Arthur Besse@lemmy.ml to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland@lemmy.ml · 4 天前Only 22 countries have never been invaded by Britainlemmy.mlimagemessage-square29fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up165arrow-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 · 4 天前message-square29fedilinkfile-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-up2arrow-down1·4 天前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.
minus-squareHumanPenguin@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 天前An unsuccessful invasion is still an invasion.
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.
An unsuccessful invasion is still an invasion.