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United Kingdom casualties of war

United Kingdom casualties of war lists deaths of British armed forces and British citizens caused by conflicts in which the United Kingdom was involved.

Post World War II edit

Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note
Iraq War (Operation Telic) 2003 2009 179 43 222 Casualties of the Iraq War[1]
Afghanistan (Operation Herrick) 2001 2014 457 101 546 British Forces casualties in Afghanistan since 2001[2][3]
Sierra Leone Civil War 2000 2000 1 1
Balkans - Bosnia/Kosovo 1992 2009 72 72 Ref
Gulf War 1990–1991 (Operation Granby) 1990 1991 47 47
Falklands War (Operation Corporate) 1982 1982 255 3 258
Northern Ireland (Operation Banner) 1969 1998 763 1854 2617
Aden Emergency 1963 1967 90 90 Ref
Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation 1962 1966 16 16
Dhofar Rebellion 1962 1975 24 24
Suez Crisis (Operation Musketeer) 1956 1956 23 23 Ref
Cyprus Emergency 1955 1959 371 16 387 Casualties in counter-insurgency operation against Greek Cypriot EOKA militant organisation
Kenya (Mau Mau Rebellion) 1952 1960 63[4] N/A N/A
Korean War 1950 1953 1109 1109 Ref
Operation Valuable, including the 1946 Corfu Channel Incident 1949 1954 300 (including Americans) none Over 300–400
Yangtse River Incident 1949 1949 46 46 [5]
Malayan Emergency 1948 1960 519 519
Operation Masterdom 1945 1946 40 40
Indonesian National Revolution 1945 1949 1200 Unknown 1200
Palestine Emergency 1944 1948 784 [6]

1900 to 1945 edit

Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note
World War II 1939 1945 383,700 67,100 450,900 World War II deaths; includes deaths from the Crown Colonies
Arab revolt in Palestine 1936 1939 262 262
Iraqi revolt against the British 1920 1920 1,000 1,000 Tauber, E., The Formation of Modern Syria and Iraq, pp. 312-314
Anglo-Irish War 1919 1921 776[7] 898[7] 1,674 Military includes Royal Irish Constabulary. Irish civilians were all British citizens during the conflict.
Third Anglo-Afghan War 1919 1921 1,136 1,136 - reference - includes British Indian Army
Russian Civil War 1918 1920 1,073 1,073 -Ref
World War I 1914 1918 887,858 107,000[8] 994,858 World War I casualties
Anglo-Aro War 1901 1902 700-800 700-800
Boxer Rebellion 1899 1901 33 30+ 33 30+
Second Boer War 1899 1902 27,000 27,000

1815 to 1898 edit

Conflict Start End Military Dead Civilian Dead Total Dead Note
Second Sudan War 1898 1898 700 700
Anglo-Zanzibar War 1896 1896 0 0 1 wounded British sailor.
Third Anglo-Burmese War 1885 1887
First Boer War 1880 1881 408 408
Anglo-Zulu War 1879 1879 1,900 1,900
Second Anglo-Afghan War 1878 1880 9,850 9,850 - Ref
Indian Rebellion of 1857 1857 1858 11,021+ 11,021 + Source T.A.Heathcote Mutiny and Insurgency in India 1857-58, 2007 Pen & Sword military publishers
Second Opium War 1856 1860 134 134
Anglo-Persian War 1856 1857 1,535+ 1,535+[9]
Crimean War 1854 1856 22,182 22,182 - Ref
Second Anglo-Burmese War 1852 1853
Second Anglo-Sikh War 1848 1849 2,687 2,687
New Zealand Wars 1845 1872 560[10]
First Anglo-Sikh War 1845 1846 1,989 1,989
First Opium War 1839 1842 69[11] 69+
First Anglo-Afghan War 1839 1842 5,062 5,062
Lower Canada Rebellion 1837 1838 32 32
Upper Canada Rebellion 1837 1838
First Anglo-Burmese War 1824 1826 15,000 15,000
Third Anglo-Maratha War 1817 1818

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Op Telic casualty and fatality tables". Ministry of Defence. Archived from the original on April 23, 2010. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Op Herrick casualty and fatality tables: 2014 - Publications - GOV.UK". mod.uk. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  3. ^ iCasualties: Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Casualties Archived December 28, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ciment, James (2015), Encyclopedia of Conflicts Since World War II, p. 198
  5. ^ "H.M.S. Amethyst". Archived from the original on August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Last to leave?". Archived from the original on August 11, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  7. ^ a b Eunan O'Halpin the Dead of The Irish Revolution
  8. ^ Hersch, L., La mortalité causée par la guerre mondiale, Metron- The International Review of Statistics, 1927, Vol 7. pp. 47–61
  9. ^ Anglo-Persian War
  10. ^ "List of Engagements and Casualties (1864-1872) NZETC". nzetc.victoria.ac.nz. Retrieved 2015-11-04.
  11. ^ First Opium War

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