Arthur Besse to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern [email protected] • 5 days agoOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: historyhistoryillustrations[email protected]
arrow-up163arrow-down1imageOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlArthur Besse to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern [email protected] • 5 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: historyhistoryillustrations[email protected]
source: https://www.statista.com/chart/3441/countries-never-invaded-by-britain/ source’s source: https://archive.org/details/allcountriesweve0000layc/mode/2up
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•5 days agoI think if you declare independence then the British are an invading force and have by definition, invaded.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•5 days agoNot to mention the taking over from natives. Pretty sure they felt invaded long before the US existed.
minus-square@LovableSidekicklinkEnglish1•5 days agothat’s not what “invade” means - you can’t do it if you’re already there.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 days agoIf you say so, then I suppose the next troop resupply would qualify as an invasion? Regardless, outside of the Revolutionary War I was just reminded of the War of 1812.
minus-square@LovableSidekicklinkEnglish1•4 days agoI’m not “saying so” I’m repeating what the dictionary says. The War of 1812 was declared against Britain by the US. British troops did land here once the war was on, if you call that an “invasion”. And I guess you could cite the Beatles etc.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days agoAn unsuccessful invasion is still an invasion.
I think if you declare independence then the British are an invading force and have by definition, invaded.
Not to mention the taking over from natives. Pretty sure they felt invaded long before the US existed.
that’s not what “invade” means - you can’t do it if you’re already there.
If you say so, then I suppose the next troop resupply would qualify as an invasion?
Regardless, outside of the Revolutionary War I was just reminded of the War of 1812.
I’m not “saying so” I’m repeating what the dictionary says.
The War of 1812 was declared against Britain by the US. British troops did land here once the war was on, if you call that an “invasion”. And I guess you could cite the Beatles etc.
An unsuccessful invasion is still an invasion.