British Army

United Kingdom military land warfare branch of the British Armed Forces
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British Army

Summary

British Army is an army[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of army entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,015 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • British Army is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • British Army's instance of is recorded as army[4].
  • British Army is part of British Armed Forces[5].
  • British Army's Commons category is recorded as British Army[6].
  • British Army's field of this occupation is recorded as Adventurous Training[7].
  • British Army's field of this occupation is recorded as ground warfare[8].
  • January 1, 1707 marks the founding of British Army[9].
  • British Army was part of the conflict World War I[10].
  • British Army was part of the conflict World War II[11].
  • British Army was part of the conflict Falklands War[12].
  • British Army was part of the conflict War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)[13].
  • British Army's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defence[14].
  • British Army's parent organization or unit is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[15].
  • British Army's official website is recorded as https://www.army.mod.uk/[16].
  • British Army's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Army[17].
  • British Army's Commons gallery is recorded as British Army[18].
  • British Army's described at URL is recorded as https://cain.ulster.ac.uk/othelem/organ/borgan.htm[19].
  • British Army's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:British Army[20].
  • British Army's replaces is recorded as English Army[21].
  • British Army's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'British Army'}[22].
  • British Army's owner of is recorded as Aldershot Military Stadium[23].
  • British Army's different from is recorded as English Army[24].
  • British Army's history of topic is recorded as history of the British Army[25].
  • British Army's order of battle is recorded as British Army Order of Battle in September 1939[26].
  • British Army's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+310910'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1707 marks the founding of British Army[9].

Identity

British Army is part of British Armed Forces[5].

Operations

Parent organizations include Ministry of Defence[14], a department of the United Kingdom Government[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1964[30], headquartered in Whitehall[31] and Government of the United Kingdom[15], a government[32], in United Kingdom[33], headquartered in 10 Downing Street[34].

Industry

Field of business include Adventurous Training[7] and ground warfare[8].

Why It Matters

British Army ranks in the top 1% of army entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,015 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Works attributed to it include Piece 207/190: Dr Vincent J White (1922)[37], a document[38]; Piece 207/186: James J Walsh (1922)[39], a document[40]; Piece 207/175: Philip Shanahan (1922)[41], a document[42]; Piece 207/182: Prof W Stockley (1922)[43], a document[44]; Piece 207/172: Patrick J Ruttledge (1922)[45], a document[46]; and Piece 207/174: William Sears (1922)[47], a document[48].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . army.mod.uk. Retrieved . army.mod.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [39] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [47] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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