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	British Army - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Army did not exist as a single, distinct entity before the Act of Union of 1707 which united England and Scotland, but its origins date back to the aftermath of the English Civil War.
		Cromwell's companies did not yet assume the unique names that came later to be associated with British Army Regiments, instead they would name their companies after psalms or biblical phrases, or were often identified with the gentleman (typically with the rank of Colonel) who had raised the company, eg Monck's Regiment of Foot.
		British forces were part of the spearhead group that initiated actions in Afghanistan that was implemented in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /british_army.htm (1877 words)

	Definition of British Army
		The British Army did not exist as a separate entity before the Act of Union of 1707 which united England and Scotland, but its origins date back to the aftermath of the English Civil War.
		Before the Civil War, the army was raised as required by the King, who would warrant gentlemen to raise companies, this being a direct throwback to the feudal concept of fief where a lord had to raise a certain quota of knights, men at arms and yeomanry.
		Since the IRA ceasefire, the army presence in the region has been intentionally reduced both to ease any remaining tensions and to relieve personnel for duties elsewhere.
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	British Forces SAS British Army Special Air Service
		The British Army has done 'peacemaking' so well that the horrific risks involved in patrols in strange lands riven by ancient hatreds are only rarely understood by the soldiers themselves.
		At the forefront of the campaign was the SAS, an elite branch of the British army whose essence is secrecy and whose tools are bold initiative, surprise, and skill.
		Concentrates on the tropical uniforms and equipment of the 1st and 8th Armies in North Africa and Italy.
	www.warbooks.com /brit.html (3296 words)

	Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		British army officer who became a national hero for his 217-day defense of Mafeking (now Mafikeng) in the South African War of 1899–1902; he later became famous as founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides (also called Girl Scouts).
		While serving in the British Army during the Boer, or South African, War (1899–1902), he led a greatly outnumbered force of some 1,200 men in the 217-day defense of Mafeking and became a national hero.
		The British writer Anthony Powell produced one of the most highly regarded post–World War II literary creations, the 12-volume series A Dance to the Music of Time.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9011700&query=scouts (1010 words)

	AllRefer.com - Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess (British And Irish History, Biography) - ...
		Curzon of Kedleston, George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess[kUr´zun, ked´ulstun] Pronunciation Key, 1859–1925, British statesman.
		He resigned (1905) after a quarrel with Lord Kitchener, commander of the army in India, who was supported by the home government.
		As foreign secretary (1919–24), he presided over the Conference of Lausanne (see under Lausanne, Treaty of), disapproved of the French occupation of the Ruhr, and paved the way for the Dawes Plan for settling German war reparations.
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	Normandy campaign
		British troops, who had landed near Bayeux on three beaches called Gold, Juno, and Sword, advanced quickly but were stopped before Caen.
		The British had taken Caen on July 9, but they were again halted by a massive German tank concentration.
		Between them and the U.S. forces driving north from Argentan the major part of the German 7th Army was caught in the “Falaise pocket” and was wiped out by Aug. 23, opening the way for the Allies to overrun N France.
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	May 6 Events in History
		May 6, 1974 A's pitcher Paul Lindblad makes an errant throw in 1st inning of 6-3 loss to Balt ends his record streak of 385 consecutive errorless games
		May 6, 1950 Liz Taylor's 1st marriage to Conrad Hilton, Jr.
		May 6, 1943 British 1st army opens assault on Tunis
	www.brainyhistory.com /days/may_6.html (2054 words)

	Adelaide Booksellers: Militaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Militaria [To order this item without using the shopping cart please quote ID #6310], AU$15.00
		Army Magazine: November, 1944 Volume 4 Number 6.
		Militaria [To order this item without using the shopping cart please quote ID #10722], AU$15.00
	www.adelaidebooksellers.com.au /webcurrentlist/militaria.htm (797 words)

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