British occupation
Rule from London
British occupation refers to periods when Britain controlled territory through military or colonial presence.
The term appears in historical discussions of Ireland, India, Palestine, and numerous other regions formerly under British rule: The British occupation lasted nearly two centuries.
It can describe formal colonial administration or military control during and after conflicts.
- AnglicizationAdapting to English conventions
- protectorateGuarded semi-autonomous territory
- Irish War of Independence1919-1921 Irish insurgency
- Mandate PalestineBritish-administered Levant territory
- Quit India Movement1942 independence campaign
viceroy · imperialism · colonialism · white man's burden · divide and rule · colonial rule · crown colony · governor-general · missionary activity · American Revolution · Suez Crisis · Boer War · trade monopolies · cultural assimilation · tea trade · Scramble for Africa · flag lowering · Opium Wars
- Revolutionary WarGeorge Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross flag
- Modern EgyptGamal Abdel Nasser, Nasser, Suez Canal, Anwar Sadat, Mubarak
- New York historyEllis Island, Tammany Hall, Erie Canal, Brooklyn Bridge, Central Park
- Balearic historyReconquista, James I, Roman conquest, Treaty of Utrecht, prehistoric settlements
- Northwest TerritoryNorthwest Territory, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
- occupied Germanymilitary government, US Army, denazification, Berlin Airlift, war crimes trials
British occupationindependence
Freedom from external control
national sovereignty · self-rule · self-determination · liberation · freedom
British occupationFrench occupation
Germany's wartime rule over France
German occupation · Japanese occupation · American occupation · Soviet occupation
British occupationevacuation
Removal from danger
troop withdrawal · demilitarization · military retreat · departure · pullout
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