The British launched Process_start their new campaign Military_operation on 13 December 1916 .

The Indian divisions of the Indian III Corps ( also called Request the Tigris Corps ) included Cause_to_be_included British Army units .

The Upper Canada Rebellion was an insurrection Hostile_encounter against the perceived Perception_active oligarchic government of the British colony of Upper Canada ( present-day Ontario ) in December 1837 .

The rebellion led Causation directly to Lord Durham 's Report on the Affairs of British North America , and to `` The British North America Act , 1840 '' , which partially reformed Reforming_a_system the British provinces into a unitary system , leading to Causation the formation of Canada as a nation in 1867 .

The rebellion led Causation directly to Lord Durham 's Report on the Affairs of British North America , and to `` The British North America Act , 1840 '' , which partially reformed Reforming_a_system the British provinces into a unitary system , leading to Causation the formation of Canada as a nation in 1867 .

The rebellion led Causation directly to Lord Durham 's Report on the Affairs of British North America , and to `` The British North America Act , 1840 '' , which partially reformed Reforming_a_system the British provinces into a unitary system , leading to Causation the formation of Canada as a nation in 1867 .

Brigadier-General James Edmonds , the British official historian , wrote in Writing the History of the Great War Hostile_encounter , that the II Corps battle Hostile_encounter at La Bassée could be taken Conquering as separate but that the battles Hostile_encounter from Armentières to Messines and Ypres , were better understood Know as one battle Hostile_encounter in two parts , an offensive Attack by III Corps and the Cavalry Corps from 12 to 18 October against which the Germans retired Process_end and an offensive Judgment_communication by the German 6th Army and 4th Army from 19 October to 2 November , which from 30 October , took place Process_start mainly north of the Lys , when the battles Hostile_encounter of Armentières and Messines merged Cause_to_amalgamate with the Battles Hostile_encounter of Ypres .

French , British and Belgian troops in improvised field defences , repulsed Defending German attacks Attack for four weeks .

Thirty-four German divisions fought Hostile_encounter in the Flanders battles Hostile_encounter , against twelve French , nine British and six Belgian , along with marines and dismounted cavalry .

The Charge of the Light Brigade was a failed military action involving Cause_to_be_included the British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854 in the Crimean War .

British commander Lord Raglan had intended to send Sending the Light Brigade to prevent Preventing_or_letting the Russians from removing captured Conquering guns from overrun Conquering Turkish positions , a task for which the light cavalry were well-suited .

The Light Brigade reached Arriving the battery under withering Change direct fire and scattered Dispersal some of the gunners , but they were forced to retreat Escaping immediately , and the assault ended Process_end with very high British casualties and no decisive gains .

The meeting Social_event also worked Employment to establish Creating a zone of limited Limiting tariffs within the British Empire , but with high tariffs with the rest Placing of the world .

This abandonment GiveUp of open Openness free trade led to Causation a split in the British National Government coalition : the Official Liberals under Herbert Samuel left Departing the Government , but the National Liberals under Sir John Simon remained Temporary_stay .

The Action of 13 March 1806 was a naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter , fought Hostile_encounter when a British and a French squadron met Come_together unexpectedly in the mid-Atlantic .

The British squadron consisted of seven ships of the line accompanied by associated frigates , led Conquering by Rear-Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren , were tasked Request with hunting Military_operation down and destroying Destroying the French squadron of Contre-Admiral Jean-Baptiste Willaumez , which had departed Departing Brest for raiding Attack operations in the South Atlantic in December 1805 , at the start of the Atlantic campaign Military_operation of 1806 .

Linois raided Attack British shipping lanes and harbours across the region , achieving Achieve limited success against undefended merchant ships but repeatedly withdrawing Escaping in the face of determined opposition , most notably at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Pulo Aura in February 1804 .

Linois had twice failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to capture Conquering , or even seriously engage Hostile_encounter , large and valuable British merchant convoys on his cruise .

As `` London '' engaged Hostile_encounter `` Marengo '' , the French frigate `` Belle Poule '' attempted to escape Escaping from the approaching squadron independently , but was also run Motion down and brought Bringing to battle Hostile_encounter by the British frigate HMS `` Amazon '' .

The battle Hostile_encounter marked Recording the end of Linois 's three-year campaign Military_operation against British trade and was the second British victory of the Atlantic campaign Military_operation , following the Battle Hostile_encounter of San Domingo the previous month .

The battle Hostile_encounter marked Recording the end of Linois 's three-year campaign Military_operation against British trade and was the second British victory of the Atlantic campaign Military_operation , following the Battle Hostile_encounter of San Domingo the previous month .

Willaumez eventually returned Arriving to France , although without many of his squadron who were destroyed Destroying by British operations or Atlantic gales .

The battle Hostile_encounter is mentioned Statement in the Babylonian Chronicles , now housed Containing in the British Museum .

The British built Creating up their bomber force and introduced Choosing navigational aids and tactics such as the bomber stream Motion that enabled Preventing_or_letting them to mount Self_motion larger and larger attacks Attack with an acceptable loss Earnings_and_losses rate .

The French and British commanders in the pocket decided Deciding to make Manufacturing for Le Havre and Fortune detached Arkforce , the equivalent of two brigades , to guard Patrolling the routes back to the port .

The British had already fought Quarreling a series of battles Hostile_encounter with the Boers , most recently at Modder River , where the advance Self_motion was temporarily halted Preventing_or_letting .

This allowed Preventing_or_letting the Boers to survive Preserving the initial British artillery bombardment Attack ; when the British troops failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to deploy from a compact formation during their advance Self_motion , the defenders were able to inflict heavy casualties .

This allowed Preventing_or_letting the Boers to survive Preserving the initial British artillery bombardment Attack ; when the British troops failed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to deploy from a compact formation during their advance Self_motion , the defenders were able to inflict heavy casualties .

The Boers attained Achieve a tactical victory and succeeded in holding Defending the British in their advance Self_motion on Kimberley .

Following their defeat , the British delayed Hindering at the Modder River for another two months while reinforcements were brought Bringing forward .

General Lord Roberts was appointed Change_of_leadership Commander in Chief of the British forces in South Africa and moved Self_motion to take personal command of this front .

The action was one of a series of operations Military_operation conducted Action by the British Royal Navy and the French Navy to contest Competition dominance over the Adriatic between 1807 and 1814 .

During this period the Adriatic was surrounded Surrounding by French territory or French client states and as a result British interference Hindering was highly disruptive Destroying to the movement of French troops and supplies Supply .

The action came over eight months after the British had achieved Achieve a decisive victory over the French at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Lissa and was the first squadron action since that engagement Hostile_encounter .

The action of November 1811 was the result of the British interception of a French military convoy Patrolling traveling Traveling from Corfu to Trieste with a consignment of cannon , and resulted in Causation a British victory , only one French ship escaping Escaping capture by the British force .

The action of November 1811 was the result of the British interception of a French military convoy Patrolling traveling Traveling from Corfu to Trieste with a consignment of cannon , and resulted in Causation a British victory , only one French ship escaping Escaping capture by the British force .

The action of November 1811 was the result of the British interception of a French military convoy Patrolling traveling Traveling from Corfu to Trieste with a consignment of cannon , and resulted in Causation a British victory , only one French ship escaping Escaping capture by the British force .

The rearguard was set up to delay Change_event_time the advance of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force ( EEF ) cavalry in the Desert Mounted Corps after the British Empire infantry victories in the Judean Hills at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Tulkarm , and the Battle Hostile_encounter of Tabsor during the Battle Hostile_encounter of Sharon .

The Action of 7 May 1794 was a minor naval action fought Hostile_encounter between a British ship of the line and a French frigate early in the French Revolutionary Wars Hostile_encounter .

The French Navy sought to disrupt Hindering British trade by intercepting Know and capturing Conquering merchant ships with roving frigates , a strategy countered Response by protecting British convoys with heavier warships , particularly in European waters .

The French Navy sought to disrupt Hindering British trade by intercepting Know and capturing Conquering merchant ships with roving frigates , a strategy countered Response by protecting British convoys with heavier warships , particularly in European waters .

On 5 May 1794 , the British escorts Patrolling of a convoy from Cork sighted Know two French ships approaching Arriving and gave Giving chase Self_motion .

Eventually , after a chase Self_motion lasting nearly two days , the French ship came Self_motion within range of the much larger British 74-gun third rate HMS `` Swiftsure '' and despite a brave defence Defending was soon forced Causation to surrender Surrendering after suffering Bodily_harm more than 40 casualties Bodily_harm .

The Munich air disaster Catastrophe occurred Coming_to_be on 6 February 1958 when British European Airways Flight 609 crashed Damaging on its third attempt to take off Departing from a slush-covered runway at Munich-Riem Airport , West Germany .

It took place Process_start near Charleston , South Carolina , during the first British attempt to capture Conquering the city from American forces .

It is also sometimes referred Name_conferral to as the First Siege Besieging of Charleston , owing to a more successful British siege Besieging in 1780 .

The British organized Arranging an expedition in early 1776 for operations Military_operation in the rebellious southern colonies of North America .

It was captured Arrest by the Spanish , who wanted to try the men onboard ( many of whom were American and British citizens ) as pirates and execute them .

The Spanish executed 53 of the men but stopped Process_end when the British government demanded Request it .

British families were compensated Rewards_and_punishments by the Spanish government through negotiation Communication prior to American compensation .