encounters
British military history - Prehistoric and ancient period
- Roman conquest of Britain (43)
British military history - Mediæval period
- Viking invasions (793–1066)
- Raid on Lindisfarne (793)
- Campaign of Alfred the Great (871–899)
- Battle of Cannington (878)
- Battle of Stamford Bridge (1066)
- Norman Conquest of England (1066)
- Rebellion of 1088
- Revolt of 1173-1174
- Third Crusade (1189)
- Welsh Uprising (1211)
- Battle of Bouvines (1214)
- First Barons' War (1215–1217)
- Second Barons' War (1264–1267)
- Welsh Uprising (1282)
- The First War of Scottish Independence (1296–1306)
- The Second War of Scottish Independence (1332–1357)
- Hundred Years' War (1337 to 1453)
- Wars of the Roses (1455–1485)
British military history - Early Colonial period
- Italian Wars (1494 – 1559)
- Cornish Rebellion (1497)
- Loss of Calais (1558)
- Anglo-Spanish War (1585-1604)
- Nine Years War (1594–1603)
- Eighty Years' War (1598–1648)
- First Anglo-Powhatan War (1609–1613)
- Second Anglo-Powhatan War (1622)
- Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639–1651)
- First Bishops' War (1639)
- Second Bishops' War (1640)
- Irish Rebellion (1641)
- First English Civil War (1642–1646)
- The Confederate’s War (1642-1648)
- Scottish Civil War (1644–1647)
- Second English Civil War (1648–1649)
- Third English Civil War (1649–1651)
- Cromwellian conquest of Ireland (1649)
- Third Anglo-Powhatan War (1644)
- First Anglo-Dutch War (1652–1654)
- Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
- Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667)
- War of Devolution (1667–1668)
- Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672–1674)
- King Philip's War (1675–1676)
- Virginia Rebellion (1676)
- Monmouth Rebellion (1685)
- Nine Years War (1688–1697)
- King William's War (1688–1697)
- Jacobite Rebellions (1689–1746)
- Williamite war in Ireland (1688–1691)
- War of the Spanish Succession (1702–1713)
- Queen Anne's War (1702–1713)
- War of the Quadruple Alliance (1718–1720)
- War of Jenkins' Ear (1739–1742)
- War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748)
- King George's War (1740–1748)
- Seven Years' War ((1756–1763)
- French and Indian War (1756–1763)
- Anglo-Cherokee War (1759–1763)
- Pontiac's Rebellion (1763–1766)
- First Anglo-Mysore War (1766–1769)
British military history - Colonial Period
- American War of Independence (1775–1783)
- First Anglo-Maratha War (1775–1782)
- Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784)
- Second Anglo-Mysore War (1780–1784)
- Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789–1792)
- French Revolutionary Wars (1793–1802)
- War of the First Coalition (1793–1797)
- War of the Second Coalition (1798–1801)
- Fourth Anglo-Mysore War (1798–1799)
- Irish Rebellion (1798)
- Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815)
- South American War (1806–1807)
- Anglo-Turkish War (1807–1809)
- Anglo-Russian War (1807–1812)
- Gunboat War (1807–1814)
- Peninsular War (1808–1814)
- First Kandian War (1803–1804)
- Second Anglo-Maratha War (1803–1805)
- Vellore Mutiny (1806)
- Anglo-Dutch Java War (1810–1811)
- British-American War (1812–1815)
- Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–1816)
- Second Kandian War (1815)
- Third Anglo-Maratha War (1817–1818)
- Peterloo Massacre (1819)
- First Anglo-Burmese War (1823–1826)
- War of the Two Brothers (1828–1834)
- First Carlist War (1833–1839)
- Upper Canada Rebellion (1837)
- Lower Canada Rebellion (1837)
- First Anglo-Afghan War (1839–1842)
- First Opium War (1839–1842)
- First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–1846)
- New Zealand Wars (1845–1872)
- Second Anglo-Sikh War (1848–1849)
- Second Anglo-Burmese War (1852)
- Crimean War (1854–1856)
- Second Opium War (1856–1860)
- Indian Rebellion (1857)
- Pig War (1859)
- Anglo-Bhutanese War (1865)
- Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880)
- Anglo-Zulu War (1879)
- First Boer War (1880–1881)
- Gun War (1880–1881)
- Third Anglo-Burmese War (1885–1887)
- Anglo-Zanzibar War (1896)
- Second Boer War (1899–1902)
British military history - Modern Period
- Boxer Rebellion (1900)
- World War I (1914–1918)
- Easter Rising (1916)
- Russian Civil War (1918–1922)
- Third Anglo-Afghan War (1919)
- Anglo-Irish War (1919–1921)
- Turkish War of Independence (1919–1923)
- The Pacific War (1937–1945)
- World War II (1939–1945)
- Anglo-Iraqi War (1941)
- Greek Civil War (1941–1949)
- Cold War (1945–1991)
- Malayan Emergency (1948–1960)
- Korean War (1950–1953)
- Mau Mau Uprising (1952–1960)
- Cyprus Emergency (1955–1959)
- Suez Crisis (1956)
- Brunei Uprising (1962)
- Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation (1962–1966)
- Aden Emergency (1963–1967)
- Northern Ireland Troubles (1969-mid 1990s)
- Cod War Confrontation (1975–1976)
- Falklands War (1982)
- The First Gulf War (1990–1991)
- The Bosnian War (1995–1996)
- The Kosovo War (1999)
British military history - 21st century
- Sierra Leone Civil War (2000)
- The Afghanistan War (2001–2002)
- Iraq War (2003)
- Iraqi insurgency (2003–Present)
Pax Britannica, History of the United Kingdom, British Empire, The United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction, History of the British Army, History of the Royal Navy, List of battles (geographic), List of wars, British military rank insignia
British military history - List of fortifications in Britain
British military history - Roman & ancient
- Hadrian's Wall AD 122
- Antonine Wall AD 142
British military history - Mediæval
- Castles in the UK
- Castles in England
- Castles in Northern Ireland
- Castles in Scotland
- Castles in Wales
British military history - 1600s
British military history - Georgian & Victorian
- Fort Bovisand
- Crownhill Fort
- Martello towers
- Picklecombe Fort
- Fort George
British military history - World War II Stop Lines
- Avon Stop Line
- Colchester Stop Line
- GHQ Line
- Outer London Defence Ring
- Ringwood West Line
- Salisbury West Stop Line
- Taunton Stop Line
British military history - List of British military institutions
See main article: British Armed Forces
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- Royal Fleet Auxiliary
- Royal Scottish Navy (until 1707)
- British Army
- New Model Army (1645)
- Territorial Army (1907)
- Kitchener's Army (1914)
- Auxiliary Units (1940s)
- Home Guard (1940s)
- Royal Air Force
- Royal Ordnance Factory
- National Service (1949 - 1960)
- Joint Services School for Linguists
British military history - List of British military alliances
British military history - Scottish military alliances
- Auld Alliance (1165-1560)
British military history - English military alliances
- Anglo-Portuguese alliance (1386-)
- Holy League (1510 to 1513)
- Triple Alliance (1668)
- Grand Alliance (1689 - ?)
British military history - British military alliances
- Anglo-Portuguese alliance (1704-)
- Triple Alliance (1717)
- Triple Alliance (1788)
- Entente Cordiale (1904)
- Triple Entente (1908)
- NATO (1949-)
- Western European Union (1954-)
- Five Power Defence Arrangement (1971-)
See also
- Pax Britannica
- History of Britain
- History of the United Kingdom
- British Empire
- UK topics
- The United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
- History of the British Army
- History of the Royal Navy
- List of battles (geographic)
- List of wars
- British military rank insignia
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