State
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
historical sovereign state (1801–1922)
- This boundary
- 1801–1927
- Founded
- 1801
- Ended
- 1927
- Capital
- London
- Government
- unitary state, parliamentary monarchy
- Languages
- English
- Preceded by
- Kingdom of Great BritainKingdom of Ireland
- Succeeded by
- United KingdomIrish Free State
Overview
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established by the Acts of Union in 1801 that united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one unitary and sovereign state. It continued in this form until 1922, after the Irish Free State gained independence, with the remainder continuing as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
All rulers (6)
- George III of Great Britain1801–1820
- George IV of the United Kingdom1820–1830
- William IV1830–1837
- Victoria1837–1901
- Edward VII1901–1910
- George V1910–1927
Records (675)
- 1689–1815 — Second Hundred Years' WarWar
- 1794–1899 — Australian frontier warsWar
- 1796–1808 — Anglo-Spanish WarWar
- 1798–1802 — War of the Second CoalitionWar
- 1801 — Battle of CopenhagenNaval battle
- 1801 — Second Battle of AbukirBattle
- 1801 — Battle of AlexandriaBattle
- 1801 — First Battle of AlgecirasNaval battle
- 1801 — Second Battle of AlgecirasNaval battle
- 1801 — Algeciras CampaignCampaign
- 1801 — Battle of MandoraBattle
- 1801 — Battle of West KayNaval battle
- 1803 — Battle of AssayeBattle
- 1803 — Battle of ArgaonBattle
- 1803 — Battle of LaswariBattle
- 1803 — Battle of DelhiBattle
- 1803 — Irish Rebellion of 1803Rebellion
- 1803 — Capture of GawilghurBattle
- 1803–1806 — Linois's expedition to the Indian OceanBattle
- 1803 — Action of 28 June 1803Naval battle
- 1803 — Siege of AhmednagarBattle
- 1803–1810 — Caribbean campaign of 1803–1810Campaign
- 1803 — British campaign in the CaribbeanCampaign
- 1803 — Easton MassacreMassacre
- 1803 — Battle of DublinBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Irish Rebels
- 1804 — Action of 5 October 1804Battle
- 1804 — Battle of SurinameBattle
- 1804 — Battle of Pulo AuraNaval battle
- 1804 — Battle of DeegBattle
- 1804 — Battle of FarrukhabadBattle
- 1804 — Battle of Mukandwara PassBattle
- 1804 — Battle of VizagapatamNaval battle
- 1804 — Raid on BoulogneNaval battle
- 1805 — Battle of TrafalgarNaval battle
- 1805–1806 — War of the Third CoalitionWar
- 1805 — Battle of Cape FinisterreNaval battle
- 1805 — Battle of Cape OrtegalNaval battle
- 1805 — Battle of Diamond RockNaval battle
- 1805 — Battle of BharatpurBattle
- 1805 — Action of 15 July 1805Naval battle
- 1805 — Battle off Cape PalosNaval battle
- 1806–1807 — British invasions of the River PlateInvasion
- 1806 — Battle of BlaauwbergBattle
- 1806 — Battle of MaidaBattle
- 1806 — Battle of San DomingoNaval battle
- 1806 — Siege of GaetaSiege
- 1806 — Invasion of NaplesInvasion
- 1806 — Action of 13 March 1806Naval battle
- 1806 — Action of 21 April 1806Naval battle
- 1806 — Action of 25 September 1806Naval battle
- 1806 — Action of 9 July 1806Naval battle
- 1807 — Battle of CopenhagenNaval battle
- 1807–1814 — Gunboat WarWar
- 1807–1812 — Anglo-Russian WarWar
- 1807 — Battle of KøgeBattle
- 1807–1814 — Adriatic campaign of 1807–1814Naval battle
- 1807 — Battle of MontevideoBattle
- 1807 — Battle of Colonia del SacramentoBattle
- 1807 — Battle of CardalBattle
- 1807 — Invasion of the Danish West IndiesInvasion
- 1807 — Capture of the Jeune RichardNaval battle
- 1808–1809 — Dano-Swedish War of 1808-1809War
- 1808 — Battle of VimeiroBattle
- 1808 — Battle of RoliçaBattle
- 1808 — Battle of SahagúnBattle
- 1808 — Battle of BenaventeBattle
- 1808 — Siege of RosesSiege
- 1808 — Battle of Zealand PointNaval battle
- 1808 — Battle of AlvøenNaval battle
- 1808–1809 — Spanish reconquest of Santo DomingoRebellion
- 1808 — Invasion of CapriInvasion
- 1808–1809 — Siege of Santo DomingoSiege
- 1808 — Action of 2 March 1808Naval battle
- 1808 — Action of 10 November 1808Naval battle
- 1808 — Battle of SaltholmNaval battle
- 1808 — Battle of the NargöNaval battle
- 1808 — Action of 5–6 July 1808Naval battle
- 1809 — Battle of TalaveraBattle
- 1809 — Battle of CorunnaBattle
- 1809 — Second Battle of PortoBattle
- 1809 — Battle of the Basque RoadsNaval battle
- 1809 — First Battle of PortoBattle
- 1809–1811 — Mauritius campaignCampaign
- 1809 — Battle of CacabelosBattle
- 1809 — Battle of GrijóBattle
- 1809 — Battle of AlcántaraBattle
- 1809 — Reconquest of VigoSiege
- 1809 — Battle of LugoBattle
- 1809 — Battle of Les Sables-d'OlonneBattle
- 1809 — Jørgen Jørgensen's RevolutionRevolution
- 1809 — Action of 6 April 1809Naval battle
- 1809 — Battle of the Procida CanalNaval battle
- 1809 — Battle of PalaveaBattle
- 1809 — Action of 31 May 1809Naval battle
- 1809 — Action of 10 February 1809Naval battle
- 1809 — Action of 22 January 1809Naval battle
- 1809 — Action of 27 February 1809Naval battle
- 1809 — Battle of MagueloneNaval battle
- 1810 — Battle of Grand PortNaval battle
- 1810 — Battle of BussacoBattle
- 1810–1812 — Siege of CádizSiege
- 1810–1812 — Anglo-Swedish WarWar
- 1810 — Battle of FuengirolaBattle
- 1810 — Battle of La BisbalBattle
- 1810 — Battle of the CôaBattle
- 1810 — Invasion of Île BonaparteNaval battle
- 1810 — Combat of BarquillaBattle
- 1810 — Invasion of Isle de FranceInvasion
- 1810 — Battle of SildaNaval battle
- 1810 — Battle of SobralBattle
- 1810–1811 — Third French invasion of PortugalInvasion
- 1810 — Battle of PortazgoBattle
- 1810 — Action of 3 July 1810Naval battle
- 1810 — Action of 15 November 1810Naval battle
- 1811 — Battle of TippecanoeBattle
- 1811 — Battle of AlbueraBattle
- 1811 — Battle of LissaNaval battle
- 1811 — Invasion of JavaInvasion
- 1811 — Battle of Fuentes de OñoroBattle
- 1811 — Battle of BarrosaBattle
- 1811 — Siege of TarragonaSiege
- 1811 — Battle of Arroyo dos MolinosBattle
- 1811 — Battle of RedinhaBattle
- 1811 — Battle of SabugalBattle
- 1811 — Battle of El BodonBattle
- 1811 — Battle of Casal NovoBattle
- 1811 — Battle of UsagreBattle
- 1811 — Battle of PombalBattle
- 1811 — Battle of Foz de ArouceBattle
- 1811 — Blockade of AlmeidaSiege
- 1811 — Second siege of BadajozSiege
- 1811 — Battle of Campo MaiorBattle
- 1811 — Action of 29 November 1811Naval battle
- 1811 — Battle of Navas de MembrilloBattle
- 1811–1812 — Siege of TarifaSiege
- 1811 — Battle of TamataveNaval battle
- 1811 — Battle of Aldeia da PonteBattle
- 1811 — Combat of Aldea da PonteBattle
- 1811 — Combat of the Alva RiverBattle
- 1811 — Action of 24 March 1811Naval battle
- 1812–1815 — War of 1812War
- 1812 — Battle of SalamancaBattle
- 1812 — Battle of Queenston HeightsBattle
- 1812 — Siege of BadajozSiege
- 1812 — Battle of PiranoNaval battle
- 1812 — Siege of Ciudad RodrigoSiege
- 1812 — Siege of BurgosSiege
- 1812 — Battle of LyngørNaval battle
- 1812 — Battle of Venta del PozoBattle
- 1812 — Battle of Garcia HernandezBattle
- 1812 — Battle of MajadahondaBattle
- 1812 — Battle of Fort DearbornBattle
- 1812 — Battle of AlmarazBattle
- 1812 — Battle of TordesillasSiege
- 1812 — Battle of Frenchman's CreekBattle
- 1812 — Battle of MaguillaBattle
- 1812 — Battle of VillagarciaBattle
- 1812 — Battle of Alba de TormesBattle
- 1812 — Siege of the Salamanca fortsSiege
- 1812 — USS Constitution vs HMS GuerriereNaval battle
- 1812 — Battle of Lacolle MillsBattle
- 1812 — Battle of MaguagaBattle
- 1812 — Battle of BrownstownBattle
- 1812 — Battle of the MississinewaBattle
- 1812 — Siege of Fort MackinacSiege
- 1812 — USS United States vs HMS MacedonianNaval battle
- 1812 — Battle of SevilleBattle
- 1812 — Battle of Wild Cat CreekBattle
- 1812 — Battle of River CanardBattle
- 1812 — Battle of San MuñozBattle
- 1812 — Battle of La GuairaNaval battle
- 1812 — Allemand's escape from LorientNaval battle
- 1812 — Action of 22 May 1812Naval battle
- 1813 — Battle of VitoriaBattle
- 1813 — Battle of the ThamesBattle
- 1813 — Battle of Beaver DamsBattle
- 1813 — Siege of San SebastiánSiege
- 1813 — Battle of the ChateauguayBattle
- 1813 — Battle of the GöhrdeBattle
- 1813 — Battle of FrenchtownBattle
- 1813 — Battle of the BidassoaBattle
- 1813 — Battle of Stoney CreekBattle
- 1813 — Battle of YorkBattle
- 1813 — Battle of Crysler's FarmBattle
- 1813 — Battle of CastallaBattle
- 1813 — Battle of RoncesvallesBattle
- 1813 — Battle of SoraurenBattle
- 1813 — Battle of NivelleBattle
- 1813 — Battle of OrdalBattle
- 1813 — Battle of the NiveBattle
- 1813 — Siege of PamplonaSiege
- 1813 — Battle of TolosaBattle
- 1813 — Battle of MayaBattle
- 1813 — Siege of TarragonaSiege
- 1813 — Battle of Fort GeorgeBattle
- 1813 — Battle of San Millan-OsmaBattle
- 1813 — Capture of USS ChesapeakeNaval battle
- 1813 — Battle of OgdensburgBattle
- 1813 — Battle of Fort StephensonBattle
- 1813 — Battle of St. MichaelsBattle
- 1813 — Battle of MoralesBattle
- 1813–1814 — Campaign in south-west FranceCampaign
- 1813 — Second Battle of Sacket's HarborBattle
- 1813 — Battle of Craney IslandBattle
- 1813 — Raid on Havre de GraceBattle
- 1813 — Battle of BuffaloBattle
- 1813 — Raid on Black RockBattle
- 1813 — Battle of Saint-Pierre-d'IrubeBattle
- 1813 — Battle of SenpereBattle
- 1813 — Battle of San Miguel BridgeBattle
- 1813–1814 — Siege of VeniceSiege
- 1813 — Action of 5 November 1813Naval battle
- 1814 — Treaty of ChaumontTreaty
- 1814 — Battle of BaltimoreBattle
- 1814 — Battle of ToulouseBattle
- 1814 — Battle of PlattsburghNaval battle
- 1814 — Battle of Horseshoe BendBattle
- 1814 — Battle of ChippawaBattle
- 1814 — Battle of BladensburgBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Lundy's LaneBattle
- 1814 — Battle of OrthezBattle
- 1814 — Battle of BayonneBattle
- 1814 — Battle of NalapaniBattle
- 1814 — Battle of North PointBattle
- 1814 — Battle of GarrisBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Mackinac IslandBattle
- 1814 — Battle of PensacolaBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Lacolle MillsBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Cook's MillsBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Fort OswegoBattle
- 1814 — Battle of LongwoodsBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Big Sandy CreekBattle
- 1814 — Siege of GenoaSiege
- 1814 — Battle of ValparaísoNaval battle
- 1814 — Battle of HampdenBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Caulk's FieldBattle
- 1814 — Raid on AlexandriaBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Malcolm's MillsBattle
- 1814 — Battle of Aire-sur-l'AdourBattle
- 1814 — Battle of LericiBattle
- 1814 — Capture of La SpeziaBattle
- 1814 — Battle of TarbesBattle
- 1814 — Combat of Croix d'OradeBattle
- 1814 — Siege of the Santa Maria FortressSiege
- 1814 — Battle of Credit IslandBattle
- 1815 — Battle of WaterlooBattle
- 1815 — Hundred DaysCampaign
- 1815 — Battle of New OrleansBattle
- 1815 — Battle of Quatre BrasBattle
- 1815 — Battle of JaithakBattle
- 1815 — Battle of Fort PeterBattle
- 1815 — Battle of the Sink HoleBattle
- 1817 — Battle of KhadkiBattle
- 1817 — Battle of MahidpurBattle
- 1819 — Peterloo MassacreMassacre
- 1823–1831 — First Anglo–Ashanti WarWar
- 1824 — Battle of NsamankowBattle
- 1825 — Battle of PromeBattle
- 1825 — Second Battle of AccraBattle
- 1825 — Mary Anne ship attackNaval battle
- 1827 — British attack on BerberaNaval battle
- 1827 — Battle of Doro PassageBattle
- 1837–1838 — Lower Canada RebellionRebellion
- 1837 — Battle of Saint-EustacheBattle
- 1837 — Battle of Saint-CharlesBattle
- 1837 — Battle of Saint-DenisBattle
- 1838–1839 — Pastry WarWar
- 1838–1839 — Aroostook WarWar
- 1838 — Battle of BeauharnoisBattle
- 1838 — Battle of LacolleBattle
- 1838 — Battle of OdelltownBattle
- 1838 — Battle of Baker's FarmBattle
- 1839–1842 — First Opium WarWar
- 1839–1842 — First Anglo-Afghan WarWar
- 1839–1841 — Second Egyptian-Ottoman WarWar
- 1839 — Battle of GhazniBattle
- 1839 — Battle of ChuenpeeNaval battle
- 1839 — Battle of KowloonNaval battle
- 1839 — Aden ExpeditionNaval battle
- 1840 — Battle of AcreBattle
- 1840 — Battle of the BarrierBattle
- 1840 — Battle of SidonBattle
- 1840 — Battle of Nahr al-KalbBattle
- 1841 — Battle of CantonBattle
- 1841 — Battle of CantonBattle
- 1841 — Battle of ChinhaiBattle
- 1841 — Battle of AmoyBattle
- 1841 — Battle of the BogueBattle
- 1841 — Second Battle of ChuenpeeNaval battle
- 1841 — Battle of WhampoaBattle
- 1841 — Battle of First BarBattle
- 1842 — 1842 retreat from KabulBattle
- 1842 — Battle of WoosungBattle
- 1842 — Battle of ChapooBattle
- 1842 — Battle of ChinkiangBattle
- 1842 — Battle of KabulBattle
- 1842 — Battle of NingpoBattle
- 1842 — Battle of TsekeeBattle
- 1843 — Battle of MianiBattle
- 1843 — Battle of HyderabadBattle
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