Britain has invaded 9/10 countries

cloud493

Only 22 countries in the world have never been invaded by Britain, according to new research.

The news prompted Twitter users to warn Luxembourg, Guatamala and others that their turn may be due.

The earliest recorded invasion was of Gaul in the second century, according to a book by Stuart Laycock.


The uninvaded are:

Andorra
Belarus
Bolivia
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Republic of
Guatemala
Ivory Coast
Kyrgyzstan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Mali
Marshall Islands
Monaco
Mongolia
Paraguay
Sao Tome and Principe
Sweden
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Vatican City

http://news.uk.msn.com/blog/trending-blogpost.aspx?post=cdcde0d1-50a2-4ad7-8f01-c75c070bdf0e&_nwpt=1

admiralofthefleet

the british lion is now only the squeak of a mouse

EoghanIRL

I was going to read but i am busy watching paint dry

Sulla Felix

Think it was the Kingdom of Mercia that invaded Gaul in the 2nd century and if we're going to conflate the actions of a people that happened to occupy the geographical area of a modern state 2000 years ago, then I want to know when is the Irish State going to pay reparations to the UK for the genocidal invasion of the Picts?

Britain has been invaded by 9/10 immigrants.

keith16

When did they invade...I don't know....Iceland?

mikemac1

Aye but Norway and Denmark deserved it for the Viking raids

Cavehill Red

Iceland was in 1940, to prevent the Germans doing so first. They were later 'relieved' by the Americans who still maintain a base there, I think.
France got invaded the most times by Britain, Ireland the longest (843 years and counting.)

PC CDROM

keith16 wrote: »

When did they invade...I don't know....Iceland?

When it wasn't independent?

Just a guess mind....

EoghanIRL

Cavehill Red wrote: »

Iceland was in 1940, to prevent the Germans doing so first. They were later 'relieved' by the Americans who still maintain a base there, I think.
France got invaded the most times by Britain, Ireland the longest (843 years and counting.)

Did Iceland have oil reserves that could have been used for petro for tanks etc ?

ejmaztec

When they invaded all those countries they went to the local Irish bar to celebrate.

golden lane

mikemac1 wrote: »

Aye but Norway and Denmark deserved it for the Viking raids

the only thing that matters is........when are all the brit haters going to invade britain.......

the invasion of the armchair warriors.....

maybe they can have a ...who hates the most competition......the brits would easily lose...

tolosenc

Jaysus. South Sudan is only a few months old and they've gone after it all ready?

Will somebody please think of the (South Sudanese) children?!

Fight_Night

When did they invade Kazakhstan? Or Turkmenistan for that matter?

coolhull

When did they invade Mexico, Japan and Korea?

golden lane

cloud493 wrote: »

http://news.uk.msn.com/blog/trending-blogpost.aspx?post=cdcde0d1-50a2-4ad7-8f01-c75c070bdf0e&_nwpt=1

luxembourg..1918...trying to catch up with the german army.....

My name is URL

'Invade' has a fairly specific meaning tbh. In most cases they hid their weapons so were just on holiday.

phoenix999

Bit more detail here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227705/Britain-invaded-90-worlds-countries-relentless-imperial-drive-Empire.html

coolhull

phoenix999 wrote: »

Bit more detail here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227705/Britain-invaded-90-worlds-countries-relentless-imperial-drive-Empire.html

Oh well, if it was in the Daily Mail, then it must ber true

woodoo

England must have been grim back then for all the people to want to join the army to go and fight in other places. Anywhere was better it seems.

galwayrush

When did they invade Ireland?
I thought they were invited here and decided not to go home...

mikemac1

The Daily Mail have a very interesting map, they are good for things like that

Comments are a bit nasty though!

woodoo wrote: »

England must have been grim back then for all the people to want to join the army to go and fight in other places. Anywhere was better it seems.

One third of the army who fought Napolean was Irish

Sure the Duke of Wellington himself was Irish

Witcher

woodoo wrote: »

England must have been grim back then for all the people to want to join the army to go and fight in other places. Anywhere was better it seems.

The Royal Navy made good use of impressment.

phoenix999 wrote: »

Bit more detail here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2227705/Britain-invaded-90-worlds-countries-relentless-imperial-drive-Empire.html

I knew someone there would mention Ireland:pac:;

The English are laughed at....you bit off more than you could chew with the Irish. An island so much smaller then your own and you couldn't defeat us.....and now your stuck with 6 counties you struggle to afford. Not so 'great' after all, are you!

Rothko

I would like to see them invade the Vatican City

phoenix999

coolhull wrote: »

Oh well, if it was in the Daily Mail, then it must ber true

Who gives a toss. People can make up their own minds. The comments are worth a read.

losthorizon

keith16 wrote: »

When did they invade...I don't know....Iceland?

Also went to war with them in the 1970s I think over believe it or not cod

ejmaztec

galwayrush wrote: »

When did they invade Ireland?
I thought they were invited here and decided not to go home...

It was Mrs Doyle's ancestor handing out all that feckin tea and sandwiches.:(

Death and Taxes

cloud493 wrote: »

http://news.uk.msn.com/blog/trending-blogpost.aspx?post=cdcde0d1-50a2-4ad7-8f01-c75c070bdf0e&_nwpt=1

You can add Ireland to that list, we were invaded (by request) by the Normans who by then had conquered Britain, but sure I suppose some inadequate people need someone to hate!

coolhull

Suas11 wrote: »

I would like to see them invade the Vatican City

But why would they? They already have a Queen of their own

ezra_pound

woodoo wrote: »

England must have been grim back then for all the people to want to join the army to go and fight in other places. Anywhere was better it seems.

Up to a third of the British army were usually Irish so I think that comment says more about the state of this country under British rule.

Cienciano

Suas11 wrote: »

I would like to see them invade the Vatican City

They'd get raped

losthorizon

Actually a few of those nations on that list they have also been at war with as they were part of the Russian Empire so as soon as that nation was attacked they were all attacked.

Peppa Pig

Are we talking about British soldiers or English football fans here

phoenix999

Suas11 wrote: »

I would like to see them invade the Vatican City

Because of the scary Swiss guards. They would bate the bejesus out of them with their pykes.

ejmaztec

Peppa Pig wrote: »

Are we talking about British soldiers or English football fans here

The football fans only invaded the pitches.

ezra_pound

In fairness the Brits did save us from Gerry twice the last 100 years.

coolhull

ezra_pound wrote: »

Up to a third of the British army were usually Irish so I think that comment says more about the state of this country under British rule.

50,000 peole every year are leaving Ireland, so what does that say about the state of this country since Independence?

ejmaztec

ezra_pound wrote: »

In fairness the Brits did save us from Gerry twice the last 100 years.

Ryan? He wasn't that bad.

Witcher

ezra_pound wrote: »

In fairness the Brits did save us from Gerry twice the last 100 years.

Yep it was just Britain, if you look into the history really carefully you'll see that the USSR and America etc. weren't even involved with the allies... it was just made up:pac:

Witcher

coolhull wrote: »

50,000 peole every year are leaving Ireland, so what does that say about the state of this country since Independence?

Says they must be doing well if they can afford the flights out of the country out of their own pockets...no need for chain migration these days no siree:pac:

ezra_pound

Blay wrote: »

Yep it was just Britain, if you look into the history really carefully you'll see that the USSR and America etc. weren't even involved with the allies... it just a conspiracy:pac:

Yeah but during battle of Britain period USSR had no impact on western front and US were still not at war so Britain literally was only defence.

Witcher

ezra_pound wrote: »

Yeah but during battle of Britain period USSR had no impact on western front and US were still not at war so Britain literally was only defence.

The BOB wasn't fought to protect the Irish, it was fought to save their own skins...the fact we avoided possibly being invaded due to a British victory was secondary to that

ejmaztec

Blay wrote: »

The BOB wasn't fought to protect the Irish, it was fought to save their own skins...the fact we avoided possibly being invaded due to a British victory was secondary to that

At least Paddy Finucane wasn't being narrow-minded when he took part.

coolhull

ezra_pound wrote: »

Yeah but during battle of Britain period USSR had no impact on western front and US were still not at war so Britain literally was only defence.

Battle of Britain 1940, France was already invaded, Hitler hadn't yet invaded Russia, and America hadn't joined the War, so, yes, Britain was the only country that stood between Ireland and the Nazis (not that the Nazis would have bothered with us, they had enough on their plate)

ezra_pound

coolhull wrote: »

Battle of Britain 1940, France was already invaded, Hitler hadn't yet invaded Russia, and America hadn't joined the War, so, yes, Britain was the only country that stood between Ireland and the Nazis (not that the Nazis would have bothered with us, they had enough on their plate)

Exactly

Witcher

ejmaztec wrote: »

At least Paddy Finucane wasn't being narrow-minded when he took part.

An opinion which differs from your own= narrow minded..gotcha:)

I've nothing against the British but they didn't save us from the Axis powers, they didn't even save themselves, they won the BOB due to the ineptitude of the Germans in pressing home their advantage.

golden lane

ezra_pound wrote: »

Exactly

and the irish army were wearing german helmets....

i though that may have been a bit dodgy......

kowloon

The FOURTH page and nobody has mentioned that the research was done by Stuart Laycock. I'm ashamed of you all. Go to your rooms and think about what you've done.

golden lane

Blay wrote: »

An opinion which differs from your own= narrow minded..gotcha:)

I've nothing against the British but they didn't save us from the Axis powers, they didn't even save themselves, they won the BOB due to the ineptitude of the Germans in pressing home their advantage.

yes, stupid germans........ten million of them killed......lebensraum...for poland........how bloody stupid.....

Nodin

golden lane wrote: »

yes, stupid germans........ten million of them killed......lebensraum...for poland........how bloody stupid.....

Yeah... imagine invading industrial countries where they had rifles. Sure anyone with a bit of sense and go off and find a place where they've bows and arrows or maybe a few muskets.

V_Moth

coolhull wrote: »

Battle of Britain 1940, France was already invaded, Hitler hadn't yet invaded Russia, and America hadn't joined the War, so, yes, Britain was the only country that stood between Ireland and the Nazis (not that the Nazis would have bothered with us, they had enough on their plate)

I think you will find that Poland and the Polish Airforce, plus the Free French also contributed enormously during 1940 and 1941.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_contribution_to_World_War_II#Air_force
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-British_personnel_in_the_RAF_during_the_Battle_of_Britain