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British Army
The British Army is part on the landing warfare for the British Military. It came to be in 1707 after the unification of england and Scotland. The British Army is the successor to the English Army.
500 Questions
Which was a problem for the British army at the beginning of the American Revolution?
ummm....the cold, the loyalists, and lacking navy, troops, and supplies
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The Challenges (disadvantages) that the revolutionist faced is the fact that from the beginning of the war the British had an overwhelming advantage, they had the strongest Navy in the world. They also had, experienced, well trained Soldiers. And the wealth of a worldwide empire. Great Britain also had more than double the population of The United States, at eight-million citizens, compared to 2.5 million.
The Colonists, however suffered serious disadvantages. They lacked a "regular army" and a strong navy. American Soldiers also lacked experience and proper training. The Colonist' supply of Weapons and Ammunition was another problem that has to be dealt with.
The Patriots had another obstacle. Not all the Americans supported the struggle for independence, these were called Loyalists, and would serve as a vast difficulty for the Patriots, and would often stand in the way.
George Washington was commander in chief of the British Army?
George Washington was appointed commander-in-chief of the American revolutionary forces in 1775 by the Continental Congress.
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Does the british army still wear red coats today?
The term Redcoat described the red uniforms worn by the majority of soldiers of the British Army. From the 17th to the early 20th century, a scarlet coat was a standard part of the uniform for most British soldiers.
Why did the Indian people serve in the British army in World War 1?
During World war One, India was under British rule and part of the British empire. The British were fighting the Germans and the Austria-Hungarians during world war one.
BUT while this was happening the Indians were making ground in India killing off the soldiers left there. After some time time, the Indians won the little fight and got their land back.
Types of weapons used by british army?
Everybody knows that the British used assault rifles and sniper rifles, and so did the rest of the armies in the war. Airplanes, tanks, cannons, artillery, bombs, hand grenades, knives were just some of the items used.
What are five problems the British army faced in the first war?
They fought an offensive war.
They also fought against guerrilla warfare as opposed to conventional.
It took time for them to resupply and replace troops because they had to sail across the ocean.
It is very difficult to define the 'best army' and indeed what is a good one. But the British Army has been proved to have some of the most intense training courses of any army and is considered one of the best armies in the world.
The British Army is generally considered to be the 4th best in the world and yet it consists of only 147,000 soldiers, compared to the US over 500,000 and china over a million. That has to show that the British army has the best trained soldiers in the world and that, soldier for soldier, they are the best in the world.
They are also probably one of the oldest standing armies in the world, and have contributed more than a fair share to the development of modern military tactics.
Peter Mohawk Angelino Garcia french commander
A normal march speed for an army is four miles per hour. An Army double time march is eight miles per hour.
Major General Robert Ross-of-Bladensburg (born Robert Ross, 1766 - September 12, 1814) was a British army officer who participated in the Napoleonic War and the War of 1812. He was credited as the first commander.
What British cap badge had an eagle as the primary symbol?
14/20 Hussar Regiment - Eagle matches the German eagle, that holds a septer in one claw and an orb in the other with a crown on its head. This badge is identical to the eagle on the WW1 Pickelhaulbe.
26 Hussar Regiment - Very similar but has a Banner under it with XVI HUSSARS
Kings Dragoon Guards - Double-headed eagle with similar items in its claws as above and has a shield on its breast. Each head has a small crown and a larger crown is suspended between them.
2nd Dragoons (Royal Scots Greys) - This eagle is a copy of the eagle mounted on the tip of the French flag that was captured at Waterloo. The eagle is perched with its wings almost folded. Eagle rests on a plaque marked WATERLOO and has beneath it a banner with its name.
Royal Dragoons - The cap badge for this regiment was not an eagle, however, its collar badges was an eagle very similar to the one for the Royal Scots Greys. This eagle has a laurel wreath hung around its neck and sits on a plaque marked "105". It is reported that this collar badge was sometimes worn as a cap device.
Lanarkshire Yoemanry - Double-headed eagle with regiment's name in Title.
Also, I think there was a cap badge for the American Eagle Squadron that was worn by the American fliers who joined for the RAF.
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Name for a commissioned officer promoted from the ranks in the british army?
In the Royal Marines (RM), NCOs from the rank of corporal are eligible to be commissioned. There are two types of commission available.
a] Corps Commission ,and
b] Special Duties Commission.
Corps Commissioned officers are put on the General List and can command combat troops, they are eligible to rise to the highest rank available, LT General.
Special Duties officers, known as SD, are on a separate list and are employed in other appointments such as Quartermaster, Transport officer or any other appointment that is not in command of combat troops. They normally rise to the rank of Major, all though I have heard of at least two individuals that reached LT Colonel.
In the army when an NCO (usually a Warrant Officer class one) is commisssioned, they are known as LE officer. LE means late entry. They fill the similar appointments as RM SD officers.
Who was the former British Army Colonel famous for a speech he gave during the Gulf War?
Tim Collins We go to liberate, not to conquer.
We will not fly our flags in their country
We are entering Iraq to free a people and the only flag which will be flown in that ancient land is their own.
Show respect for them. There are some who are alive at this moment who will not be alive shortly.
Those who do not wish to go on that journey, we will not send.
As for the others, I expect you to rock their world.
Wipe them out if that is what they choose.
But if you are ferocious in battle remember to be magnanimous in victory. Iraq is steeped in history.
It is the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood and the birthplace of Abraham.
Tread lightly there. You will see things that no man could pay to see
-- and you will have to go a long way to find a more decent, generous and upright people than the Iraqis.
You will be embarrassed by their hospitality even though they have nothing. Don't treat them as refugees for they are in their own country.
Their children will be poor, in years to come they will know that the light of liberation in their lives was brought by you. If there are casualties of war then remember that when they woke up and got dressed in the morning they did not plan to die this day.
Allow them dignity in death.
Bury them properly and mark their graves. It is my foremost intention to bring every single one of you out alive.
But there may be people among us who will not see the end of this campaign.
We will put them in their sleeping bags and send them back.
There will be no time for sorrow. The enemy should be in no doubt that we are his nemesis and that we are bringing about his rightful destruction.
There are many regional commanders who have stains on their souls and they are stoking the fires of hell for Saddam.
He and his forces will be destroyed by this coalition for what they have done.
As they die they will know their deeds have brought them to this place. Show them no pity. It is a big step to take another human life.
It is not to be done lightly.
I know of men who have taken life needlessly in other conflicts.
I can assure you they live with the mark of Cain upon them. If someone surrenders to you then remember they have that right in international law and ensure that one day they go home to their family.
The ones who wish to fight, well, we aim to please. If you harm the regiment or its history by over-enthusiasm in killing or in cowardice, know it is your family who will suffer.
You will be shunned unless your conduct is of the highest -- for your deeds will follow you down through history.
We will bring shame on neither our uniform or our nation. (On Saddam's chemical and biological weapons.) It is not a question of if, it's a question of when.
We know he has already devolved the decision to lower commanders, and that means he has already taken the decision himself.
If we survive the first strike we will survive the attack. As for ourselves, let's bring everyone home and leave Iraq a better place for us having been there. Our business now is north.
The British surrender at Saratoga, NY (17 October 1777) is considered the turning point of the American Revolution. Saratoga was actually two battles, fought eighteen days apart in September and October 1777. On 19 September, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces commanded by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold, with Burgoyne attacking the Americans again on 7 Oct. However this time the British were defeated and forced to retreat. Burgoyne surrendered ten days later, and the American victory convinced the French government to formally recognize the American government and enter the war as their ally.
What is the placement of rank and unit insignia on the current british army combat uniform?
The rank is placed on a single rank slide on the front of the breast. The unit insignia is placed on the right arm and is called a Tactical Recognition Flash (TRF)
