where was the last land battle fought on uk soil and by what apposing forces? and date.?
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Apr 16, 1746 -- Bonnie Prince Charles was defeated at the battle of Culloden, the last pitched battle fought in Britain. King George II won the battle of Culloden. Bonnie Prince Charlie used English rifleman and virtually annihilated the sword-wielding, rebellious, \nHighlander clans of Scotland at Culloden. It was the last major land battle fought on British soil. The Battle of Culloden was a crushing defeat for Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Highlander clans that backed him.\n\nCulloden (from Gaelic Cul loden, "back of the pond") is the name of a village five miles east of Inverness, Scotland and the surrounding area. Three miles south of the village is Drummossie Moor (often called Culloden Moor), site of the Battle of Culloden.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/25/newsid_2546000/2546233.stm\n\n1981
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England and Germany!!!
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In 1588 the most powerful, best-organised, best-equipped army in Europe - the Spanish 'Army of Flanders' - had almost crushed the Dutch revolt in the northern provinces of the Spanish Netherlands. Their commander, the respected and feared Duke of Parma was poised ready to embark his troops to cross the narrow end of the North Sea.\n\nThey would land in the Deal - Sandwich area. England's land defences were poor: troops were hastily recruited volunteers with little equipment or training; there were no modern fortifications, and Henry VIII's 50-year old coastal castles were already vulnerable to modern guns. It is likely that the battle-hardened Spanish troops with their powerful artillery would have swept through Kent overwhelming the opposition, and have captured London within a week.\n\n\nfor more info\nhttp://www.theotherside.co.uk/tm-heritage/background/span-armada.htm\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_Armada
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Rubbish rugbt team, as England will show tomorrow.  And an even worse Army.  We beat the crap out of them.
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well, u need to start looking. Its only one of the biggest battles in world history!! Do u have encarta? Its on there. what do u need to know? I am a history grad. and may be able to help. email me if need be, dmpusa1@yahoo.com.\nHere is a site that may help. http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/wwii/dday/
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The last battle was fought between the forces of General Washington with the aid of General Rochembeau against the British General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, South Carolina.\n\nFollowing the battle, Cornwallis's second in command surrendered his sword to Washington's second in command as Cornwallis was too much a coward to do it himself. The British band was playing the tune "The World Turned Upside Down."\n\nThe war officially ended with the Treaty of Paris.
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http://www.angelfire.com/mb2/battle_hastings_1066/1066.html\n\nTry this link
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visit http://www.cambo.org.uk and join the fight!
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go to chinanews.com/war
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Which Civil War? I believe the British have had several, starting with the Norman Conquest.
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Possibly the Battle of Cannae. If so, the sourced website lists only 48000 killed, but there were 55000 troops total.
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Search for the war graves commision site or contact the Ministry of defence who will point you in the right direction. They have an archives department.
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the battle of the kop.it was in the boer war in africa
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England... more history.
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That's a very good question.\n\nIn the end, almost 4 million cubic metres of chalk were excavated on the British side, much of which was dumped below Shakespeare Cliff near Folkestone to reclaim 90 acres (360,000 m²) of land from the sea.
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Samantha, It's gonna be HUGE! Too bad I can't go.\n\nHere's the website but I think it's quite late now.\n\nhttp://lastopwar.cjb.net/