Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 7 days agoOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlexternal-linkmessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkOnly 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlArthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 7 days agomessage-square25fedilinkfile-text
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-up0·7 days agoOr the USA - English troops were already there when it started.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoI think if you declare independence then the British are an invading force and have by definition, invaded.
minus-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agothat’s not what “invade” means - you can’t do it if you’re already there.
minus-squareTheMinions@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 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-squareLovableSidekick@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 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-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoNot to mention the taking over from natives. Pretty sure they felt invaded long before the US existed.
Or the USA - English troops were already there when it started.
I think if you declare independence then the British are an invading force and have by definition, invaded.
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.
Not to mention the taking over from natives. Pretty sure they felt invaded long before the US existed.