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-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours agothat’s not what “invade” means - you can’t do it if you’re already there.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 hours 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-up2·23 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.
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.