| Italian Campaign (World War II) Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II)
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| Air Battalion Royal Engineers The Air Battalion of the Royal Engineers was the first flying unit of the British Armed Forces to make use of heavier-than-air craft. It evolved into the Royal Flying Corps which in turn evolved into the Royal Air Force. Air_Battalion_Royal_Engineers
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| Anthony Durnford Anthony William Durnford (Ireland 24 May 1830-Isandlwana 22 January 1879) was a career British Army officer who served in the Anglo-Zulu War. Breveted colonel, Durnford is mainly known for his presence at the defeat of the British army by the Zulu at the Battle of Isandlwana. Anthony_Durnford
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| Fastnet race Fastnet race is a famous offshore yachting race. It is considered one of the classic offshore races. It takes place every two years over a course of 608 miles. The race starts off Cowes on the Isle of Wight in England, rounds the Fastnet Rock off the southwest coast of Ireland and then finishes at Plymouth in the South of England after passing south of the Isles of Scilly. The prize is known as the Fastnet Challenge Cup. Fastnet_race
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| Burma Campaign The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily between British Commonwealth, Chinese and United States forces against the forces of the Empire of Japan, Thailand, the Burmese Independence Army and the Indian National Army. Burma_Campaign
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| V-mail V-mail
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| Landing at Cape Helles The landing at Cape Helles was part of the amphibious invasion of the Gallipoli peninsula by British and French forces on April 25, 1915 during the First World War. Helles, at the foot of the peninsula, was the main landing area. With the support of the guns of the Royal Navy, a British division was to advance along the peninsula on the first day and seize the heights of Achi Baba. Landing_at_Cape_Helles
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| Royal Monmouthshire Royal Engineers Royal_Monmouthshire_Royal_Engineers
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| Farnborough Airfield Farnborough Airport or TAG London Farnborough Airport (previously called RAE Farnborough) is an airport situated in Farnborough, Hampshire, England.Farnborough Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence (Number P864) that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee (TAG Farnborough Airport Limited). Farnborough_Airfield
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| Blockhouse In military science, a blockhouse is a small, isolated fort in the form of a single building. It is intended to serve as a defensive strongpoint against any enemy which does not possess siege equipment or, in modern times, artillery. A fortification intended to resist these weapons is more likely to qualify as a castle, or in modern times, a bunker. Blockhouse
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| William James Lendrim William James Lendrim VC (1 January, 1830 - 28 November, 1891) was born Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. William_James_Lendrim
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| Balloon (aircraft) "Ballooning" redirects here. For the behavior of spiders and other arthropods, see Ballooning (spider). Balloon_(aircraft)
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| Military base military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. Military_base
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| Battle of the Imjin River For the similarly named battle during the Seven-Year War, see Battle of Imjin River (1592).The Battle of the Imjin River took place 22 April 25 April 1951 during the Korean War. Chinese Communist forces attacked UN positions on the lower Imjin River in an attempt to achieve a breakthrough and recapture the South Korean capital Seoul. Battle_of_the_Imjin_River
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| Carnoustie Carnoustie () is a town and former police burgh in the council area of Angus, Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the Barry Burn on the North Sea coast. In the 2001 census, Carnoustie had a population of 10,561, Carnoustie
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| Royal Engineers A.F.C. Royal Engineers AFC is a football team founded in 1863, under the leadership of Major Marindin of the Corps of Royal Engineers, the Sappers. They enjoyed a great deal of success in the 1870s, winning the FA Cup in 1875. Royal_Engineers_A.F.C.
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| Indian Army (1895–1947) See Indian Army for the post-independence (and post-partition) army of the Republic of India.The Indian Army (IA), now sometimes called the British Indian Army to distinguish it from the modern army of the Republic of India, was the principal army of the British Raj in India during the last half-century before the partition of India in 1947.The Indian Army served both in India and, particularly during the World Wars, in foreign regions. Indian_Army_(1895–1947)
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| William Roy General William Roy (1726 Scottish military engineer, surveyor, and antiquarian. He was an innovator who applied new scientific discoveries and newly emerging technologies to the accurate geodetic mapping of Great Britain.It was Roy's advocacy and leadership that led to the creation of the Ordnance Survey in 1791, the year after his death. William_Roy
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| Battle of Kohima The Battle of Kohima (the "Stalingrad of the East") was the turning point of the Japanese U Go offensive into India in 1944 in World War II. It was fought from 4 April to 22 June, 1944 around the town of Kohima in northeast India. The battle took place in three stages. Battle_of_Kohima
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| Battle of Imphal Battle_of_Imphal
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