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- History of the Royal Navy
- Timeline of the British Army
- History of the Royal Marines
- History of the Royal Air Force
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History of the Royal Navy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Navy
The official history of the Royal Navy began with the formal establishment of the Royal Navy as the national naval force of the Kingdom of England in 1660, following the Restoration of King Charles II to the throne. However, for more than a thousand years before that there had been English naval forces varying in type and organization. In 1707 it became the naval force of the Kingdom of Great Britain after the Union between England and Scotland which merged the English navy with the much smaller Royal Scots Navy, although the two had begun operating together from the time of the Union of the Crowns in 1603.
Before the creation of the Royal Navy, the English navy had no defined moment of formation; it started out as a motley assortment of "King's ships" during the Middle Ages assembled only as needed and then dispersed, began to take shape as a standing navy during the 16th century, and became a regular establishment during the tumults of the 17th century. The Navy grew considerably during the global struggle with France that started in 1690 and culminated in the Napoleonic Wars, a time when the practice of fighting under sail was developed to its highest point.
Contents
- 1 England and Scotland before 1603
- 2 The development of the single British navy
- 3 Pax Britannica, 1815–1895
- 4 Age of the battleship, 1895–1919
- 5 World Wars, 1914–1945
- 6 The Navy from 1945
- 7 English navy/Royal Navy timeline and battles
- 8 See also
- 9 Notes
- 10 Sources
- 11 Further reading
- 12 External links
Timeline of the British Army
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_British_Army
This timeline covers the main wars, battles and engagements and related issues for the Scottish, English and British Army, from 1537 to the present
Contents
- 1 1500–1599
- 2 1600–1699
- 3 1700–1799
- 4 1800-1898
- 5 1899–1918
- 6 1918–1939
- 7 1945–1990
- 8 1990–present
- 9 Notes
- Royal Armoured Corps
- 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
- Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
- Royal Dragoon Guards
- Queen's Royal Hussars
- Royal Lancers
- King's Royal Hussars
- Light Dragoons
- Royal Tank Regiment
- Royal Yeomanry
- Royal Wessex Yeomanry
- Queen's Own Yeomanry
- Scottish and North Irish Yeomanry
- Infantry
- Foot Guards
- Grenadier Guards
- Coldstream Guards
- Scots Guards
- Irish Guards
- Welsh Guards
- London Regiment
- Line Infantry
- Royal Regiment of Scotland
- Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment
- Duke of Lancaster's Regiment
- Royal Regiment of Fusiliers
- Royal Anglian Regiment
- Yorkshire Regiment
- Mercian Regiment
- Royal Welsh
- Royal Irish Regiment
- Rifles
- Royal Gurkha Rifles
- The Rifles
- Airborne
- Parachute Regiment
- Overseas Regiments
- Royal Gibraltar Regiment
- Royal Bermuda Regiment
- Royal Montserrat Defence Force
- Falkland Islands Defence Force
- Other Combat Arms
- Special Air Service
- Special Reconnaissance Regiment
- Army Air Corps
- Combat Support Arms
- Royal Artillery
- Royal Engineers
- Royal Corps of Signals
- Intelligence Corps
- Combat Services
- Royal Army Chaplains' Department
- Royal Logistic Corps
- Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
- Small Arms School Corps
- Royal Army Physical Training Corps
- General Service Corps
- Corps of Army Music
- Army Medical Services
- Royal Army Medical Corps
- Royal Army Dental Corps
- Royal Army Veterinary Corps
- Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps
- Adjutant General's Corps
- Staff and Personnel Support
- Educational and Training Services Branch
- Army Legal Services Branch
- Royal Military Police
- Military Provost Staff
- Military Provost Guard Service
History of the Royal Marines
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Marines
The history of the Royal Marines began on 28 October 1664 with the formation of the Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot soon becoming known as the Admiral's Regiment. During the War of the Spanish Succession the most historic achievement of the Marines was the capture of the mole during the assault on Gibraltar (sailors of the Royal Navy captured the Rock itself) in 1704. On 5 April 1755, His Majesty's Marine Forces, fifty Companies in three Divisions, headquartered at Portsmouth, Chatham and Plymouth, were formed by Order of Council under Admiralty control.
Contents
- 1 Origin
- 2 Eighteenth Century
- 3 Nineteenth century
- 4 Early 20th Century
- 5 First World War
- 6 Between the World Wars
- 7 Second World War
- 8 After 1945
- 9 Shore bases
- 10 See also
- 11 Notes
- 12 Sources
- 13 Further reading
- 14 External links
- Components
- Royal Navy
- Surface fleet
- Fleet Air Arm
- Submarine Service
- Royal Navy Medical Service
- Nursing Service (QARNNS)
- Chaplaincy Service
- Navy Police
History of the Royal Air Force
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
The history of the Royal Air Force, the air force of the United Kingdom, spans a century of British military aviation.
The RAF was founded on 1 April 1918, towards the end of the First World War by merging the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Naval Air Service. After the war, the RAF was greatly reduced in size and during the inter-war years was used to "police" the British Empire. The RAF underwent rapid expansion prior to and during the Second World War. During the war it was responsible for the aerial defence of Great Britain, the strategic bombing campaign against Germany and tactical support to the British Army around the world.
Contents
- 1 Formation and the inter-war years
- 2 World War II (1939–1945)
- 3 1948 Arab–Israeli War
- 4 Cold War (1947–1990)
- 5 1990–2000
- 6 2001–present
- 7 Number of personnel
- 8 See also
- 9 Notes
- 10 References
- 11 Sources
- 12 External links
- Formations and units
- Commands
- Groups
- Stations
- Wings
- Squadrons
- Flights
- Conversion units
- Operational Training units
- Schools / Training units
- Ferry units
- Glider units
- Misc. units
- Regiment squadrons
- Associated civil organisations
- Air Training Corps
- Royal Air Forces Association
- RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
- RAF Benevolent Fund
- Royal Air Force Museum
- Equipment
- List of RAF aircraft
- List of RAF missiles
- Personnel
- Officer ranks
- Other ranks
- List of personnel
- Appointments
- Chief of Air Staff
- Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
- Air Member for Personnel
- Air Secretary
- Air Member for Materiel
- Commandant-General of the RAF Regiment
- Chief of the Air Staff's Warrant Officer
- Symbols and uniform
- Ensign
- Badge
- Roundels
- Uniform
- Heraldic badges
- Branches and components
- Air Force Board
- RAF Flying Branch
- RAF Regiment
- RAF Chaplains Branch
- RAF Intelligence
- RAF Legal Branch
- RAF Medical Services
- Princess Mary's RAF Nursing Service
- RAF Police
- Search and Rescue Force
- Mountain Rescue Service
- RAF Marine Branch
- RAF Ground Trades
- Reserve forces
- Royal Auxiliary Air Force
- RAF Volunteer Reserve
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