British Army

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The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... Flag of the British Army File links The following pages link to this file: British Army Royal Air Force Royal Navy Military of the United Kingdom Structure of the British Army Territorial Army British Forces Germany British Army officer rank insignia British Army enlisted rank insignia List of British Army... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... In the United Kingdom the Territorial Army is a part of the British Army composed of reserve units, or part-time soldiers. ... This is a list of British Army regiments in the aftermath of the defence cuts of the Options for Change defence white paper in 1991. ... The British Forces Germany (BFG) is the successor of the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) and Royal Air Force Germany (RAFG) which were disbanded in 1994 after the end of the Cold War. ... At the top level, the structure of the British Army is headed by two main administrative top-level budgets - Land Command and the Adjutant-General. ... This is a brief overview of some of the equipment in use by the modern British Army // Infantry weapons SA80 (Small Arms 1980s) assault rifle The standard issue rifle is now the L85A2, known popularly as the SA80. ... The history of the British Army spans three centuries and numerous European, colonial and world wars. ... This is a list of senior officers of the British Army. ... Origins From medieval times, devices such as pennants and shield patterns through to the full development of heraldry had been used to identify very senior ranks such as the monarch or other leaders of armies. ... Enlisted ranks is not a term used in the British Army, and is only used in this articles title for the sake of consistency with rank listings in other countries; not least those of the United States. ...

1600-1699

• 1633 - The Royal Regiment of Foot (later the Royal Scots) is placed on the Scottish Establishment, later becoming the oldest infantry regiment in continious service in the British Army.
• 1650 - George Monck's Regiment is formed (later the Coldstream Guards).
• 1656 - Lord Wentworth's Regiment is formed (later the Grenadier Guards).
• 26 January 1661 - King Charles II issues warrant, becoming the acknowledged beginning of the British Army.
• 1661 - The Scots Regiment of Foot Guards is formed (later the Scots Guards).
• 1 October 1661 - The Tangier Regiment is formed (later The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey), and became the most senior English infantry regiment in the British Army.
• 1684 - The English withdraw from the Tangier Garrison.
• 1688 - The War of the Grand Alliance begins.

Events February 13 - Galileo Galilei arrives in Rome for his trial before the Inquisition. ... Official name The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) Colonel-in-Chief Honorary-General HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) Nicknames Pontius Pilates Bodyguard Motto Nemo me impune lacessit (Nobody touches me with impunity) Anniversaries Marches Quick March: Dumbartons Drums Slow March: Garb of Old... // Events June 23 - Claimant King Charles II of England, Scotland and Ireland arrives in Scotland, the only of the three Kingdoms that has accepted him as ruler. ... The Coldstream Guards is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division. ... // Events Mehmed Köprülü becomes Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire. ... The Grenadier Guards is the most senior regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, and, as such, is the most senior regiment of infantry. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. ... The Scots Guards are a regiment of the British Army and have a long and proud history stretching back hundreds of years. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... The Tangier Regiment served as part of the British Army in the Tangier Garrison from 1662 until its evacution in 1684. ... Events France under Louis XIV makes Truce of Ratisbon separately with the Empire and Spain. ... In 1661 King Charles II married the Portuguese Catherine of Braganza, and as part of her dowry Charles was granted the ports of Tangier and Bombay (now Mumbai). ... // Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... The War of the Grand Alliance (also known as the War of the League of Augsburg, the War of the English Succession, and the Nine Years War) was a major war fought in Europe and America from 1688 to 1697, between France and the League of Augsburg (which, by 1689...

1700-1799

• 1702 -- The War of the Spanish Succession begins.
• 1707 - The Kingdom of Great Britain is formed.
• 1722 - The Royal Regiment of Artillery is formed.
• 1742 - War of the Austrian Succession begins.
  • 16 June 1743 - The Battle of Dettingen takes place, which saw King George II become the last British monarch to lead his troops into battle.
• 1751 - A numerical system is introduced into the Army, such as 1st Regiment of Foot, 2nd Regiment of Foot, etc.
• 1755 - Seven Years War begins; it lasts until 1763.
  • 1759 - British forces, led by General James Wolfe, takes French Quebec.
• 1775 - The American War of Independence begins.
  • 17 June 1775 - The Battle of Bunker Hill takes place.
  • October 1777 - British defeated at the Battle of Saratoga.
  • 10 December 1778 - British victory at the Battle of Long Island.
• 1793 - French Revolutionary Wars
  • 1795 - Ceylon captured.
  • 1798 - Irish rebellion takes place.

Events March 8 - William III died; Princess Anne Stuart becomes Queen Anne of England, Scotland and Ireland. ... Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ... Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right)1 Capital London Head of State King of Great Britain Head of Government Prime Minister Parliament House of Commons, House of Lords This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800). ... Events Abraham De Moivre states De Moivres theorem connecting trigonometric functions and complex numbers Publication of the first book of Bachs Well-Tempered Clavier Fall of Persias Safavid dynasty during a bloody revolt of the Afghani people. ... The Royal Regiment of Artillery, generally known as the Royal Artillery (RA), is, despite its name, a corps of the British Army It is made up of a number of regiments. ... The War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). ... // Events February 14 - Henry Pelham becomes British Prime Minister February 21 - - The premiere in London of George Frideric Handels oratorio, Samson. ... The Battle of Dettingen took place on June 16 (some sources, no doubt using a different calendar, say June 27), 1743 at Dettingen in Bavaria during the War of the Austrian Succession. ... George II (George Augustus) (10 November 1683–25 October 1760) was King of Great Britain and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (Hanover) and Archtreasurer and Prince-Elector of the Holy Roman Empire from 11 June 1727 until his death. ... The British monarch or Sovereign is the monarch and head of state of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories, and is the source of all executive, judicial and (as the Queen-in-Parliament) legislative power. ... Events Adam Smith is appointed professor of logic at the University of Glasgow March 25 - For the last time, New Years Day is legally on March 25 in England and Wales. ... This article is about the 1756–1763 war. ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1759 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Death of General Wolfe by Benjamin West. ... The first European explorer of what is now Quebec was Jacques Cartier, who planted a cross either in the Gaspé in 1534 or at Old Fort Bay on the Lower North Shore and sailed into the St. ... 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen of her North American colonies. ... June 17 is the 168th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (169th in leap years), with 197 days remaining. ... Bunker Hill was a battle of the American Revolutionary War that took place on June 17, 1775 during the Siege of Boston. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle(s) of Saratoga were considered by many historians to have been the turning point of the American Revolutionary War and one of the most decisive battles in history. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1778 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle Pass area, also known as Flatbush Pass in the area of Prospect Park and Green-Wood Cemetery. ... 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The French Revolutionary Wars occurred between the outbreak of war between the French Revolutionary government and Austria in 1792 and the Treaty of Amiens in 1802. ... 1795 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1798 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Irish Rebellion of 1798 or 1798 rebellion as it is known locally, was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against the British establishment in Ireland. ...

1800-1899

• 1801 - The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland is formed.
• French Revolutionary Wars
  • 1801 - A campaign to expel a French invasion force in Egypt takes place.
• 1803 - The Napoleonic Wars begin.
• 1806 - Seizure of the Cape of Good Hope.
  • 1806 - An abortive (initially unauthorised) invasion of Spanish South America begins.
  • 1808 - The Peninsular War begins.
  • 1812 - The War of 1812 against the United States begins.
  • 1814 - The Gurkha War begins.
  • 18 June 1815 - The Battle of Waterloo takes place, ending in defeat for the French.
• 16 August 1819 - The Peterloo Massacre takes place.
• 1854 - The Crimean War begins; ends in 1856.
  • 19 September 1854 - The Siege of Sevastopol begins.
  • 20 September 1854 - The Battle of Alma takes place.
  • 25 October 1854 - The Battle of Balaklava takes place; Charge of the Light Brigade.
• 5 November 1854 - The Battle of Inkerman takes place.
• 8 September 1855 - The siege of Sevastopol ends.
• 1857 - The Indian Mutiny begins.
  • 30 May 1857 - rebels begin the Siege of Delhi.
  • 30 June 1857 - Siege of Lucknow begins.
• 1859 - Due to fear of invasion by France, a volunteer movement begins, known as the Volunteer Rifle Corps.
• 1870 - The Army withdraws from Australia and New Zealand.
• 1871 - The Army adopts the Martini-Henry rifle, replacing the Snider.
• 1871 - Abolition of the purchase of commission.
• 1879 - The Anglo-Zulu War takes place.
  • 22 January 1879 - British force defeated at Battle of Isandlwana.
  • 22 January 1879 - The defence of Rorke's Drift begins; eleven Victoria Crosses would be gained in the process.
• 1 July 1881 - General Order 70, the culmination of the Cardwell-Childers reforms of the Army's organisation, came into effect.
• 28 January 1885 - General Charles George Gordon is killed by Mahommed Ahmed (the self-proclaimed Mahdi) after his siege of Khartoum; British relief force arrives two-days later.
• 1889 - The Maxim machine gun is introduced.
• 2 September 1898 - 21st Lancers perform one of the last full cavalry charges at the Battle of Omdurman.
• 11 October 1899 - The Boer War in Southern Africa begins.
  • 20 October 1889 - The first major battle of the war takes place at Talana Hill.
  • December 1899 - "Black Week", in which the Army suffered a series of defeats, takes place.

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The Battle of Inkermann, a battle of the Crimean War, was fought on November 5, 1854 and resulted in a British and French victory under General Bosquet against the Russian forces under General Menshikov. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ... May 30 is the 150th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (151st in leap years). ... June 30 is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 184 days remaining, and the last day of June. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1871 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Martini-Henry was a breech-loading lever-actuated British rifle, combining the action designed by Friedrich von Martini (based on work by the American Henry Peabody) with the rifled barrel designed by Scotsman Alexander Henry. ... 1879 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of Rorkes Drift The Anglo-Zulu War was fought in 1879 between Britain and the Zulus, and signalled the end of the Zulus as an independent nation. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Battle of Isandlwana was a battle in the Anglo-Zulu War in which a Zulu army wiped out a British force on January 22, 1879. ... Rorkes Drift was a mission station in Natal, South Africa. ... 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For the Abbasid Caliph, see al-Mahdi The Mahdi (Arabic: مهدي, also transliterated as: Mehdi or Mihdi; translated as: guided one), in Islamic eschatology, is a prophecy about the redeemer of Islam, who will change the world into a perfect society before Yaum al-Qiyamah, literally meaning... 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... An early Maxim gun in operation with the Royal Navy The Maxim gun was the first self-acting machine gun. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The 21st Lancers (Empress of Indias) was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, most famous for its participation in the Battle of Omdurman, where Winston Churchill rode with the unit as a reporter. ... 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1900-1918

• Boer War
  • 28 February - The Siege of Ladysmith is lifted.
  • 1 April 1900 - The Irish Guards is formed in honour of the Irish regiments in the Boer War.
  • 17 May 1900 - The Siege of Mafeking comes to an end.
• 1905 The 5th Battalion, The Royal Garrison Regiment became the last British battalion to leave Canada.
• 1908 - The Territorial Force (later Army) is formed.
• 1912 - The Vickers machine gun is introduced into the Army; it remained in service until 1968.
• 13 May 1912 - Royal Flying Corps formed from Air Battalion, Royal Engineers. Remains part of the Army.
• August 1914 - The First World War begins.
  • August 1914 - British Expeditionary Force begins to deploy to France.
  • 19 October - The First Battle of Ypres begins; last major action of 1914.
  • 26 February 1915 - The Welsh Guards becomes the last Foot Guards regiment to be formed.
  • 25 April 1915 - Landings at Helles, Gallipoli.
  • 10 August 1915 - Landings at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli.
  • 22 October 1915 - The Machine Gun Corps is formed.
  • April 1916 - The Easter Rising in Dublin takes place .
  • 1 July 1916 - The First Day of the Somme begins; about 60,000 casualties are incurred, 20,000 of whom had been killed.
  • 28 July 1917 - The Heavy Branch of the Machine Gun Corps is split off to form the Tank Corps (later the Royal Tank Regiment).
  • 8 November 1917 - About 200 men of the Warwickshire Yeomanry and Worcestershire Yeomanry charge with sabres drawn and defeat an Ottoman battery and a large group of Ottoman infantry at Huj. It was one of the last cavalry charges by the British Army.
  • 20 November 1917 -- The Battle of Cambrai begins; sees the first large-scale use of tanks.
  • December 1917 - The Capture of Jerusalem takes place.
  • 11 November 1918 - The First World War ends with the signing of the Armistice.

Boer guerrillas during the Second Boer War There were two Boer wars, one from December 16, 1880-March 23, 1881 and the second from October 11, 1899-May 31, 1902 both between the British and the settlers of Dutch, French and German origin (called Boers, Afrikaners or Voortrekkers) in South... February 28 is the 59th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Siege of Ladysmith was a famous battle in the Boer War, taking place between 2 November 1899 and 28 February 1900. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... Official name Irish Guards Colonel-in-Chief HM Queen Elizabeth II Colonel-of-the-Regiment James Hamilton, 5th Duke of Abercorn Nicknames Bobs Own The Micks Motto Quis Separabit (Who Shall Separate Us) Anniversaries Saint Patricks Day (17 March) Marches quick: St Patricks Day slow: Let Erin Remember... 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1918-1939

• January 1919 - Anglo-Irish War begins; British forces combat guerilla operations by the Irish Republican Army.
• 1919 - British Army takes part in Allied intervention during Russian Civil War.
• 31 July 1922 - Six Irish regiments (5 infantry and one cavalry) are disbanded due to the establishment of the Irish Free State.
• 5 August 1922 - The Royal Corps of Signals is formed.
• 1929 - The British Army of the Rhine in Germany is withdrawn.
• 1935 - Abyssinian Crisis takes place; Army deploys substantial reinforcements to Africa and the Middle East.
• 1936 - uprising in Palestine begins.
• 4 April 1939 - The Royal Armoured Corps is formed.

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1939-1945

• 3 September 1939 - Britain enters the Second World War when it declares war, along with its Allies, against Nazi Germany.
  • September 1939 - Units of the British Expeditionary Force begin to land in France.
  • 17 May 1940 - The Local Defence Volunteers (later the Home Guard) is formed.
  • 20 May 1940- In France, British armoured counter-attack takes place at Arras.
  • 26 May 1940 - The Dunkirk evacuation begins; over 330,000 British and French soldiers are evacuated by 4 June.
  • 22 June 1940 - The Parachute Corps (later The Parachute Regiment) is formed.
  • April 1941 - Germans invade Crete; Army and Commonwealth forces eventually evacuated by Royal Navy.
  • 9 June 1941 - The Cheshire Yeomanry perform the last cavalry charge by the British Army against Vichy French forces in Syria.
  • 25 December 1941 - The garrison at Hong Kong surrenders to the Japanese.
  • 15 February 1942 - Singapore garrison surrenders to Japanese forces.
  • 23 October 1942 - Second Battle of El Alamein takes place; Montgomery's British Eighth Army defeats the Afrika Korps in offensive.
  • 1943 - The Allied invasion of Sicily begins.
  • 1943 - Invasion of Italian mainland begins.
  • March 1944 - The Japanese launch their offensive against India; battles of Imphal and Kohima takes place.
  • 1 April 1944 - The Special Air Service Regiment is formed to administer existing SAS units.
  • 6 June 1944 - in airborne operations prior to D-Day landings, Pegasus and Horsa Bridges are taken by D Company, 2nd Ox & Bucks, and the Merville gun battery is destroyed by 9th Parachute Battalion.
  • 6 June 1944 - The D-Day landings take place; British Army lands at Gold and Sword; some British units allocated to Canadian beach at Juno.
  • 18 July 1944 - Allied armoured offensive, known as Operation Goodwood, begins.
  • September 1944 - Operation Market Garden takes place.
  • 24 March 1945 - Airborne crossing of the Rhine, known as Operation Varsity, takes place.
  • 8 May 1945 - VE Day takes place.
  • 2 September 1945 - Formal surrender of Japan takes place.

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1945-1990

• 1 January 1948 - Four Gurkha regiments are transferred from the Indian Army to the British Army, forming the Brigade of Gurkhas.
• 28 February 1948 - The 1st Battalion, The Somerset Light Infantry (Prince Albert's) becomes the last British regiment to leave India.
• 1948 - The Malayan Emergency begins.
• 1948 - The Army withdraws from Palestine.
• 1 January 1949 - National Service, the new name for conscription, is introduced.
• 1 February 1949 - The Women's Royal Army Corps is formed.
• 1950 - The Korean War begins.
  • 22 April 1951 - The Battle of the Imjin River takes place.
• 1952 - The Mau Mau uprising in Kenya begins.
• 1953 - The Army withdraws its garrison from Bermuda.
• 1954 - The last troops leave Trieste, having been there since 1945 as part of British Forces Element Trieste.
• 1955 - Occupying troops leave upon Austrian independence.
• June 1956 - Last British troops leave the Suez Canal Zone, Egypt.
• 31 October 1956 - Operation Musketeer, the invasion of Suez begins.
  • 5 November - 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment dropped at El Gamil airfield.
  • 6 November - Amphibious landings take place; Army Centurion tanks land in support.
• 1 September 1957 - The Army Air Corps is formed.
• 1957 - The Sandys Review of the armed forces takes place.
• 1961 - Army deploys troops to Kuwait after its request for British to deter invasion by Iraq.
• 1962 - The Brunei uprising takes place.
• 1963 - Last national serviceman is discharged from the Army.
• 1967 - Withdrawal from Aden after a period of time known as the Aden Emergency.
• August 1969 - British troops deployed to Northern Ireland to assist in stopping sectarian violence. It is the beginning of "The Troubles".
• 5 May 1980 - Special Air Service ends the Iranian Embassy siege.
• 2 April 1982 - Falklands War begins.
  • 28 May - 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment (2 Para) defeat Argentinians at Goose Green.
  • 8 June - Bombing of RFA's Sir Galahad, Sir Tristram kils 48, including 32 Welsh Guards.
  • 12 June - 3 Para defeats the Argentinians at Mount Longdon.
  • 14 June - 2 Para takes Wireless Ridge.
  • 14 June - 2nd Battalion, Scots Guards defeat Argentinians at Mount Tumbledown.
  • 14 June - Falkland Islands are liberated upon the surrender of Argentinian forces.

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The Suez Crisis, also known as the Suez War, Suez Campaign or Kadesh Operation was a war fought on Egyptian territory in 1956. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... The Centurion was the primary British Main Battle Tank of the immediate post-war era, and considered by many to be one of the best British tank designs of all time. ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Army Air Corps is a vital component of the British Army. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Port of Aden (around 1910) Aden (Arabic: عدن []) is a city in Yemen, 105 miles (170 kilometers) East of Bab-el-Mandeb. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1... Sectarianism is an adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination, it also usually involves a rejection of those not a member of ones sect. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Iranian Embassy Siege of 1980 was a terrorist siege of the Iranian Embassy in London, United Kingdom. ... 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Falklands War or the Malvinas War (Spanish: Guerra de las Malvinas), was an armed conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the Falkland Islands (also known in Spanish as the Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, between March and June of 1982. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... The Battle of Goose Green (May 27–28 1982) was an engagement of the Falklands War between British and Argentinian forces. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Sir Galahad (L3005) was the name of a LSL (landing ship logistical) belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, part of the British fleet. ... RFA Sir Tristram (L3505) is a Landing Ship Logistics of the Round Table class. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... The Battle of Mount Longdon was an engagement of the Falklands War between British and Argentinian forces, which took place on the 11th/12 June 1982. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

1990-present

• 1991 The Gulf War begins; Army contributes 28,000 troops.
• 1991 - The last British Army regiment leaves Gibraltar. The Gibraltar Regiment is subsequently placed on the Army's regular establishment.
• 1 October 1992 - I Corps is disbanded and replaced by Headquarters Allied Command Europe Rapid Reaction Corps.
• 1993 - British forces deployed to Bosnia as part of UNPROFOR.
• 31 March 1994 - The British Army of the Rhine is disbanded and replaced by British Forces Germany.
• 1994 - The main force of the Army garrison in Belize is withdrawn; small detachment remains as part of British Army Training and Support Unit Belize.
• 30 June 1997 - 1st Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) becomes the last British unit to leave Hong Kong.
• 1998 - The Strategic Defence Review white paper is published.
• 1999 - Kosovo War begins.
• 2000 - 2 PARA arrived in Freetown, Sierra Leone to evacuate British, Commonwealth and EU citizens.
• 2001 - The Army deploys to the Republic of Macedonia.
• 7 October 2001 - U.S. invasion of Afghanistan begins. The SAS was, initially, the main Army contribution.
  • December 2001 - Major-General John Chalmers McColl takes command of ISAF in Afghanistan.
• 20 March 2003 - The US-led invasion of Iraq begins.
  • 27 March 2003 - The largest tank engagement by the British Army since WWII takes place; 14 Challenger 2 tanks of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards destroy 14 Iraqi T-55s.
  • 6 April 2003 - British forces, led by 7 Armoured Brigade (known as 'The Desert Rats') enter Iraq's second city of Basra.
• 2004 - The defence white paper "Delivering Security in a Changing World" is published.
• March 2005 - Private Johnson Beharry of the 1st Battalion, Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment is awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in Iraq in 2004.
• 6 April 2005 - The Special Reconnaissance Regiment became operational.