British (Disambiguation)

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British Soldier Shaving in the Desert

A 1942 photograph of a British tank regiment soldier shaving in the desert in North Africa during the Western Desert Campaigns of the Second World War (1939-45). (Imperial War Museums)

Image by W.Taylor

British Attack on Ghazni

An illustration showing the British East India Company's successful attack on the Afghan fortress of Ghazni in July 1839. The attack was during the First Anglo-Afghan War (1838-42). (National Army Museum, London)

Image by 14GTR

British Generals Pakenham and Gibbs

British generals Edward Pakenham and Samuel Gibbs, both of whom were killed at the Battle of New Orleans (8 Jan 1815), marble memorial statues by Richard Westmacott at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. Photo by 14GTR, 2022.

Image by Horace Nicholls

British Convoy, WWI

A photograph of a British naval convoy in the Atlantic Ocean, a strategy adopted during the First World War (1914-18) to minimise losses to German U-boats. As additional protection, the ships are sailing a zigzag course. Imperial War Museums...

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British Blockhouse, Boer War

A British concrete blockhouse, built to better control occupied territory during the Boer War (1899-1902). This is the blockhouse near Bethulie Bridge. These structures were connected by impenetrable barbed wire fencing. Imperial War Museums...

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British Child Evacuees, 1939

A photograph of a group of evacuated children at Stevenage railway station, 1 September 1939. The children are carrying gas masks and wearing identity tags. (Imperial War Museums)

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British & German Troops, Christmas Truce.

A photograph taken during the Christmas Truce of 1914 on the Western Front during the First World War (1914-18). Possibly showing Riflemen Andrew (middle) and Grigg (second from the right, background) of the London Rifle Brigade with troops...

Image by William Stukeley

British Druid by William Stukeley

A whimsical illustration of a Celtic druid from ancient Britain by William Stukeley from his 1740 CE book 'Stonehenge'. The axe in the druid's belt is actually of a bronze age type.

Image by Unknown Photographer

British Grand Fleet, 1916

A 1916 aerial photograph of the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet at anchor in the Firth of Forth, Scotland. The fleet famously engaged the German High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland (May-June 1916) during the First World War (1914-18). Imperial...