the mau mau uprising Change_of_leadership ( unk ) , also known as the mau mau rebellion , the kenya emergency Emergency , and the mau mau revolt , was a war Hostile_encounter in the british kenya colony ( unk ) between the kenya land and freedom army ( unk ) , also known as `` mau mau '' , and the british colonists .

the mau mau uprising Change_of_leadership ( unk ) , also known as the mau mau rebellion , the kenya emergency Emergency , and the mau mau revolt , was a war Hostile_encounter in the british kenya colony ( unk ) between the kenya land and freedom army ( unk ) , also known as `` mau mau '' , and the british colonists .

the british , meanwhile , applied Using the strategy and tactics they developed Coming_to_be in suppressing the malayan emergency ( unk ) .

although the british ships were substantially larger than any individual french vessel , the frigates were more numerous and more manoeuvrable .

although the british east india company had established Building a presence in india as far back as 1612 , and earlier administered Control the factory areas established Building for trading purposes , its victory in the battle of plassey in 1757 marked Recording the beginning Process_start of its firm foothold in eastern india .

the results included Cause_to_be_included embarrassing the british government ; replacing Change_of_leadership cecil rhodes as premier of the cape colony ; strengthening Cause_change_of_strength afrikaner dominance of the transvaal and its gold mines ; helping start Process_start the anglo-boer war ( unk ) ; and ultimately it was a factor in imposing apartheid Hindering in the union of south africa .

the irish parliament 's joint committee on justice called Request the attacks Attack an act of international terrorism Terrorism involving Cause_to_be_included british state forces Causation .

over the course of seven hours there were coordinated japanese attacks Attack on the u.s.-held philippines , guam and wake island and on the british empire in malaya , singapore , and hong kong .

on 6 june 1982 , during the falklands war Military_operation , the british royal navy type 42 destroyer engaged Participation and destroyed Destroying a british army gazelle helicopter , serial number `` unk '' , in a friendly fire incident Incident , killing Killing all four occupants .

on 6 june 1982 , during the falklands war Military_operation , the british royal navy type 42 destroyer engaged Participation and destroyed Destroying a british army gazelle helicopter , serial number `` unk '' , in a friendly fire incident Incident , killing Killing all four occupants .

at around 02:00 a radar contact Communication was detected Scrutiny ; a british army air corps gazelle helicopter was making Action a routine delivery Military_operation of personnel and equipment to a radio rebroadcast station on east falkland .

at the time of the 1967 tour Competition de france , he was the undisputed leader of the british team .

this british victory , coming so soon after saumarez 's defeat in algeciras harbour , did much to restore Recovering parity in the region and the heavy casualties inflicted Change_sentiment on the spanish were to contribute Giving to a weakening of the franco-spanish alliance which was a contributory factor in the signing of treaty of amiens , which brought Bringing the war to a temporary halt early the following year .

the colonial conference Communication of 1894 was called by the government of canada to continue discussion Communication begun Process_start at the first colonial conference Communication in 1887 on a proposal Statement to lay a telegraph cable at the bottom of the pacific ocean to create a communications link between canada and australasia and , by extension , to the rest Placing of the british empire as part of what became Becoming referred to as the all red line network of cables throughout the empire .

the proposal Agree_or_refuse_to_act would be made Manufacturing again to the 1897 colonial conference Communication but was not agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to and would not be acted upon until the british empire economic conference Communication in 1932 .

at sea , the powerful royal navy blockaded Besieging american ports , cutting off Bodily_harm trade and allowing Preventing_or_letting the british to raid Attack the coast at will .

by the treaty of paris ( 1763 ) spain handed over Giving florida and menorca to britain and returned Arriving territories in portugal and brazil to portugal in exchange for british withdrawal Escaping from cuba .

baldwin 's successor ramsay macdonald repudiated Judgment_communication the plan and it would not see fruition until the british empire economic conference of 1932 .

the `` question time '' british national party controversy occurred Coming_to_be in the autumn of 2009 , due to an invitation Social_event by the british broadcasting corporation ( bbc ) to nick griffin , leader of the far-right british national party ( bnp ) , to be a panelist on `` question time '' , one of its flagship television programmes on current affairs .

the `` question time '' british national party controversy occurred Coming_to_be in the autumn of 2009 , due to an invitation Social_event by the british broadcasting corporation ( bbc ) to nick griffin , leader of the far-right british national party ( bnp ) , to be a panelist on `` question time '' , one of its flagship television programmes on current affairs .

the `` question time '' british national party controversy occurred Coming_to_be in the autumn of 2009 , due to an invitation Social_event by the british broadcasting corporation ( bbc ) to nick griffin , leader of the far-right british national party ( bnp ) , to be a panelist on `` question time '' , one of its flagship television programmes on current affairs .

a british ship of the line , hms `` swiftsure '' under captain benjamin hallowell was passing Motion_directional westwards through the southern mediterranean near cape derna when it encountered Hostile_encounter a much larger french squadron under contre-amiral UNK ganteaume that was also returning Arriving westwards after a failed attempt to reinforce the besieged Besieging french garrison in egypt .

the exhall mid-air collision Catastrophe happened on saturday 19 february 1949 over the village of exhall when a british european airways douglas dc-3 / douglas dakota collided Catastrophe in clear weather with a royal air force avro anson unk .

in february 1797 the british defeated Conquering a spanish fleet near cape st. vincent but failed Earnings_and_losses to strike Attack a solid blow against the spanish navy in the uneven struggle .

palmer , age 30 , also won the u.s. open in 1960 and was the runner-up at the british open Openness .

after the war , fearing that britain would lose Earnings_and_losses its great power status , the british government resumed Process_start the atomic bomb development effort , now codenamed high explosive research Research .

in february 1952 , attlee 's successor , winston churchill , announced Expressing_publicly in the house of commons that the first british atomic bomb test Testing would occur Coming_to_be in australia before the end of the year .

although the ban initially applied Deciding only to british ships , the uk negotiated Communication treaties with other countries to give Giving the royal navy the right to intercept Preventing_or_letting and search Scrutiny their ships Sending for slaves .

operation diesel was a raid by 700 british troops from the royal marines 45 commando , 42 commando , and the 3 commando brigade 's reconnaissance force , as well as armoured infantry and close reconnaissance from 1st battalion princess of wales 's royal regiment ( 1 unk ) on a taliban drug factory and arms stronghold in the upper sangin valley in helmand province , afghanistan on february 7 , 2009 .

to the north-east of la unk lies unk ; by 1916 , the village was called Name_conferral unk by the british expeditionary force Military_operation ( bef ) to avoid Preventing_or_letting confusion with la unk , south of the road .

however , this plan was not implemented Action until the british empire economic conference Social_event in 1932 .

in january 1919 , the commander of british forces in the caspian general william m. thomson approved Agree_or_refuse_to_act khosrov bek sultanov 's appointment by the baku government as provisional governor general of karabakh and zangezur ( control Control over zangezur was ultimately never established Building ) , pending a final decision at the paris peace conference Social_event .

over the following days , police negotiators secured the release Releasing of five hostages in exchange Exchange for minor concessions , such as the broadcasting Expressing_publicly of the hostage-takers ' demands Request on british television .

as a result , the government ordered Arranging the special air service Supply ( sas ) , a special forces regiment of the british army , to conduct Action an assault , known as operation Military_operation nimrod , to rescue Rescuing the remaining Presence hostages Kidnapping .

then , without soviet air clearance , churchill sent Sending over 200 low-level supply Supply drops by the royal air force , the south african air force , and the polish air force under british high command Control , in an operation known as the warsaw airlift .

on august 24 , 1814 , after defeating Conquering the americans at the battle Military_operation of bladensburg , a british force led by major general robert ross burned Destroying down multiple buildings , including the white house ( then called the `` presidential mansion '' ) , the capitol building , as well as other facilities of the u.s. government .

the mount hope bay raids Attack were a series of military raids Attack conducted Action by british troops during the american revolutionary war against communities on the shores of mount hope bay on may 25 and 31 , 1778 .

under the terms of the treaty of paris , france returned Arriving grenada to british control Control at the end of the war .

the un general assembly adopted Choosing the unk of oman ' resolution in 1965 , 1966 and again in 1967 that called Name_conferral upon the british government to cease all repressive action against the locals , end Process_end british control Control over oman and reaffirmed Statement the inalienable right of the omani people to self-determination and independence .

the un general assembly adopted Choosing the unk of oman ' resolution in 1965 , 1966 and again in 1967 that called Name_conferral upon the british government to cease all repressive action against the locals , end Process_end british control Control over oman and reaffirmed Statement the inalienable right of the omani people to self-determination and independence .

at the peak of hostilities in the 1860s , 18,000 british troops , supported by artillery , cavalry and local militia , battled Hostile_encounter about 4,000 UNK warriors in what became Becoming a gross imbalance of manpower and weaponry .

although UNK were initially fought Hostile_encounter by british forces , the new zealand government developed Cause_to_make_progress its own military force , including local militia , rifle volunteer groups , the specialist forest rangers and unk ( pro-government UNK ) .

although another supply frigate broke Destroying through the blockade Besieging and arrived in Arriving december 1808 , the island was surrounded Surrounding by british bases and was invaded Attack and captured Conquering in january 1809 .

dyer was initially lauded Judgment_communication for his actions in britain and became Becoming a hero among many who were directly benefiting Earnings_and_losses from the british raj , such as members of the house of lords .

in december 1953 , the british colonial government in singapore passed the national service ordinance , requiring Imposing_obligation all male british subjects and federal citizens between the ages of 18-20 to register for part-time national service .

in december 1953 , the british colonial government in singapore passed the national service ordinance , requiring Imposing_obligation all male british subjects and federal citizens between the ages of 18-20 to register for part-time national service .

the capitulation Surrendering of saldanha bay was the surrender Surrendering in 1796 to the british royal navy of a dutch expeditionary force sent Sending to recapture Conquering the dutch cape colony .

great britain was concerned by the threat the dutch cape colony in southern africa posed to its trade routes to british india .

the british commander , vice-admiral sir george elphinstone , then reinforced Cause_change_of_strength the garrison and stationed Placing a naval squadron at the cape to protect Defending the british conquest .

the british commander , vice-admiral sir george elphinstone , then reinforced Cause_change_of_strength the garrison and stationed Placing a naval squadron at the cape to protect Defending the british conquest .