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Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org
Battle of Britain - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (German: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom (UK) against large-scale attacks by ...

Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org
Battle of Trafalgar - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement between the British Royal Navy and the combined fleets of the French and Spanish Navies during the War of the Third Coalition (August–December 1805) of the Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815).

Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org
Normandy landings - britishheritage.org

The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. T...

Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org
Battle of Waterloo - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, now in Belgium. A French army under the command of Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by two of the armies of the Seventh Coalition, a British-led coalition consisting of units from the...

Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Somme - britishheritage.org

Associated articles

Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org
Battle of Passchendaele - britishheritage.org

Battles of Ypres, 1917

Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org
Operation Overlord - britishheritage.org

Civilian deaths:

Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org
Siege of Yorktown - britishheritage.org

Franco-American victory

Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Plains of Abraham - britishheritage.org

The Battle of the Plains of Abraham, also known as the Battle of Quebec (French: Bataille des Plaines d'Abraham, Première bataille de Québec), was a pivotal battle in the Seven Years' War (referred to as the French and Indian War to describe the North American theatre). The battle, which began on...

Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org
Battle of Agincourt - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Agincourt (/ˈædʒɪnkɔːr(t)/ AJ-in-kor(t);[a]French: Azincourt [azɛ̃kuʁ]) was an English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place on 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day) near Azincourt, in northern France.[b] The unexpected English victory against the numerically superior Fr...

Battle of Salamanca - britishheritage.org
Battle of Salamanca - britishheritage.org
Battle of Salamanca - britishheritage.org
Battle of Salamanca - britishheritage.org
Battle of Salamanca - britishheritage.org
Battle of Salamanca - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Salamanca (in French and Spanish known as the Battle of Arapiles) on 22 July 1812 was a battle in which an Anglo-Portuguese army under the Earl of Wellington defeated Marshal Auguste Marmont's French forces at Arapiles, south of Salamanca, Spain, during the Peninsular War. A Spanish...

Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org
Battle of Imphal - britishheritage.org

British Empire

Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org
Battle of Blenheim - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Blenheim (German: Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt; French: Bataille de Höchstädt; Dutch: Slag bij Blenheim) fought on 13 August [O.S. 2 August] 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-B...

Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org
Battle of Culloden - britishheritage.org

Decisive Government victory

Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org
Battle of Plassey - britishheritage.org

 Great Britain

Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org
Battle of Balaclava - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Balaclava, fought on 25 October 1854 during the Crimean War, was part of the Siege of Sevastopol (1854–55), an Allied attempt to capture the port and fortress of Sevastopol, Russia's principal naval base on the Black Sea. The engagement followed the earlier Allied victory in Septemb...

Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org
Battle of the Boyne - britishheritage.org

The Battle of the Boyne (Irish: Cath na Bóinne IPA: [ˈkah n̪ˠə ˈbˠoːn̠ʲə]) was a battle in 1690 between the forces of the deposed King James II of England and Ireland, VII of Scotland, and those of King William III who, with his wife Queen Mary II (his cousin and James's daughter), had acceded to...

Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org
Battle of Rorke's Drift - britishheritage.org

3,000–4,000 Zulus:

Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org
Battle of Hastings - britishheritage.org

The Battle of Hastings[a] was fought on 14 October 1066 between the Norman-French army of William, the Duke of Normandy, and an English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold Godwinson, beginning the Norman conquest of England. It took place approximately 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Hastings, close...

Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde - britishheritage.org
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde - britishheritage.org
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde - britishheritage.org
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde - britishheritage.org
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde - britishheritage.org
Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde - britishheritage.org

Field Marshal Colin Campbell, 1st Baron Clyde, GCB, KCSI (20 October 1792 – 14 August 1863), was a British Army officer. After serving in the Peninsular War and the War of 1812, he commanded the 98th Regiment of Foot during the First Opium War and then commanded a brigade during the Second Anglo-...

Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org
Andrew Cunningham, 1st Viscount Cunningham of Hyndhope - britishheritage.org

British campaign in the Baltic Second World War

Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org
Robert Clive - britishheritage.org

Major-General Robert Clive, 1st Baron Clive, KB, FRS (29 September 1725 – 22 November 1774), also known as Clive of India, was the first British Governor of the Bengal Presidency. He is credited along with Warren Hastings for laying the foundation of British rule in India. He began as a writer (t...

James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org
James Wolfe - britishheritage.org

Jacobite rising of 1745

Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org
Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org
Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org
Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org
Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org
Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org
Hugh Dowding - britishheritage.org

Air Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding, GCB, GCVO, CMG (24 April 1882 – 15 February 1970) was an officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Air Officer Commanding RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain and is generally credited with playing a crucial role in B...

Sandy Woodward - britishheritage.org
Sandy Woodward - britishheritage.org
Sandy Woodward - britishheritage.org
Sandy Woodward - britishheritage.org
Sandy Woodward - britishheritage.org
Sandy Woodward - britishheritage.org

Admiral Sir John Forster "Sandy" Woodward, GBE, KCB (1 May 1932 – 4 August 2013) was a senior Royal Navy officer who commanded the Task Force of the Falklands War.

Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org
Richard I of England - britishheritage.org

Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Aquitaine and Gascony, Lord of Cyprus, and Count of Poitiers, Anjou, Maine, and Nantes, and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He wa...

Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org
Henry V of England - britishheritage.org

Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against France made England one of the strongest military powers...

David Stirling - britishheritage.org
David Stirling - britishheritage.org

Lieutenant Colonel Sir Archibald David Stirling, DSO, OBE (15 November 1915 – 4 November 1990) was a Scottish officer in the British Army, mountaineer, and the founder of the Special Air Service. He saw active service during the Second World War.

Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org
Frederick Browning - britishheritage.org

Second World War

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