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Early British Empire[edit]
The extinction of the Scottish clan system came with the defeat of the clansmen at the Battle of Culloden in 1746
The British Empire expanded in this time to include colonies, protectorates, and Dominions throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Although the Royal Navy is widely regarded as having been vital for the rise of the British Empire, and British dominance of the world, the British Army played an important role in the colonisation of India and other regions.[9] Typical tasks included garrisoning the colonies, capturing strategically important territories, and participating in actions to pacify colonial borders, provide support to allied governments, suppress Britain's rivals, and protect against foreign powers and hostile natives.
The death of General Wolfe during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham; the campaigns of the French and Indian War resulted in British control of modern Canada.
British soldiers also helped capture strategically important territories, allowing the empire to expand. The army was also involved in numerous wars to pacify the borders, or to prop up friendly governments, and thereby keep other, competitive, empires away from the British Empire's borders. Among these actions were the Seven Years' War,[10] the American Revolutionary War,[11] the Napoleonic Wars,[5] the First and Second Opium Wars,[12] the Boxer Rebellion,[13] the New Zealand wars,[14] the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,[15] the First and Second Boer Wars,[16] the Fenian raids,[17] the Irish War of Independence,[18] its serial interventions into Afghanistan (which were meant to maintain a friendly buffer state between British India and the Russian Empire),[19] and the Crimean War (to keep the Russian Empire at a safe distance by coming to Turkey's aid).[6]
As had its predecessor, the English Army, the British Army fought Spain, France, and the Netherlands for supremacy in North America and the West Indies. With native and provincial assistance, the Army conquered New France in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War[10] and subsequently suppressed a Native American uprising in Pontiac's War.[20] The British Army suffered defeat in the American War of Independence, losing the Thirteen Colonies but holding on to Canada.[21]
See also: British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and British Army during the Victorian Era
The Duke of Wellington's and Field Marshal von Blücher's triumph over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo
The British Army was heavily involved in the Napoleonic Wars and served in multiple campaigns across Europe (including continuous deployment in the Peninsular War), the Caribbean, North Africa and later in North America. The war between the British and the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte stretched around the world and at its peak, in 1813, the regular army contained over 250,000 men. A Coalition of Anglo-Dutch and Prussian Armies under the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal von Blücher defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.[22]
The English had been involved, both politically and militarily, in Ireland since being given the Lordship of Ireland by the Pope in 1171. The campaign of the English republican Protector, Oliver Cromwell, involved uncompromising treatment of the Irish towns (most notably Drogheda and Wexford) that had supported the Royalists during the English Civil War. The English Army (and subsequently the British Army) stayed in Ireland primarily to suppress numerous Irish revolts and campaigns for independence. In addition to its ongoing conflict with ethnic Irish nationalists, it was faced with the prospect of battling Anglo-Irish and Ulster Scots peoples in Ireland, angered primarily by unfavourable taxation of Irish produce imported into Britain, who, alongside other Irish groups, had raised their own volunteer army and threatened to emulate the American colonists if their conditions were not met. Having learnt from their experience in America, the British government sought a political solution. The British Army found itself fighting Irish rebels, both Protestant and Catholic, primarily in Ulster and Leinster (Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen) in the 1798 rebellion.[23]
The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 saw a small British force repel an overwhelming attack by Zulu forces; eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded for the defence.
In addition to battling the armies of other European Empires (and of its former colonies, the United States, in the American War of 1812),[24] in the battle for global supremacy, the British Army fought the Chinese in the First and Second Opium Wars,[12] and the Boxer Rebellion,[13] Māori tribes in the first of the New Zealand Wars,[14] Nawab Shiraj-ud-Daula's forces and British East India Company mutineers in the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,[16] the Boers in the First and Second Boer Wars,[16] Irish Fenians in Canada during the Fenian raids[17] and Irish separatists in the Anglo-Irish War.[12] The vastly increasing demands of imperial expansion, and the inadequacies and inefficiencies of the underfunded, post-Napoleonic Wars British Army, and of the Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteer Force, led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century, which gave the British Army its modern shape, and redefined its regimental system.[25] The Haldane Reforms of 1907 formally created the Territorial Force as the Army's volunteer reserve component by merging and reorganising the Volunteer Force, Militia, and Yeomanry.
The British Empire expanded in this time to include colonies, protectorates, and Dominions throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Although the Royal Navy is widely regarded as having been vital for the rise of the British Empire, and British dominance of the world, the British Army played an important role in the colonisation of India and other regions.[9] Typical tasks included garrisoning the colonies, capturing strategically important territories, and participating in actions to pacify colonial borders, provide support to allied governments, suppress Britain's rivals, and protect against foreign powers and hostile natives.
The death of General Wolfe during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham; the campaigns of the French and Indian War resulted in British control of modern Canada.
British soldiers also helped capture strategically important territories, allowing the empire to expand. The army was also involved in numerous wars to pacify the borders, or to prop up friendly governments, and thereby keep other, competitive, empires away from the British Empire's borders. Among these actions were the Seven Years' War,[10] the American Revolutionary War,[11] the Napoleonic Wars,[5] the First and Second Opium Wars,[12] the Boxer Rebellion,[13] the New Zealand wars,[14] the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,[15] the First and Second Boer Wars,[16] the Fenian raids,[17] the Irish War of Independence,[18] its serial interventions into Afghanistan (which were meant to maintain a friendly buffer state between British India and the Russian Empire),[19] and the Crimean War (to keep the Russian Empire at a safe distance by coming to Turkey's aid).[6]
As had its predecessor, the English Army, the British Army fought Spain, France, and the Netherlands for supremacy in North America and the West Indies. With native and provincial assistance, the Army conquered New France in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War[10] and subsequently suppressed a Native American uprising in Pontiac's War.[20] The British Army suffered defeat in the American War of Independence, losing the Thirteen Colonies but holding on to Canada.[21]
The Duke of Wellington's and Field Marshal von Blücher's triumph over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo
The British Army was heavily involved in the Napoleonic Wars and served in multiple campaigns across Europe (including continuous deployment in the Peninsular War), the Caribbean, North Africa and later in North America. The war between the British and the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte stretched around the world and at its peak, in 1813, the regular army contained over 250,000 men. A Coalition of Anglo-Dutch and Prussian Armies under the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal von Blücher defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.[22]
The English had been involved, both politically and militarily, in Ireland since being given the Lordship of Ireland by the Pope in 1171. The campaign of the English republican Protector, Oliver Cromwell, involved uncompromising treatment of the Irish towns (most notably Drogheda and Wexford) that had supported the Royalists during the English Civil War. The English Army (and subsequently the British Army) stayed in Ireland primarily to suppress numerous Irish revolts and campaigns for independence. In addition to its ongoing conflict with ethnic Irish nationalists, it was faced with the prospect of battling Anglo-Irish and Ulster Scots peoples in Ireland, angered primarily by unfavourable taxation of Irish produce imported into Britain, who, alongside other Irish groups, had raised their own volunteer army and threatened to emulate the American colonists if their conditions were not met. Having learnt from their experience in America, the British government sought a political solution. The British Army found itself fighting Irish rebels, both Protestant and Catholic, primarily in Ulster and Leinster (Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen) in the 1798 rebellion.[23]
The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 saw a small British force repel an overwhelming attack by Zulu forces; eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded for the defence.
In addition to battling the armies of other European Empires (and of its former colonies, the United States, in the American War of 1812),[24] in the battle for global supremacy, the British Army fought the Chinese in the First and Second Opium Wars,[12] and the Boxer Rebellion,[13] Māori tribes in the first of the New Zealand Wars,[14] Nawab Shiraj-ud-Daula's forces and British East India Company mutineers in the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,[16] the Boers in the First and Second Boer Wars,[16] Irish Fenians in Canada during the Fenian raids[17] and Irish separatists in the Anglo-Irish War.[12] The vastly increasing demands of imperial expansion, and the inadequacies and inefficiencies of the underfunded, post-Napoleonic Wars British Army, and of the Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteer Force, led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century, which gave the British Army its modern shape, and redefined its regimental system.[25] The Haldane Reforms of 1907 formally created the Territorial Force as the Army's volunteer reserve component by merging and reorganising the Volunteer Force, Militia, and Yeomanry.
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The extinction of the Scottish clan system came with the defeat of the clansmen at the Battle of Culloden in 1746
The British Empire expanded in this time to include colonies, protectorates, and Dominions throughout the Americas, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Although the Royal Navy is widely regarded as having been vital for the rise of the British Empire, and British dominance of the world, the British Army played an important role in the colonisation of India and other regions.[9] Typical tasks included garrisoning the colonies, capturing strategically important territories, and participating in actions to pacify colonial borders, provide support to allied governments, suppress Britain's rivals, and protect against foreign powers and hostile natives.
The death of General Wolfe during the Battle of the Plains of Abraham; the campaigns of the French and Indian War resulted in British control of modern Canada.
British soldiers also helped capture strategically important territories, allowing the empire to expand. The army was also involved in numerous wars to pacify the borders, or to prop up friendly governments, and thereby keep other, competitive, empires away from the British Empire's borders. Among these actions were the Seven Years' War,[10] the American Revolutionary War,[11] the Napoleonic Wars,[5] the First and Second Opium Wars,[12] the Boxer Rebellion,[13] the New Zealand wars,[14] the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,[15] the First and Second Boer Wars,[16] the Fenian raids,[17] the Irish War of Independence,[18] its serial interventions into Afghanistan (which were meant to maintain a friendly buffer state between British India and the Russian Empire),[19] and the Crimean War (to keep the Russian Empire at a safe distance by coming to Turkey's aid).[6]
As had its predecessor, the English Army, the British Army fought Spain, France, and the Netherlands for supremacy in North America and the West Indies. With native and provincial assistance, the Army conquered New France in the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War[10] and subsequently suppressed a Native American uprising in Pontiac's War.[20] The British Army suffered defeat in the American War of Independence, losing the Thirteen Colonies but holding on to Canada.[21]
See also: British Army during the Napoleonic Wars and British Army during the Victorian Era
The Duke of Wellington's and Field Marshal von Blücher's triumph over Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo
The British Army was heavily involved in the Napoleonic Wars and served in multiple campaigns across Europe (including continuous deployment in the Peninsular War), the Caribbean, North Africa and later in North America. The war between the British and the First French Empire of Napoleon Bonaparte stretched around the world and at its peak, in 1813, the regular army contained over 250,000 men. A Coalition of Anglo-Dutch and Prussian Armies under the Duke of Wellington and Field Marshal von Blücher defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.[22]
The English had been involved, both politically and militarily, in Ireland since being given the Lordship of Ireland by the Pope in 1171. The campaign of the English republican Protector, Oliver Cromwell, involved uncompromising treatment of the Irish towns (most notably Drogheda and Wexford) that had supported the Royalists during the English Civil War. The English Army (and subsequently the British Army) stayed in Ireland primarily to suppress numerous Irish revolts and campaigns for independence. In addition to its ongoing conflict with ethnic Irish nationalists, it was faced with the prospect of battling Anglo-Irish and Ulster Scots peoples in Ireland, angered primarily by unfavourable taxation of Irish produce imported into Britain, who, alongside other Irish groups, had raised their own volunteer army and threatened to emulate the American colonists if their conditions were not met. Having learnt from their experience in America, the British government sought a political solution. The British Army found itself fighting Irish rebels, both Protestant and Catholic, primarily in Ulster and Leinster (Wolfe Tone's United Irishmen) in the 1798 rebellion.[23]
The Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 saw a small British force repel an overwhelming attack by Zulu forces; eleven Victoria Crosses were awarded for the defence.
In addition to battling the armies of other European Empires (and of its former colonies, the United States, in the American War of 1812),[24] in the battle for global supremacy, the British Army fought the Chinese in the First and Second Opium Wars,[12] and the Boxer Rebellion,[13] Māori tribes in the first of the New Zealand Wars,[14] Nawab Shiraj-ud-Daula's forces and British East India Company mutineers in the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857,[16] the Boers in the First and Second Boer Wars,[16] Irish Fenians in Canada during the Fenian raids[17] and Irish separatists in the Anglo-Irish War.[12] The vastly increasing demands of imperial expansion, and the inadequacies and inefficiencies of the underfunded, post-Napoleonic Wars British Army, and of the Militia, Yeomanry, and Volunteer Force, led to the Cardwell and Childers Reforms of the late 19th century, which gave the British Army its modern shape, and redefined its regimental system.[25] The Haldane Reforms of 1907 formally created the Territorial Force as the Army's volunteer reserve component by merging and reorganising the Volunteer Force, Militia, and Yeomanry.
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