British Army

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The British Army is the United Kingdom’s principal land warfare force, historically central to its military campaigns and global influence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
land warfare branch
allegiance British monarch
United Kingdom
commanderTitle Chief of the General Staff
Commander Field Army
country United Kingdom
doctrine British Army doctrine
engagedIn Crimean War
Falklands War
World War I
surface form: First World War

Gulf War
Iraq War
Korean War
Malayan Emergency
Napoleonic Wars
Second Boer War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

The Troubles
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan
foundedBy Kingdom of Great Britain
garrison Army Headquarters Andover
hasBranch Adjutant General's Corps
Army Air Corps
Army Cadet Force
Army Reserve
Gurkha units
Household Division
Infantry
Intelligence Corps
Parachute Regiment
Regular Army
Royal Armoured Corps
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Corps of Signals
Royal Engineers
Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Special Air Service
Special Reconnaissance Regiment
hasCeremonialUnit Foot Guards
Household Cavalry
hasTrainingInstitution Army Foundation College Harrogate
Royal Military College, Sandhurst
surface form: Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
headquartersLocation Andover
Hampshire
United Kingdom
inception 1660
language English
memberOf NATO
surface form: NATO forces
motto Be the Best
notableOperation Operation Banner
Operation Granby
Operation Herrick
Operation Telic
partOf British Armed Forces
precededBy New Model Army
role aid to the civil power
land warfare
overseas operations
peacekeeping
territorial defence
serviceBranchOf United Kingdom
usesEquipment Apache attack helicopter
Challenger 2 main battle tank
SA80 assault rifle
Warrior infantry fighting vehicle
usesRankStructure British Army officer ranks
British Army other ranks
website https://www.army.mod.uk/

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RLC serviceBranch British Army
subject surface form: Royal Logistic Corps
Royal Corps of Transport branch British Army
Army Catering Corps branchOf British Army
Army Catering Corps militaryBranch British Army
Army Catering Corps service British Army
RAMC partOf British Army
subject surface form: Royal Army Medical Corps
RAMC serviceBranch British Army
subject surface form: Royal Army Medical Corps
Battle of Isandlwana (near its borders, involving colonial forces) combatant British Army
subject surface form: Battle of Isandlwana
Ticonderoga garrisonedBy British Army
subject surface form: Fort Ticonderoga
Colin Campbell militaryBranch British Army
1st Airlanding Brigade partOf British Army
Major-General George F. Hopkinson militaryBranch British Army
subject surface form: George F. Hopkinson
King's Regulations appliesTo British Army
King's Regulations usedBy British Army
this entity surface form: British Army soldiers
Royal Army Ordnance Corps service British Army
Royal Pioneer Corps branch British Army
Strategic Command coordinatesWith British Army
Cyprus Sovereign Base Areas usedBy British Army
Armed Forces Act appliesTo British Army
Defence of the Realm associatedWith British Army
Vickers-Armstrongs notableClient British Army
Siege of Ladysmith combatant British Army
Baron Roberts associatedWith British Army
Julian Byng militaryBranch British Army
Argentine Army opposedBy British Army
this entity surface form: British Army (in Falklands War)
Arthur Harris servedIn British Army
2nd Parachute Brigade partOf British Army
Major-General Roy Urquhart militaryBranch British Army
subject surface form: Roy Urquhart
James Outram militaryBranch British Army
13th Corps partOf British Army
subject surface form: XIII Corps
13th Corps militaryBranch British Army
subject surface form: XIII Corps
Bir el Gubi usedBy British Army
Battle of the Thames belligerent British Army
Battle of Plattsburgh involvedForce British Army