The jungle terrain of Borneo and lack of roads straddling Surrounding the Malaysia–Indonesia border forced Causation both Indonesian and Commonwealth forces Military_operation to conduct Action long foot patrols Patrolling .

Both sides relied on light infantry operations and air transport Sending , although Commonwealth forces Military_operation enjoyed the advantage Earnings_and_losses of better helicopter deployment Arranging and resupply Supply to forward operating Being_in_operation bases .

The term Deluge ( , ) denotes a series of mid-17th-century campaigns Military_operation in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth .

In a stricter sense , the term refers to the Swedish invasion Attack and occupation Control of the Commonwealth as a theatre of the Second Northern War Hostile_encounter ( 1655–1660 ) only ; In Poland and Lithuania this period is called Name_conferral the Swedish Deluge ( , ) , or less commonly the Russo–Swedish Deluge ( ) due to the Russian invasion Attack in 1654 .

During the wars Hostile_encounter the Commonwealth lost Death approximately one third of its population as well as its status as a great power due Causation to invasions Attack by Sweden and Russia .

Rottermund claims Statement that Swedish invaders Attack robbed Robbery the Commonwealth of its most important riches , and most of the stolen Theft items never returned Arriving to Poland .

Warsaw , the capital of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , was completely destroyed Destroying by the Swedes , and out of a pre-war population of 20,000 , only 2,000 remained in the city after the war Hostile_encounter .

Big Dance 2014 was the most recent festival Social_event which centred on the XX Commonwealth Games in Glasgow .

On June 26 , 2012 , Judge Deana H. McDonald admonished Judgment_communication the parties to the case that they must follow Self_motion the statutes and laws regarding privacy and confidentiality of juvenile proceedings on the Commonwealth of Kentucky .

The 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Conference was the eleventh Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations .

The 1961 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Conference was the eleventh Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations .

While Commonwealth conferences were normally held Hold biennially , this conference was held Hold after an interval of only a year as the May 1960 conference due to disagreement Agree_or_refuse_to_act over South Africa and whether the country should be removed Removing from the Commonwealth due to its policy of racial segregation Removing with Malaya 's Prime Minister demanding Request South Africa 's expulsion .

While Commonwealth conferences were normally held Hold biennially , this conference was held Hold after an interval of only a year as the May 1960 conference due to disagreement Agree_or_refuse_to_act over South Africa and whether the country should be removed Removing from the Commonwealth due to its policy of racial segregation Removing with Malaya 's Prime Minister demanding Request South Africa 's expulsion .

South Africa 's application was opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by the leaders of African states under black majority rule , as well as Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru , Malaya 's Tunku Abdul Rahman , and the other non-white Commonwealth countries as well as Canadian prime minister John Diefenbaker due to South Africa 's policy of apartheid .

Canada was the only member of the old white Commonwealth to oppose Agree_or_refuse_to_act South Africa 's application .

Concerns were also expressed Statement about Britain 's prospective membership in the Common Market and the possible impact on trade relations between the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth .

The Commonwealth also expressed Statement its support for worldwide disarmament Removing `` subject to effective inspection and control '' .

Cyprus ' application to join Becoming_a_member the Commonwealth , following its independence the previous year , was approved Agree_or_refuse_to_act over the opposition of the United Kingdom which objected as Cyprus had not applied for membership prior to independence as had been customary .

This was the first Commonwealth conference in which one of the heads of government was a woman , Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike , who was also the first female prime minister in the world .

Where previous Imperial Conferences were held Hold in public session , the 1923 conference Social_event allowing Preventing_or_letting for `` in camera '' discussion Communication with a resolution Resolve_problem `` that at meetings of this nature , where questions of high policy and of the greatest consequence to all parts of the British Commonwealth are surveyed Research and dealt Resolve_problem with , it was of the first importance that the representatives present should feel Change_sentiment able to speak Expressing_publicly among themselves with the utmost freedom and in a spirit of complete confidence . ''

The conference 's final report affirmed Judgment_communication the Canadian and South African position and thus was a step away from the concept of a centralised British Empire in favour of a more decentralised British Commonwealth without central authority , subsequently affirmed by the Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Statute of Westminster 1931 .

It procured Getting most of its officers , men , and equipment from the AAF , augmented Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale by British , British-Indian Army , Commonwealth forces Hostile_encounter , Burmese labor gangs and an air transport section of the Chinese National Aviation Corporation ( CNAC ) .

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Social_event 2002 was the seventeenth Meeting Social_event of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations .

The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Social_event 2002 was the seventeenth Meeting Social_event of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations .

When the meeting Social_event was finally held , three issues loomed large on the agenda Arranging : security , the future of the Commonwealth , and ( most prominently ) Zimbabwe 's upcoming presidential election Change_of_leadership .

The meeting Social_event was attended Participation by representatives of 51 countries out of the Commonwealth 's 54 members ( suspended member Pakistan was not invited Request , whilst Antigua and Barbuda and Grenada sent Sending no representatives ) .

The Second Northern War ( 1655–60 , also First or Little Northern War ) was fought Hostile_encounter between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ( 1655–60 ) , the Moscow Tsardom ( 1656–58 ) , Brandenburg-Prussia ( 1657–60 ) , the Habsburg Monarchy ( 1657–60 ) and Denmark–Norway ( 1657–58 and 1658–60 ) .

The outcome Change of the war was threefold : the trial Legal_rulings and execution Killing of Charles I ( 1649 ) ; the exile Departing of his son , Charles II ( 1651 ) ; and the replacement Change of English monarchy with , at first , the Commonwealth of England ( 1649–1653 ) and then the Protectorate under the personal rule Legal_rulings of Oliver Cromwell ( 1653–1658 ) and briefly his son Richard ( 1658–1659 ) .

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth forces under the command Control of Gabriel Wojniłłowicz defeated Conquering the Swedish forces , supported Supporting by their Polish allies under Colonel Aleksander Pracki .

As the UN mission began Process_start to fail , the United Kingdom declared Expressing_publicly its intention to intervene Response in the former colony and Commonwealth member in an attempt to support Supporting the weak government of President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah .

The Livonian War Hostile_encounter ( 1558–1583 ) was fought Hostile_encounter for control Control of Old Livonia ( in the territory of present-day Estonia and Latvia ) , when the Tsardom of Russia faced Confronting_problem a varying Change coalition Collaboration of Denmark–Norway , the Kingdom of Sweden , and the Union ( later Commonwealth ) of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland .

Rapidly taking the offensive against his distracted and over-stretched opponent , by April 1941 Rommel had driven Self_motion the British and Commonwealth forces in Cyrenaica back across the Egyptian border .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade with American armour and artillery in support Supporting , and the PVA 117th Division of the 39th Army , around the village of Pakchon on the Taeryong River .

To halt Preventing_or_letting the PVA advance , the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade was ordered Arranging to defend Defending the lower crossings of the Taeryong and Chongchon rivers as part of a rearguard , in conjunction with the US 24th Infantry Division further upstream on the right .

The PVA/KPA force Control subsequently turned Change west , advancing Cause_to_make_progress between the Taeryong and Chongchon rivers and threatening Warning the rear of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade by cutting Bodily_harm the Pakchon–Sinanju road .

The withdrawal Escaping threatened Warning to open Openness the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade 's left Departing flank and the Australians were ordered Arranging to immediately reposition on the ridge , yet ultimately it was too late to regain Getting the feature in darkness .

Nonetheless , the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade succeeded in preventing Preventing_or_letting a PVA break-through at Pakchon , keeping Temporary_stay open vital withdrawal Escaping routes across the river and securing Getting the UN left Departing flank .

MAKS is an important event Social_event for the Russian aviation industry and the Commonwealth of Independent States .

That afternoon the town itself was cleared Emptying by the remaining elements of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade without opposition Defending .

The January Uprising ( ; ; ) was an insurrection Change_of_leadership principally in Russia′s Kingdom of Poland aimed Aiming at the restoration of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth .

This delayed Change_event_time the US offensive Operation Grenade , the southern pincer and at the same time allowed Preventing_or_letting German forces Military_operation under local German commander , Alfred Schlemm to be concentrated Aiming against the Commonwealth advance Motion .

At that time , the only major power standing in the way of a German-dominated Europe was the British Empire and the Commonwealth .

It took place Process_start along the borders between Burma and India , and Burma and China , and involved Participation the British Commonwealth , Chinese and United States forces , against the forces of Imperial Japan and the Indian National Army .

British Commonwealth land forces were drawn Motion primarily from the United Kingdom , British India and Africa .

The Ottoman–Habsburg wars Hostile_encounter were fought Hostile_encounter from the 16th through the 18th centuries between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy , which was at times supported Supporting by the Holy Roman Empire , Kingdom of Hungary , Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , and Habsburg Spain .

The Siege of Polotsk ( , ) was a siege by forces of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth under Stefan Bathory on the Russian-held city of Polotsk .

Events were held Defending around the Commonwealth to mark Recording the wedding Forming_relationships ; organisations and hotels held Defending events across Canada , over 5,000 street parties were held Defending throughout the United Kingdom , and one million people lined the route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace .

The 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Conference was the first Meeting of the Heads of Government of the British Commonwealth .

The 1944 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Conference was the first Meeting of the Heads of Government of the British Commonwealth .

The conference was attended Participation by the Prime Ministers of all of the Dominions within the Commonwealth except Ireland .