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This category includes historical battles in which state of the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. See Category:Naval battles involving England for earlier battles. See Category:Naval battles involving the United Kingdom for later battles.
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This category includes historical wars in which Great Britain (1707–1800) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. This is for wars of the Kingdom of Great Britain which was formed with the Act of Union 1707 joining Scotland and England and ended with the Act of Union 1800 when the UK was formed. See also:
Map of the Revolutionary War Battle of Barren Hill in Pennsylvania. On May 20, 1778, the British launched their attack. The militia scattered at the sight of the British troops, not offering any resistance and failing to notify Lafayette of the attack. On Ridge Road, the American group learned of the British attack.
The Philadelphia campaign (1777–1778) was a British military campaign during the American Revolutionary War designed to gain control of Philadelphia, the Revolutionary-era capital where the Second Continental Congress convened, formed the Continental Army, and appointed George Washington as its commander in 1775, and later authored and unanimously adopted the Declaration of Independence the ...
from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Spain French Republic: Inconclusive or other outcome: Kandyan Wars (1796–1818) Great Britain from 1801: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland: Kingdom of Kandy: British victory. End of 2357 years of Sinhalese independence; War of the Second Coalition (1797–1802)
Although the town did have some Patriot support, the threat posed by the British fleet may have played a role in minimizing their activity in the town. [3] 1781 British map showing forts in the Norfolk/Portsmouth area. Fort Nelson is the fort on "Mill Point". The Revolutionary War fort on the site of the later Fort Norfolk is also shown.
Following the Battles of Saratoga and the failure of the campaign of British Lieutenant General John Burgoyne to gain control of the Hudson River valley, the Revolutionary War in upstate New York became a frontier war. [2] British leaders in the Province of Quebec supported Loyalist and Native American partisan fighters with supplies and ...