Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlimagemessage-square29linkfedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: britishhistory@feddit.ukhistoryillustrations@lemmy.world
arrow-up165arrow-down1imageOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 2 months agomessage-square29linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: britishhistory@feddit.ukhistoryillustrations@lemmy.world
source: https://www.statista.com/chart/3441/countries-never-invaded-by-britain/ source’s source: https://archive.org/details/allcountriesweve0000layc/mode/2up
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoOkay, during the war of 1812, Canadians (who were British at the time) marched on Washington and burned down the Whitehouse. That probably counts, but it wasn’t held territory.
Okay, during the war of 1812, Canadians (who were British at the time) marched on Washington and burned down the Whitehouse. That probably counts, but it wasn’t held territory.