The British Army during the First World War fought the largest and most costly war in its long history. Unlike the French and German Armies, the British...
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World War on 1 September 1939, the British Army was small in comparison with those of its enemies, as it had been at the beginning of the First World...
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century British governmental policy and public opinion were against conscription for foreign wars. At the start of World War I the British Army consisted...
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The British cavalry were the first British Army units to see action during the First World War. Captain Hornby of the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards...
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The Indian Army, also called the British Indian Army, was involved in World War I as part of the British Empire. More than one million Indian troops served...
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The First Army was a formation of the British Army that existed during the First and Second World Wars. The First Army included Indian and Portuguese forces...
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The Indian Army during World War II, a British force also referred to as the British Indian Army, began the war, in 1939, numbering just under 200,000...
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The United Kingdom was a leading Allied Power during the First World War of 1914–1918. They fought against the Central Powers, mainly Germany. The armed...
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The British Expeditionary Force (BEF) was the six divisions the British Army sent to the Western Front during the First World War. Planning for a British...
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of British army-level formations existing during the First World War. British Expeditionary Force (BEF) First Army Second Army Third Army Fourth Army Fifth...
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