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1572 – The Buffs were formed from London's urban militia to support the
Protestants in Holland, where they remained until the outbreak of the Anglo-Dutch war in 1665, at which point they were disbanded for refusing the oath of loyalty to the Dutch States General. They fled to England
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1539 – The Royal
Monmouthshire Royal Engineer Regiment is first mustered before becoming a militia force for the county of Monmouth. When the new Police was formed in the 19th century, the regiment switched to the Royal Engineers Reserve, becoming the
1667:
28 June 1920 – Winston
Churchill as the Secretary of State for War signed the royal warrant which gave the sovereigns approval for the formation of a 'Corps of Signals'. Six weeks later in August, King George V conferred the title 'Royal Corps of
337:
1642 – Marquis of Argyll's Royal
Regiment was raised by Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll for service in Ireland, renamed in 1650 Lyfe Guard of Foot and reformed as the Scottish Regiment of Foot Guards in 1661 (later the
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1984:
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1 October 1661 – The
Tangier Regiment is formed, later The Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment, the most senior English line infantry regiment in the British Army.
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This timeline covers the main wars, battles and engagements and related issues for the
Scottish, English and British Army, from 1537 to the present. See also
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356:), later becoming the most senior infantry regiment in the British Army because of the long serving loyalty to the monarch during the English Civil War.
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died and ten were wounded, over half of the entire patrol, in what was the worst casualty toll for a
British foot patrol during the war in Afghanistan.
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1245:
3582:
The Tanks: The
History of the Royal Tank Regiment and Its Predecessors, Heavy Branch, Machine-Gun Corps, Tank Corps, and Royal Tank Corps, 1914-1945
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April 2020 – British Army begins deploying troops to Mali to form a Long Range
Reconnaissance Group (LRRG) Task Group as part of
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would not formally exist, however, for another 46 years, as
Scotland and England remained two independent states, each with its own Army.
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1751 – A numerical system is introduced into the Army, such as 1st Regiment of Foot, 2nd Regiment of Foot, etc.
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31 July 1922 – Six Irish regiments (5 infantry and one cavalry) are disbanded due to the establishment of the
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1 January 1948 – Four Gurkha regiments are transferred from the Indian Army to the British Army, forming the
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and reformed as 'The Holland Regiment' in the British Army. The unit is now part of the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment.
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September 2023 – Exercise Iron Titan takes place, the largest British Army exercise for over twenty years.
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16 July 1958 – Independent Parachute Brigade Group (less 3 Para), air-landed in Amman, Jordan from Cyprus.
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3660:"BBC Radio 4 - Beyond Today - Deadliest Day: How one patrol in Afghanistan still haunts British soldiers ten years on"
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3 September 1939 – Britain enters the Second World War when it declares war, along with its Allies, on
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were received authorising them to establish a perpetual corporation for the defence of the realm to be known as the
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28 July – The Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps is split off to form the Tank Corps (later the
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6 April 1992 – the WRAC was disbanded and its members integrated into various British Army units.
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78:
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Summer 2012 – British forces support the police and provide specialist capability during the
24:
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334:) is placed on the Scottish Establishment, later becoming the oldest infantry regiment in the British Army.
305:
2317:
27 March 2003 – The largest tank engagement by the British Army since WWII takes place; 14
453:, fights the last major battle on British mainland soil against French supported Scottish rebel Jacobites.
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28 August 2021 – Evacuation of British nationals, embassy staff and eligible Afghans ends.
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1968 – The only year in the century when the British Army lost no soldiers in action.
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17 March 2017 – British Army begins deploying to Estonia and Poland in support of
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2445:
October 2014 – British Army begins training Iraqi and Peshmerga forces to combat
1602:
charge with sabres drawn and defeat an Ottoman battery and a large group of Ottoman infantry at
652: – An abortive (initially unauthorised) invasion of Spanish South America begins.
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28 May – 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para) defeat Argentinians at
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31 March 1994 – The British Army of the Rhine is disbanded and replaced by
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March 1944 – The Japanese launch their offensive against India; battles of
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1537 – The Overseers of the Fraternity or Guild of St George received a
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3473:
See Jeremy Black, "Could the British Have Won the American War of Independence?."
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18 September 2022 – Thousands of British Army personnel form part of
3029:
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2130:
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1962:
1932:
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takes place; Army deploys substantial reinforcements to Africa and the Middle East.
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1184:
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353:
2456:
26 October 2014 – Combat operations in Afghanistan come to an end,
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1998:
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449:, The British Army, made from Scottish,English and Irish soldiers and led by the
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3479:
online 90-minute video lecture given at Ohio State in 2006; requires Real Player
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With Musket and Tomahawk: The Saratoga Campaign and the Wilderness War of 1777
1628:
11 November – The First World War ends with the signing of the
3683:
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launched, British Army begins training Ukrainian service personnel in the UK.
2446:
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2110:
2060:
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2015:
5 November – 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment dropped at
1823:
6 June 1944 – in airborne operations prior to D-Day landings,
1579:
begins; about 60,000 casualties are incurred, 20,000 of whom had been killed.
1565:
1395:
20 October – The first major battle of the war takes place at
1129:
1031:
747:
278:
3621:"The Corps of Royal Signals celebrates its centenary in Salisbury Cathedral"
2152:
14 June – 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards defeat Argentinians at
1660:
1919 – British Army takes part in Allied intervention during
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16 March 2013 – L/Cpl James Ashworth, of the 1st Battalion,
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1524:
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364:
339:
304:. This body was known by a variety of names since, but today is called the
56:
32:
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French Revolutionary Wars (A campaign to expel a French invasion force in
3504:
The battle for New York: The city at the heart of the American Revolution
3034:
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2627:
is rapidly deployed to Kosovo in response to heightened regional tension.
2596:
2240:
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begins; over 330,000 British and French soldiers are evacuated by 4 June.
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September 11, 1777: Washington's Defeat at Brandywine Dooms Philadelphia
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1946:
1851:
1843:
1466:
1 April – Following an order issued on 28 February, the
1403:
308:, and is the oldest regiment in continuous service in the British Army.
1482:
13 May – The Air Battalion Royal Engineers becomes the
2244:
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1603:
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1656 – Lord Wentworth's Regiment is formed (later the
296:
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1992 – British forces deployed to Bosnia as part of
2176:
2016:
2009:
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1650 – George Monck's Regiment is formed (later the
292:
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Trial by fire: Command and the British Expeditionary Force in 1914
1759:; Army and Commonwealth forces eventually evacuated by Royal Navy.
3608:
From Empire to Empire: Jerusalem between Ottoman and British Rule
2613:
6 April 2023 – The Yorkshire Regiment becomes The
2555:
2490:
2411:
30 April 2009 – British Army withdraws from Iraq,
2398:
2022:
6 November – Amphibious landings take place; Army
1991:
1980:
1973:
1734:
20 May 1940– In France, British armoured units counter-attack at
557:
2630:
2522:
February 2020 – Completion of the withdrawal of
2494:
2222:
2053:
2035:
was merged with the Air Observation Post Squadrons to form the
1883:
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is introduced into the Army; it remains in service until 1968.
1406:", in which the Army suffered a series of defeats, takes place.
1187:
begins; eleven Victoria Crosses would be gained in the process.
539:
482:
2482:
26 February 2015 – L/Cpl Joshua Leakey, of the
3420:
A history of the regiments & uniforms of the British Army
2337:
2221:
1994 – The main force of the Army garrison in
1966:
1872:
1756:
1606:. It was one of the last cavalry charges by the British Army.
1292:
585:
2489:
May 2016 – British Army deployment begins in
2294:
begins. The SAS was, initially, the main Army contribution.
2182:
1991 – The last British Army regiment leaves
2138:
12 June – 3 Para defeats the Argentinians at
409:
is formed. Scottish and English armies merged to create the
330:
1633 – The Royal Regiment of Foot (later the
2472:
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is subsequently placed on the Army's regular establishment.
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1972:
1953 – The Army withdraws its garrison from
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is formed in honour of the Irish regiments in the Boer War.
1025:
8 September – The siege of Sevastopol ends.
363:
issues warrant, becoming the acknowledged beginning of the
3379:
David G. Chandler and Ian Frederick William Beckett, eds.
2418:
10 July 2009 – Five men from 9 Plt, C Coy,
1501:
4 August – Britain declares war on Germany.
2336:(known as 'The Desert Rats') enter Iraq's second city of
2102:
5 May 1980 – Special Air Service ends the
1997:
June 1956 – Last British troops leave the
1857:
18 July 1944 – Allied armoured offensive,
1748:
22 June 1940 – The Parachute Corps (later
1653:
begins; British forces combat guerilla operations by the
1440:
31 May – War ends with the signing of the
2087:
August 1969 – British troops deployed to
2056:
after its request for British to deter invasion by Iraq.
1871:
24 March 1945 – Airborne crossing of the
2345:
21 July 2004 – The defence white paper "
2163:
are liberated upon the surrender of Argentinian forces.
1176:
22 January – British force defeated at
3543:
The Guns of Independence: The Siege of Yorktown, 1781
2332:
6 April 2003 – British forces, led by
1910:
28 February 1948 – The 1st Battalion,
1791:
10 July 1943 – The Allied invasion of
477:
1759 – British forces, led by General
3475:
Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research.
1850:; some British units allocated to Canadian beach at
377:
1684 – The English withdraw from the
3370:(13 vol, 1899-1930), which tells the story to 1870.
2236:
becomes the last British battalion to leave Berlin.
545:1796 – slave forces in Haiti led by
3381:The Oxford illustrated history of the British army
2225:is withdrawn; small detachment remains as part of
1990:1955 – Occupying troops leave upon
1762:25 December 1941 – The garrison at
1914:becomes the last British regiment to leave India.
1594:8 November – About 200 men of the
3681:
1613:begins; sees the first large-scale use of tanks.
1037:30 May – Indian rebels begin the
1935:, the new name for conscription, is introduced.
2283:2000 – The Army deploys to the
1924:1948 – The Army withdraws from
1453:is the last British battalion to leave Canada.
1299:; British relief force arrives two-days later.
1117:1870 – The Army withdraws from
474:leads an Anglo-German army against the French.
2646:
2297:December 2001 – Major-General
2239:30 June 1997 – 1st Battalion,
2227:British Army Training and Support Unit Belize
2052:1961 – Army deploys troops to
1252:of the Army's organisation, came into effect.
920:takes place, ending in defeat for the French.
510:1777 – British victory at the
503:1776 – British victory at the
245:
3477:(Fall 1996), Vol. 74 Issue 299, pp 145-154.
2623:October 2023 – 1st Battalion
2467:1 January 2015 – Army begins
1979:1954 – The last troops leave
1835:is destroyed by the 9th Parachute Battalion.
1755:April 1941 – Germany invades
1392:11 October – War is declared.
524:1781 – British defeat at the
517:1777 – British defeat at the
2591:8 September 2022 – Death of
2543:begins, 600 military personnel deployed to
1842:landings take place; British Army lands at
1820:is formed to administer existing SAS units.
579:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
314:Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Militia
3272:Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
2653:
2639:
2471:and providing force protection as part of
2310:20 March 2003 – The US-led
2202:Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps
1983:, having been there since 1945 as part of
1128:1871 – The Army adopts the
252:
238:
3217:Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
2415:continues mainly by Royal Navy personnel.
2241:The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment)
2123:8 June – Bombing of RFA's
1449:1905 – The 5th Battalion,
3491:Decisive Day: The Battle for Bunker Hill
3297:Educational and Training Services Branch
2264:2000 – 2 PARA arrived in
316:the senior regiment of the Reserve Army.
3462:With Wolfe to Quebec: the path to glory
3394:The Oxford history of the British army.
2374:7 March 2007 – Corporal
2347:Delivering Security in a Changing World
2243:becomes the last British unit to leave
2179:begins; Army contributes 28,000 troops.
1773:garrison surrenders to Japanese forces.
3682:
3431:Peter Young and James Philip Lawford,
2625:The Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment
2564:25 November 2021 – The
2145:14 June – 2 Para takes
2073:1967 – Withdrawal from
2031:1 September 1957 – The
266:Timeline of British diplomatic history
2634:
2571:1 December 2021 – The
2499:United Nations Mission in South Sudan
2380:3rd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment
2232:1994 – 1st Battalion,
1938:1 February 1949 – The
645:1806 – Seizure of the
121:British Forces South Atlantic Islands
3407:A short history of the British army.
2469:training and mentoring Afghan forces
2391: – Operation Achilles
2352:March 2005 – Private
2135:kills 48, including 32 Welsh Guards.
2077:after a period of time known as the
1283:28 January – General
291:Fraternity or Guild of Artillery of
3595:The First Tank Battle: Cambrai 1917
1952:22 April 1951 – The
1707:
1139: – Abolition of the
13:
3435:(Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970).
3227:Royal Army Physical Training Corps
3005:Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
2855:Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment
2599:accedes to the throne and becomes
2578:24 February 2022 –
2408:ends after 38 years of deployment.
2406: – Operation Banner
2367:6 April 2005 – The
2358:Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
2095:violence. It is the beginning of "
1889:2 September 1945 –
1816:1 April 1944 – The
1798:3 September 1943 –
1769:15 February 1942 –
1699:4 April 1939 – The
1643:
1492:
1383:
995:20 September – The
988:19 September – The
552:1798 – Large-scale
14:
3716:
3115:Turks and Caicos Islands Regiment
2930:Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
2696:Deputy Chief of the General Staff
2515:is put into effect following the
2200:is disbanded and replaced by the
2004:31 October 1956 –
1838:6 June 1944 – The
1776:23 October 1942 –
1741:26 May 1940 – The
1731:(later the Home Guard) is formed.
1727:17 May 1940 – The
1609:20 November – The
1523:26 February – The
1414:28 February – The
1183: – The defence of
1002:25 October – The
563:1799 – Capture of
538:1795 – Capture of
359:26 January 1661 –
3336:
3335:
3207:Royal Army Chaplains' Department
2660:
2290:7 October 2001 –
2196:1 October 1992 –
2046:of the armed forces takes place.
1931:1 January 1949 –
1864:September 1944 –
1720:September 1939 –
1552:22 October – The
1511:19 October – The
1013:5 November – The
928:16 August – The
23:
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3422:(London: Seeley Service, 1950).
3145:Special Reconnaissance Regiment
2706:Current serving senior officers
2552: – Fall of Kabul
2382:, is posthumeously awarded the
2369:Special Reconnaissance Regiment
2234:The Queen's Lancashire Regiment
2169:
1163:Siege of the Sherpur Cantonment
619:23 September –
613:11 September –
442:to lead his troops into battle.
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3317:Military Provost Guard Service
3120:Falkland Islands Defence Force
3105:Royal Montserrat Defence Force
2875:1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
2506:NATO Enhanced Forward Presence
2486:is awarded the Victoria Cross.
2109:2 April 1982 –
1985:British Forces Element Trieste
1649:January 1919 –
1616:December – The
1486:. It remains part of the Army.
969:Massacre of Elphinstone's Army
916:18 June – The
795:19 September –
687:27 September –
631:28 November –
607:1 September –
425:War of the Austrian Succession
1:
2716:Structure of the British Army
2511:22 May 2017 –
2497:, South Sudan to support the
2436:is posthumeously awarded the
1829:D Company, 2nd Ox & Bucks
1468:Air Battalion Royal Engineers
1421:1 April – The
1369:24 November –
1363:2 September –
1320:30 December –
1314:27 February –
1308:10 February –
1222:20 December –
1215:20 December –
1209:1 September –
1161:15 December –
1155:21 November –
1098:Central India Campaign (1858)
1086:19 November –
881:27 February –
875:15 February –
854:19 November –
850:Battle of the Bidassoa (1813)
832:Battle of Roncesvalles (1813)
698:19 February –
637:15 December –
535:revolutionary France declared
400:War of the Spanish Succession
3569:Ypres: The First Battle 1914
3545:(Casemate Publishers, 2009).
3532:(Casemate Publishers, 2010).
3449:The Whig Supremacy 1714-1760
3191:Honourable Artillery Company
3010:Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
2292:U.S. invasion of Afghanistan
2070:is discharged from the Army.
1897:
1882:8 May 1945 –
1818:Special Air Service Regiment
1800:Invasion of Italian mainland
1638:
1575:1 July – The
1428:17 May – The
1378:
1302:8 February –
1238:28 January –
1080:11 October –
967:15 January –
860:9 December –
801:23 October –
736:Battle of Arroyo dos Molinos
734:28 October –
664:16 January –
625:1 November –
571:
490:American War of Independence
392:
324:
306:Honourable Artillery Company
271:
7:
3695:History of the British Army
3433:History of the British Army
3368:History of the British Army
3292:Staff and Personnel Support
3267:Royal Army Veterinary Corps
3015:Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
2731:Weapons of mass destruction
2584:July 2022 –
2545:Kabul International Airport
2066:1963 – Last
1778:Second Battle of El Alamein
1766:surrenders to the Japanese.
1722:British Expeditionary Force
1564:April – The
1545:10 August –
1508:begins to deploy to France.
1506:British Expeditionary Force
1451:The Royal Garrison Regiment
1402:December – "
1074:25 August –
1008:Charge of the Light Brigade
961:6 January –
950:September –
904:8 January –
848:7 October –
789:11 August –
753:7 January –
418:Royal Regiment of Artillery
10:
3721:
3580:Basil Henry Liddell Hart,
3302:Army Legal Services Branch
3000:Royal Regiment of Scotland
2880:Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
2850:Household Cavalry Regiment
2691:Chief of the General Staff
2323:Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
2250:1998 – The
2059:1962 – The
2042:1957 – The
1961:1952 – The
1945:1950 – The
1917:1948 – The
1780:takes place; Montgomery's
1678:1929 – The
1534:25 April –
1475:1912 – The
1456:1908 – The
1335:3 August –
1328:1889 – The
1266:22 March –
1260:13 March –
1224:Action at Bronkhorstspruit
1197:19 April –
1169:1879 – The
1030:1857 – The
981:1854 – The
893:14 April –
887:10 April –
785:Battle of Garcia Hernandez
765:11 April –
759:16 March –
742:1812 – The
718:Battle of Fuentes de Onoro
710:14 April –
657:1808 – The
593:1803 – The
577:1801 – The
495:17 June –
384:1688 – The
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2786:other ranks rank insignia
2668:
2254:white paper is published.
2159:14 June –
1954:Battle of the Imjin River
1891:Formal surrender of Japan
1825:Pegasus and Horsa Bridges
1724:begins to land in France.
1680:British Army of the Rhine
1357:8 April –
1277:January –
1250:Cardwell-Childers reforms
1248:, the culmination of the
1219:begins ends 23 March 1888
1203:27 July –
1102:1 March –
1088:Second Battle of Cawnpore
1064:30 June –
944:23 July –
910:16 June –
889:Battle of Toulouse (1814)
842:28 July –
836:25 July –
830:25 July –
824:25 July –
812:21 June –
783:23 July –
777:22 July –
771:11 June –
704:3 April –
681:25 July –
675:24 July –
386:War of the Grand Alliance
3350:
3257:Royal Army Medical Corps
3095:Royal Gibraltar Regiment
3025:Royal Yorkshire Regiment
2615:Royal Yorkshire Regiment
2517:Manchester Arena bombing
2477:Resolute Support Mission
2364:for his actions in Iraq.
2356:, of the 1st Battalion,
2252:Strategic Defence Review
1940:Women's Royal Army Corps
1729:Local Defence Volunteers
1682:in Germany is withdrawn.
1504:August –
1371:Battle of Umm Diwaykarat
1346:7 June –
1244:1 July –
1056:Battle of Badli-ki-Serai
1054:8 June –
1047:5 June –
973:August –
818:7 July –
803:Battle of Venta del Pozo
761:Battle of Badajoz (1812)
728:25 May –
722:16 May –
602:Second Anglo-Maratha War
407:Kingdom of Great Britain
126:British Forces Gibraltar
3519:(White Mane Pub, 2002).
3405:Eric William Sheppard,
3262:Royal Army Dental Corps
3222:Small Arms School Corps
3110:Cayman Islands Regiment
2580:Russia invades Ukraine.
2568:programme is published.
1912:Somerset Light Infantry
1866:Operation Market Garden
1600:Worcestershire Yeomanry
1460:(later Army) is formed.
1304:Battle of Schuinshoogte
1150:Second Anglo-Afghan War
1148:1878 –
755:Siege of Ciudad Rodrigo
716:3 May –
712:Siege of Almeida (1811)
683:Siege of Almeida (1810)
549:British Forces defeated
3597:(Arthur Barker, 1967).
3364:John William Fortescue
3312:Military Provost Staff
3181:Royal Corps of Signals
3100:Royal Bermuda Regiment
3020:Royal Anglian Regiment
2610:'s funeral procession.
2524:British Forces Germany
2460:is handed over to the
2257:1999 –
2216:British Forces Germany
2091:to assist in stopping
1750:The Parachute Regiment
1692:1936 –
1685:1935 –
1577:First Day of the Somme
1531:regiment to be formed.
1231:1881 –
1141:purchase of commission
985:begins; ends in 1856.
975:Battle of Kabul (1842)
939:First Anglo-Afghan War
937:1839 –
868:1814 –
826:Battle of the Pyrenees
820:Siege of San Sebastián
600:1803 –
531:1793 –
488:1775 –
466:1759 –
459:1755 –
445:1746 –
430:1743 –
423:1742 –
416:1722 –
405:1707 –
398:1702 –
3418:Robert Money Barnes,
3307:Royal Military Police
3232:General Service Corps
2920:Royal Wessex Yeomanry
2890:Queen's Royal Hussars
2776:officer rank insignia
2285:Republic of Macedonia
2272:to evacuate British,
2104:Iranian Embassy siege
2033:Glider Pilot Regiment
1694:uprising in Palestine
1655:Irish Republican Army
1596:Warwickshire Yeomanry
1547:Landings at Suvla Bay
1513:First Battle of Ypres
1442:Treaty of Vereeniging
1316:Battle of Majuba Hill
1291:(the self-proclaimed
1285:Charles George Gordon
1240:Battle of Laing's Nek
1132:rifle, replacing the
1112:Volunteer Rifle Corps
912:Battle of Quatre Bras
906:Battle of New Orleans
791:Battle of Majadahonda
767:Battle of Villagarcia
547:Toussaint L'ouverture
505:Battle of Long Island
497:Battle of Bunker Hill
228:United Kingdom portal
131:British Forces Brunei
116:British Forces Cyprus
3489:Richard M. Ketchum,
3212:Royal Logistic Corps
3040:Royal Irish Regiment
2925:Queen's Own Yeomanry
2900:King's Royal Hussars
2885:Royal Dragoon Guards
2798:National Army Museum
2603:of the British Army.
2558:control Afghanistan.
2462:Afghan National Army
2427:London 2012 Olympics
2371:becomes operational.
1833:Merville gun battery
1701:Royal Armoured Corps
1618:Capture of Jerusalem
1199:Battle of Ahmed Khel
1178:Battle of Isandlwana
1157:Battle of Ali Masjid
700:Battle of the Gebora
512:Battle of Brandywine
157:Other ranks insignia
111:British Army Germany
64:units and formations
40:British Armed Forces
3593:Robert Woollcombe,
3528:Michael O. Logusz,
3392:David G. Chandler,
3164:Combat Support Arms
3140:Special Air Service
3056:Royal Gurkha Rifles
2910:Royal Tank Regiment
2721:Order of precedence
2701:Army Sergeant Major
2676:Ministry of Defence
2586:Operation Interflex
2068:National Serviceman
2006:Operation Musketeer
1782:British Eighth Army
1589:Royal Tank Regiment
1477:Vickers machine gun
1076:Battle of Najafgarh
1004:Battle of Balaklava
990:siege of Sevastopol
779:Battle of Salamanca
639:Battle of Gawilghur
432:Battle of Dettingen
285:on 25 August, when
3705:Military timelines
3606:Abigail Jacobson,
3571:(Routledge, 2013).
3541:Jerome A. Greene,
3409:(Constable, 1950).
3396:(Oxford UP, 2003).
3186:Intelligence Corps
3077:Parachute Regiment
2601:Commander-in-Chief
2593:Queen Elizabeth II
2538: –
2513:Operation Temperer
2484:Parachute Regiment
2393:launched to clear
2334:7 Armoured Brigade
2188:Gibraltar Regiment
1905:Brigade of Gurkhas
1859:Operation Goodwood
1743:Dunkirk evacuation
1536:Landings at Helles
1515:begins in Belgium.
1484:Royal Flying Corps
1416:siege of Ladysmith
1365:Battle of Omdurman
1310:Battle of Kirbekan
1279:Battle of Abu Klea
1235:begins, ends 1889
1211:Battle of Kandahar
1152:begins, ends 1880
1104:Capture of Lucknow
1015:Battle of Inkerman
963:Battle of Gandamak
918:Battle of Waterloo
862:Battle of the Nive
844:Battle of Sorauren
773:Battle of Maguilla
604:begins, ends 1805
519:Battle of Saratoga
451:Duke of Cumberland
447:Battle of Culloden
3554:Nikolas Gardner,
3502:Barnet Schecter,
3447:and C.H. Stuart,
3383:(Oxford UP, 1994)
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3128:
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2962:Coldstream Guards
2832:Household Cavalry
2681:Army Headquarters
2541:Operation Pitting
2325:destroy 14 Iraqi
2301:takes command of
1919:Malayan Emergency
1877:Operation Varsity
1687:Abyssinian Crisis
1662:Russian Civil War
1611:Battle of Cambrai
1554:Machine Gun Corps
1527:becomes the last
1458:Territorial Force
1430:siege of Mafeking
1330:Maxim machine gun
1297:siege of Khartoum
1205:Battle of Maiwand
1070:Battle of Chinhat
1049:Siege of Cawnpore
941:begins ends 1842
930:Peterloo Massacre
895:Battle of Bayonne
856:Battle of Nivelle
814:Battle of Vitoria
724:Battle of Albuera
706:Battle of Sabugal
689:Battle of Bussaco
677:Battle of the Côa
666:Battle of Corunna
647:Cape of Good Hope
627:Battle of Laswari
609:Battle of Aligarh
526:siege of Yorktown
472:Duke of Brunswick
438:becomes the last
379:Colony of Tangier
347:Coldstream Guards
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2597:King Charles III
2451:Operation Shader
2434:Grenadier Guards
2395:Helmand province
2312:invasion of Iraq
2161:Falkland Islands
2154:Mount Tumbledown
2089:Northern Ireland
2026:land in support.
2010:invasion of Suez
1963:Mau Mau uprising
1933:National Service
1708:Second World War
1673:Irish Free State
1432:comes to an end.
1359:Battle of Atbara
1348:Battle of Ferkeh
1322:Battle of Ginnis
1268:Battle of Tofrek
1246:General Order 70
1066:Siege of Lucknow
1043:siege of Lucknow
946:Battle of Ghazni
883:Battle of Orthez
877:Battle of Garris
730:Battle of Usagre
633:Battle of Argaon
621:Battle of Assaye
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2360:is awarded the
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2024:Centurion tanks
1999:Suez Canal Zone
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2813:Army Reserve
2807:
2662:British Army
2608:HM The Queen
2458:Camp Bastion
2440:
2404:31 July 2007
2319:Challenger 2
2274:Commonwealth
2270:Sierra Leone
2198:I (BR) Corps
2170:1990–present
2132:Sir Tristram
2131:
2125:
2097:The Troubles
2063:takes place.
1956:takes place.
1868:takes place.
1813:takes place.
1786:Afrika Korps
1784:defeats the
1752:) is formed.
1715:Nazi Germany
1620:takes place.
1549:, Gallipoli.
1525:Welsh Guards
1423:Irish Guards
1295:) after his
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999:takes place.
932:takes place.
746:against the
565:Seringapatam
411:British Army
410:
369:British Army
368:
365:British Army
340:Scots Guards
290:
263:
194:
79:Army Reserve
33:British Army
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3635:"Our Story"
3035:Royal Welsh
2949:Foot Guards
2840:Life Guards
2781:other ranks
2763:Recruitment
2449:as part of
2299:John McColl
2126:Sir Galahad
2118:Goose Green
1529:Foot Guards
1397:Talana Hill
1233:Mahdist War
1226:takes place
1123:New Zealand
983:Crimean War
744:War of 1812
581:is formed.
479:James Wolfe
332:Royal Scots
200:Recruitment
3684:Categories
3669:3 November
3644:3 November
3061:The Rifles
2726:War crimes
2686:Army Board
2575:is formed.
2389:March 2007
2376:Bryan Budd
2259:Kosovo War
1947:Korean War
1942:is formed.
1831:, and the
1703:is formed.
1556:is formed.
1470:is formed.
1418:is lifted.
1404:Black Week
420:is formed.
301:Handgonnes
283:Henry VIII
48:Components
3088:regiments
2824:and Corps
2822:Regiments
2753:Equipment
2378:, of the
2280:citizens.
2245:Hong Kong
2184:Gibraltar
2175:1991 The
2093:sectarian
2019:airfield.
1926:Palestine
1898:1945–1990
1861:, begins.
1771:Singapore
1764:Hong Kong
1668:Signals'.
1639:1918–1945
1630:Armistice
1540:Gallipoli
1379:1899–1918
1119:Australia
572:1800-1898
554:rebellion
393:1700–1799
325:1600–1699
297:Crossbows
272:1500–1599
165:Equipment
139:Personnel
3341:Category
3282:Adjutant
3249:Services
3086:Overseas
3070:Airborne
2993:Infantry
2940:Infantry
2808:Timeline
2793:Uniforms
2768:Training
2736:Chemical
2420:2 RIFLES
2314:begins.
2266:Freetown
2209:UNPROFOR
2177:Gulf War
2113:begins.
2017:El Gamil
2012:begins.
2001:, Egypt.
1992:Austrian
1949:begins.
1068:begins,
1034:begins.
872:begins.
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492:begins.
293:Longbows
209:Location
195:Timeline
103:Overseas
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3558:(2003).
3506:(2003).
3493:(1999).
3464:(1972).
2803:History
2741:Nuclear
2669:General
2556:Taliban
2531:MINUSMA
2491:Malakal
2399:Taliban
2397:of the
2261:begins.
1981:Trieste
1974:Bermuda
1969:begins.
1921:begins.
1802:begins.
1795:begins.
1696:begins.
992:begins.
558:Ireland
463:begins.
427:begins.
402:begins.
388:begins.
190:History
181:History
38:of the
3049:Rifles
2772:Ranks
2757:Rifles
2495:Bentiu
2223:Belize
2186:. The
2054:Kuwait
2008:, the
1884:VE Day
1811:Kohima
1807:Imphal
1793:Sicily
1570:Dublin
1134:Snider
1051:begins
597:begin.
540:Ceylon
533:War on
483:Quebec
470:, the
3351:Notes
2865:Royal
2338:Basra
2327:T-55s
1967:Kenya
1873:Rhine
1848:Sword
1840:D-Day
1757:Crete
1736:Arras
1625:1918
1584:1917
1561:1916
1520:1915
1498:1914
1463:1911
1437:1902
1411:1900
1389:1899
1354:1898
1343:1896
1293:Mahdi
1274:1885
1257:1884
1194:1880
1094:1858
1022:1855
958:1842
925:1819
901:1815
809:1813
695:1811
672:1810
586:Egypt
281:from
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3362:See
2991:Line
2493:and
2473:NATO
2447:ISIL
2303:ISAF
2276:and
2075:Aden
1852:Juno
1846:and
1844:Gold
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