Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 1 day agoOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlimagemessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up160arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 1 day agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][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-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoI think if you declare independence then the British are an invading force and have by definition, invaded.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoNot to mention the taking over from natives. Pretty sure they felt invaded long before the US existed.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agothat’s not what “invade” means - you can’t do it if you’re already there.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day 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-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·24 hours 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.
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.