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Sites concerning wars and conflicts involving the United Kingdom, and England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland prior to 1801.

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Resources in This Category

• British Battles

  http://www.britainexpress.com/History/battles/
  Profiles the major battles fought on British soil, with accounts of the conflict, who was involved, and why the battle occurred.

• Captain James Cook: The World's Explorer

  http://www.cptcook.com/
  site contains in-depth biography, images, news, discussion forum, FAQ.

• John's Military History Tour of Britain

  http://johnsmilitaryhistory.com/britain.html
  Includes panoramic photos and explanations of a number of military and naval sites, including battlefields, arsenals, dockyards, castles, and forts.

• National Archives: Crimea to Korea

  http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/battles/
  Web exhibition that describes how and why Britain was at war in the battles of Trafalgar (1805), Crimea (1854), Egypt (1882), D-Day (1944) and Korea (1951), using documents, pictures and text.

• Officers Died

  http://glosters.tripod.com/memindex3.htm
  Details of British officers killed in various wars between 1750 and 1999.

• Patrick O'Rourke

  http://homepage.eircom.net/~scotsgreys
  The brief memoirs of Patrick O'Rourke(1917-1996), one of the soldiers in the Royal Scots Grey.

• Roll of Honour

  http://www.roll-of-honour.com/
  Detailed information about war memorials and regiments within Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Fenlands and Huntingdonshire. Includes photographs, regimental details and personal details of those who died.

• Soldiers of the Queen

  http://www.soldiersofthequeen.com/
  An online museum of authentic Victorian-era British military photographs.

• The Battle of Winwaed, 655AD

  http://www.winwaed.com/history/winwaed/winwaed.php
  An attempt to collate available information about the Battle of Winwaed (655AD), and derive its probable location. Winwaed marked the defeat of the last credible pagan force in England.

• The Black Watch Archive

  http://www.blackwatch.50megs.com/
  Dedicated to the history of Scotland's famous Black Watch regiment. Includes casualty rolls, descriptions of battles, badges and uniforms.

• Victoria Cross Awards Prior to WWI

  http://www.antiquesatoz.com/stephenherold/vc/
  The pre-WW I recipients of the highest decoration for valor and conspicuous gallantry given by the United Kingdom.

• WebRing: British Military History

  http://www.webring.org/hub?ring=britmil
  A collection of sites focusing on the 20th century including some with technical and chronological information.

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