British losses Earnings_and_losses were confined to a single man wounded Bodily_harm by an accident Incident aboard `` Crescent '' .

Eventually Dénian could not hold Defending out any longer and was forced Request to surrender Surrendering on the arrival Arriving of the 28-gun British frigate HMS `` Circe '' .

English Canadians supported Supporting the war effort as they felt stronger ties to the British Empire .

English , and later British monarchs would continue to nominally claim Statement the French throne until 1801 , though they would never again seriously pursue it .

However , the British colonial government in Hong Kong stated Statement that the incident happened over Chinese territory in which the British had no jurisdiction .

However , the British colonial government in Hong Kong stated Statement that the incident happened over Chinese territory in which the British had no jurisdiction .

Tom Simpson ( 30 November 1937 – 13 July 1967 ) was a British professional cyclist , one of Britain 's most successful of all-time .

The manhunt Military_operation lasted almost seven days , and was the largest in modern British history , involving Cause_to_be_included 160 armed officers and armed response Communication vehicles , many seconded for the operation from other police forces .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Algeciras ( also known as the Battle of the Gut of Gibraltar ) was a naval battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter on the night of 12 July 1801 ( 23 messidor an IX of the French Republican Calendar ) between a squadron of British Royal Navy ships of the line and a larger squadron of ships from the Spanish Navy and French Navy in the Gut of Gibraltar .

The battle followed closely the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July , in which a French squadron anchored at the Spanish port of Algeciras was attacked Attack by a larger British squadron based at nearby Gibraltar .

In a heavy engagement fought Hostile_encounter in calm weather in the close confines of Algeciras Bay , the British force had been becalmed and battered , suffering Bodily_harm heavy casualties and losing Earnings_and_losses the 74-gun ship HMS `` Hannibal '' .

The British squadron under Rear-Admiral Sir James Saumarez , having effected Influence its own hasty repairs , set off Placing in pursuit .

A second stage of the battle then developed Cause_to_make_progress , as HMS `` Venerable '' took the lead of the British line , attacking Attack the rearmost French ship `` Formidable '' under Captain Amable Troude .

In the aftermath of the action Response , `` Venerable '' was towed Body_movement off the shoreline and back to Gibraltar for repairs , while the remainder of the British squadron restored Recovering the British blockade of the French and Spanish ships in Cadiz , returning Arriving the situation to that in place before the battle .

In the aftermath of the action Response , `` Venerable '' was towed Body_movement off the shoreline and back to Gibraltar for repairs , while the remainder of the British squadron restored Recovering the British blockade of the French and Spanish ships in Cadiz , returning Arriving the situation to that in place before the battle .

Major General Charles Grey raided Attack the Massachusetts communities of New Bedford , Fairhaven , and Martha 's Vineyard in September 1778 as part of British operations in the American Revolutionary War .

The raid Attack was one of the first in a series between 1778 and 1781 executed by the British against American coastal communities .

Grey 's force of 4,000 was originally intended as a relief force for the British garrison that was briefly besieged Besieging at Newport , Rhode Island , but they arrived Arriving after the Americans had retreated Escaping .

They were diverted Change_sentiment for raiding by British army officer General Sir Henry Clinton .

U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower had strongly warned Warning Britain not to invade ; he threatened Warning serious damage Damaging to the British financial system by selling Commerce_sell the US government 's pound sterling bonds .

As a result of the conflict Hostile_encounter , the United Nations created Creating the UNEF Peacekeepers to police the Egyptian–Israeli border , British prime minister Anthony Eden resigned Change_of_leadership , Canadian external affairs minister Lester Pearson won the Nobel Peace Prize , and the USSR may have been emboldened Influence to invade Hungary .

Field Marshal Sir John French , commander of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) , co-operated Collaboration with the French strategy to capture Vimy Ridge , by planning British attacks against Aubers Ridge .

Field Marshal Sir John French , commander of the British Expeditionary Force ( BEF ) , co-operated Collaboration with the French strategy to capture Vimy Ridge , by planning British attacks against Aubers Ridge .

The French attacked Attack Vimy Ridge and the British attacked Attack further north in the Battle of Aubers Ridge ( 9 May ) and the Battle of Festubert The battle was fought Hostile_encounter during the German offensive of the Second Battle of Ypres which the Germans ended to reinforce the Artois front .

The British attack at Aubers Ridge was a costly failure and two German divisions in reserve were diverted Change_sentiment south against the Tenth Army .

The British offensive was suspended Process_end until 15 May , when the Battle of Festubert began and French attacks from 15 May to 15 June were concentrated on the flanks , to create jumping-off points for a second general offensive , which began on 16 June .

The British attacks at Festubert forced the Germans back and diverted Removing reserves from the French but the French gained Getting little more ground , despite firing double the amount of artillery ammunition , at the cost of many casualties to both sides .

The match Competition , `` an apparent mismatch '' , was a huge upset in European football ; it has been described Statement as `` the pinnacle of Norwich City 's history '' and it was the only defeat Earnings_and_losses ever inflicted Change_sentiment by a British club on Bayern Munich in their Olympiastadion .

It involved Participation blacks , mulattoes , French , Spanish , and British participants—with the ex-slave Toussaint L'Ouverture emerging Coming_to_be as Haiti 's most charismatic hero .

On 8 April 2013 , former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher died Death of a stroke Bodily_harm in London at the age of 87 .

The shows were free to `` thank British fans for their support Supporting '' and targeted Aiming towards fans under the age of 18 .

Crippled by Madhavrao 's untimely death at the age of 28 , infighting ensued Coming_to_be among Maratha chiefs soon after , and they ultimately met Come_together their final blow at the hands of the British in 1818 .

By 1910 , the Kingdom of Portugal was in deep crisis : British pressure Request on Portugal 's colonies , the royal family 's expenses , the assassination Killing of the King and his heir in 1908 , changing Change religious and social views , instability of the two political parties ( Progressive and Regenerador ) , the dictatorship of João Franco , the independence movement Reforming_a_system of its most valuable colony , Brazil , and the regime 's apparent inability to adapt Cause_to_make_progress to modern times all led to Causation widespread resentment against the Monarchy .

The Earl of Jersey attended Participation the conference Communication as the representative of the British government and was instructed Request to listen and report back but not to make any commitments Commitment on behalf of the government .

All self-governing British colonies were invited Request to send Sending delegates with the exception of Newfoundland Colony .

Resolutions were proposed Statement to the conference and it was agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act that decisions Deciding would be made Manufacturing on the basis of `` one colony , one vote '' but the resolutions were not binding on the British government or the Colonial Office .

William Shaler was the US commissioner in Algiers who had negotiated Communication alongside Decatur , but he had to flee Escaping aboard British vessels and watch Motion rockets and cannon shot fly over his house `` like hail '' during the Bombardment of Algiers ( 1816 ) .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Fallujah—code-named Operation `` Al-Fajr '' ( Arabic : الفجر `` the dawn '' ) and Operation Phantom Fury—was a joint American , Iraqi government , and British offensive in November and December 2004 , considered the highest point of conflict in Fallujah during the Iraq War .

The British were in turn outraged by the `` Little Belt '' affair in 1811 , in which 11 British sailors died Death .

The British were in turn outraged by the `` Little Belt '' affair in 1811 , in which 11 British sailors died Death .

Historians debate Communication whether the desire to annex Attack some or all of British North America ( Canada ) contributed Giving to the American decision to go to Motion war .

However , the Western interest was in expansion Expansion into American territories such as Indiana , Illinois , Michigan , and Wisconsin , where they were threatened Warning by Indians supported Supporting by the British .

American defeats Conquering at the Siege of Detroit and the Battle of Queenston Heights thwarted attempts to seize Conquering Upper Canada , improving British morale .

In 1814 , one of these raids burned Bodily_harm the capital , but the Americans later repulsed Defending British attempts to invade Attack New York and Maryland , ending invasions from Canada into the northern and mid-Atlantic states .

In early 1815 , the Americans decisively defeated Conquering the invading British Army attacking Attack New Orleans , Louisiana .

The British were then able to increase Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the strength of the blockade on the United States coast , smothering American maritime trade , but their attempts failed to invade America , at which point both sides began Process_start to desire peace .

Bloody Sunday , or the Bogside Massacre Killing , was an incident Attack on 30 January 1972 in the Bogside area of Derry , Northern Ireland , when British soldiers shot Use_firearm 28 unarmed civilians during a protest march Social_event against internment .

Two investigations Criminal_investigation were held Giving by the British government .

The Widgery Tribunal , held in the immediate aftermath , largely cleared Removing the soldiers and British authorities of blame .

On its publication Publishing , British prime minister David Cameron made Giving a formal apology on behalf of the United Kingdom .