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Most British protectorates were overseen by a Commissioner or a High Commissioner, under the Foreign Office, rather than a Governor under the Colonial Office. British law makes a distinction between a protectorate and a protected state. Constitutionally the two are of similar status, in which Britain provides controlled defence and external ...
A British Blue Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. 1906–1957: Jamaica (Civil Ensign) A British Red Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. 1957–1962: Jamaica: A British Blue Ensign defaced with the Coat of arms of Colonial Jamaica within a white disc. 1957–1962
The Protectorate, officially the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was the English form of government lasting from 16 December 1653 to 25 May 1659, under which the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with their associated territories were joined together in the Commonwealth of England, governed by a Lord Protector.
British Armed Forces units usually carry two Regulation Colours: the Regulation King's Colour and Regulation Regimental Colour. These are often referred to as the standard or ensign. Colours are the identifying battle flags carried by military regiments to show where their respective soldiers should rally in battle. Originally these were 6 feet ...
[2] [3] Under certain conditions—as with Egypt under British rule (1882–1914)—a state can also be labelled as a de facto protectorate or a veiled protectorate. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] A protectorate is different from a colony as it has local rulers, is not directly possessed, and rarely experiences colonization by the suzerain state.
In the British Army, ACI 1118 specified that the design for the formation sign should be approved by the general officer commanding the formation and reported to the War Office. [51] A further order of December 1941 (ACI 2587) specified the material of the uniform patch as printed cotton (ordnance issue), this replaced the embroidered felt (or ...
The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.As of 1 July 2024, the British Army comprises 74,296 regular full-time personnel, 4,244 Gurkhas, 25,934 volunteer reserve personnel and 4,612 "other personnel", for a total of 109,086.
The early 1900s saw many calls for the British Empire to adopt a new flag representative of all its dominions, Crown colonies, protectorates, and territories. Such a role was already fulfilled by the Union Jack of the United Kingdom , but some regions of the empire were beginning to develop distinct national identities that no longer seemed ...