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	British Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The British Government's attempt to mollify the Natives by delineating the Appalachians as the westward limit for European settlement was the primary motivator of the American colonies in launching the secessionist American War of Independence.
		The British army was heavily invloved in the Napoleonic Wars in which the army served from Spain across to Europe to North Africa in the South.
		The British army is still the major coalition presence in the city of Basra and the Southern regions of Iraq.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Army (3523 words)

	Structure of the British Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Although the British Army has the capability of forming a corps using its two available Ready Divisions, it would be unlikely to deploy an all-British corps; instead, it would most likely deploy one of its two divisions to serve as part of a larger multinational force.
		The Joint CBRN Regiment is a specialised corps of the army tasked with defence against nuclear, biological, radiological and chemical weapons.
		The Royal Logistic Corps is the largest single corps in the British Army, and is responsible for the supply and movement of material to all units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Structure_of_the_British_Army (4874 words)

	The U.S. Army Professional Writing Collection
		The British Army fought its post-World War II campaigns in the predominantly rural jungle conditions of Malaya, Kenya, Borneo, Guyana, and Dhofar to the desert conditions of Palestine; Muscat and Oman; Radfan; and Kuwait and was successful in small-scale and medium-scale operations.
		Even during the Napoleonic wars, the British Army found itself as an inferior force in an asymmetric conflict and was therefore compelled to combine a Fabian conventional strategy with the use of indigenous guerrillas to disperse and overextend the French.
		As the 20th century ended, the British Army's experience in the Balkans had more in common with its colonial past than with its commitment to war on the plains of Europe, and the persistent low-intensity conflict in Northern Ireland was viewed as the last stage of imperial withdrawal.
	www.army.mil /professionalwriting/volumes/volume3/november_2005/11_05_2_pf.html (4184 words)

	British Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British military.
		Today the Army is one of the most technologically advanced land forces in the world, and is deployed in many of the world's war zones as part of a fighting force, and in United Nations peacekeeping forces.
		The British Army fought American colonists in the American Revolutionary War; the Chinese in the First and Second Opium Wars; the Boers in the Boer War; Irish separatists in the Anglo-Irish War; and uprisings in India (the Indian Mutiny).
	british-army.ask.dyndns.dk (2318 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Army is the land armed forces element of the United Kingdom.
		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.
		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.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /British_Army (1772 words)

	Qwika - similar:Singapore_Army
		Army is also often used in the description or title of military or paramilitary organisations which are not part of a...
		British Army Components British Army Territorial Army List of current regiments British Forces Germany Structure of the British Army Equipment Modern Equipment History History of the British Army Timeline of the British Army Personnel List of senior officers Officer rank insignia Enlisted rank insignia At the top level, the structure of...
		Under British colonial rule, it grew in importance as a center for both the India-China trade and the entrepot trade of the Southeast Asian region, eventually becoming one of the most important port citie...
	www.qwika.com /rels/Singapore_Army (1376 words)

	British Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Army is the land armed forces of the United Kingdom.
		Before the Civil War the army raised as required by the King who warrant gentlemen to raise companies this being direct throwback to the feudal concept of fief where a lord had to raise certain quota of knights men at arms and yeomanry.
		The British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) was formed to control British in West Germany.
	www.freeglossary.com /British_Army (1469 words)

	Nomenclature of the Regiments of the British Empire and Commonwealth
		While the training and administration structure emphasizes esprit de corps and "tribal" distinctions such as cap badges, the operational structure emphasizes fighting and logistical efficiency in the field.
		The original meaning (16th century) was the platform or fortified structure on which or withing the artillery was mounted; later it included the guns there mounted; and still later, as mobile artillery became commonplace, it came to mean the guns alone.
		The term was last used in the British Army for units of foreign mercenaries in the Crimean war.
	www.regiments.org /regiments/nomencla.htm (2823 words)

	British Army - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Army garrison is provided by an indigenous regiment, the Royal Gibraltar Regiment, which has been on the Army regular establishment since the last British regiment left in 1991.
		Typically, a regiment or battalion consists of around 700 soldiers and is commanded by a Lieutenant-Colonel.
		Regiments and Corps of the British Army: An Introductory Overview Regiments.Org.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_army (3523 words)

	From the Western Front to Salonika - British Army Structure
		Each army was commanded by a general, and would normally consist of three or four corps.
		Divisions tended to retain their troops whereas armies and corps were purely administrative and did not hold divisions on a permanent basis.
		The army contained many large regiments or corps* whose purpose was to help maintain the fighting force in the field.
	www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~cjmorton/service/ww1/brit_army/army.htm (665 words)

	The Prime Minister and the Army - The Churchill Centre
		Not only was the British Army small — and very likely, the longer the war lasted, to get smaller — but it was further handicapped by the complex legacy of its own and the British nation’s past.
		Finally, the social structure of the British Army handicapped its ability to change and adapt to the challenges it faced from 1939 on.
		CHURCHILL came to office with a long history of involvement with the Army He had of course begun his career as an army officer, and it is often claimed that he thought about war forever after in terms of the Northwest Frontier of India, the Sudan and South Africa.
	www.winstonchurchill.org /i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=610 (1570 words)

	British Infantry -- Recommendations and Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Army Infantry Corps comprises 55 battalions of Infantry, from 32 Regiments.
		List of military divisions — List of British divisions in WWII The British 1st Infantry Division was first formed in 1809 when the Duke of Wellington formed it, in Portugal, from two British brigades and one Hanoverian brigade of the King's German Legion.
		After British forces withdrew from Egypt the division returned to the UK for a short while in 1955 and 1956.
	www.becomingapediatrician.com /health/23/british-infantry.html (921 words)

	Scotsman.com News - British armed forces - Army chief in Iraq condemns plans to cut the number of regiments (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		In the end, he said, the restructuring of the army was necessary because of the constraints placed upon it, and that meant that the four battalions had to go and that Britain would have to reduce its commitments around the world.
		He rejected recent reports which suggested that British troops in the south had withdrawn to their barracks and abandoned regular patrolling, although he said that he believed there was no point in confronting hostile crowds when they gathered.
		The general also expressed regret at the recent loss of British lives in southern Iraq, but he rejected the demands of the families of some of those who died for the rest of the soldiers to be brought home, and he said he believed that the coalition was right to persevere.
	news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=1034&id=1072762004 (1635 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Have Your Say \| Should the British Army be reformed?
		Critics say the changes could leave the army overstretched but Britain's senior Army officer, General Sir Mike Jackson defended the changes saying the army would be in the "right shape for the future".
		The British Army needs to be as strong as its strongest enemy but this Defence Secretary has made sure it is not.
		The infantry is the backbone of the army!
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/talking_point/4102021.stm (2265 words)

	Wikinfo \| Military unit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Armies are divided into groups of various sizes according to function and for tactical and administrative purposes.
		Whilst it is recognised that there will be differences between armies of different nations, it seems that a large proportion are modelled on the British and/or American models.
		Army, Army Group and Theater are all large units which vary significantly between armed forces in size and hierarchy position.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Military_unit (213 words)

	British Volunteers in the German Wehrmacht in WWII
		Of all foreigners in the ranks of the German Wehrmacht during WWII, British and Commonwealth troops were by far one of the most obscure groups to be found.
		A select few British and Commonwealth troops are known to have served independently in various German Waffen-SS units, and an actual legion unit was formed consisting of British volunteers, although its history, as we shall see, was very limited.
		In the Summer of 1943, the control of the Legion was under the SS-Hauptamt as a part of amt (or department) D-I which was in control of the Germanischen Leitstelle, or Germanic Central Administration and the Germanic SS within the Waffen-SS.
	www.feldgrau.com /gb.html (1385 words)

	War of 1812 Website- War of 1812 Quiz: For the Expert
		This quiz encompasses a number of questions on the battles, structure of the British army, leaders and military technology.
		What was the usual punishment in the British Army for a soldier deserting with his musket towards the enemy?
		In the song "British Grenadiers" there is a line that mentions throwing grenades "from the glacis about the enemy's ears".
	www.militaryheritage.com /quiz2.htm (732 words)

	Military - A Brief Background on the Regency Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This is a brief outline of the British Army of the early Nineteenth century - the army that fought through the Peninsular War of 1808-1814 and Waterloo in 1815.
		It is by no means a definitive guide to the army but hopefully it will give you a general idea of the structure so you can understand a little better the background to some of the authors such as Heyer.
		The light regiments of the British Army were Dragoon Regiments numbered from 7 to 25.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~awoodley/regency/army.html (1362 words)

	British Army (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.
		This was a development of the feudal concept of fief (in which a lord was obligated to raise a certain quota of knights, men at arms and yeomanry) under greater control of the King - raising companies without a warrant could be considered treasonable, whereas feudal lords could raise their fief to fight each other.
		The British Army has been serving in Northern Ireland in the 'military aid to the civil authorities' capacity for over thirty years.
	www.info-pedia.net /about/british_army (1800 words)

	UK Defence Secretary Outlines Future Structure of the British Army (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British future force will be arranged around two armored brigades, three mechanized brigades, a light and an air assault brigades in addition, of course, to the Royal Marines Commando Brigade.
		Overall the British Army will be equipped with seven brigades backed up by the Commando Brigade from the Royal Marines.
		Other aspects of the future British Army are a force composed of 36 infantry battalions that will actually be available for operations.
	www.deagel.com /news2?p=ns000145ot (392 words)

	British army museums and records at Army Museums Ogilby Trust
		The Army Museums Ogilby Trust is a registered charity founded in 1954 by the late Colonel Robert Ogilby DSO, DL whose personal experiences in two World Wars persuaded him that the fighting spirit of the British soldier stemmed from the esprit de corps engendered by the Army’s regimental structure.
		This spirit is enshrined in the many regimental and corps museums which seek to inspire and educate their visitors.
		The British Army has a rich history that is added to continually as today’s regiments carry forward the proud traditions of their forbears.
	www.armymuseums.org.uk (218 words)

	The British Military Garrison in Ireland - British Army
		The British Army, comprising regular English, Scottish and Welsh regiments and the locally-recruited RIR, maintains a massive garrison across the Six Counties.
		The British Army maintains a full operational presence in all of these and in the other Divisional and Subdivisional Commands, which are all in effect heavily-fortified military bases.
		From 1985 onwards the British Army have bullt a wall of surveillance towers with attached bunker and garrison facilities which dominate the South Armagh landscape.
	sinnfein.org /bmgii/barmy.html (830 words)

	The Future Structure (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We should not be considered, either by the Army, or by our own counties, to be a southwestern regiment.
		As the planning for the expansion of the Regiment develops, and the Future Infantry Structure is brought to reality, we are positive in looking forward, being proactive in the strongest tradition of Light Infantrymen over the last 250 years, and calm against rumour.
		As we celebrate the 60th anniversary of the ending of that heroic struggle, we salute those who made the sacrifices — and we resolve to build a regiment they would both recognise and champion.
	www.army.mod.uk /lightinfantry/future_structure (710 words)

	Armed Forces - a5a01.1 - British Army - The Infantry - Future Infantry Structure
		Under the Future Army Structure there is a strategy to deliver both training and commitments known as the Force Operations and Readiness Mechanism (FORM); a replacement for the Formation Readiness Cycle.
		This system enables the Army to meet its outputs (force elements ready for both programmed operations and contingent operations/emergency deployments) from within the force structure.
		The future TA Infantry structure will be organised to support and complement the regular regimental structure, thereby restoring a true sense of identity at TA battalion level.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /army/listings/l0129.html (939 words)

	United Kingdom (British Empire & Commonwealth Land Forces)
		British Army Regiments and Corps, 1998, by Neil Baumgardner.
		British Regiments in the War of 1812, and their uniforms, by Robert Henderson (Discriminating General).
		Photographs of Soldiers of the British Army 1840 to 1920, by Fred Larimore.
	www.regiments.org /nations/europe/uk.htm (2728 words)

	British Army index page
		After many years where the physical effects of peacekeeping duties, and of warfare, have been well documented, we are slowly beginning to have an appreciation of the mental suffering endured by British service personnel as a direct result of their respective military experiences.
		Recent operations undertaken by the British Military include, helping to provide the basics of food, water and medicine to civilians in war-torn areas such as Kosovo, to fulfilling Britain's NATO obligation in Afghanistan, along with full military operations in Iraq, to peacekeeping missions in Sierra Leone.
		Whilst the worlds of media and politics clash on a daily basis, British Servicemen and women continue to carry out their duties without question or hesitation.
	www.armedforces.co.uk /armyindex.htm (438 words)

	Army Rank Structure Resources (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The British Army is the first of the UK's armed forces to put itself on the Internet.The site features unclassified material on equipment, training and the structure of the army, and you can click on an interactive world map to find out about its global activities.
		Army rank is a system of organizing the military structure based on seniority and command.
		While the non-commissioned rank structure is the same throughout the Army some corps may have different titles for their personnel, for...
	www.mygreatarmy.info /army-rank-structure (1163 words)

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