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47 relations: American Revolutionary War, Architect, Arctic, Author, Bedford Pim, Camberwell, Charitable organization, Charles Mitchell (governor), Colombo, Deptford, Edward VII, Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler, Eltham College, England, Fiji, French Revolutionary Wars, George Nares, Goldsmiths, University of London, Greenwich, Grove School, Haslemere, James Charles Harris, John Shaw Jr., Kivas Tully, List of explorers, List of Victoria Crosses by school, London, Malta, Mottingham, Napoleonic Wars, New Cross, Overseas School of Colombo, Quebec, Richard John Meade, Richmond Green, Royal Marines, Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq, Royal Navy, School, Sri Lanka, Straits Settlements, The Royal School, Haslemere, Thomas Williams (Royal Navy officer), United Kingdom, William Bridges (general), William Hoste Webb, Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (17751783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies which declared independence as the United States of America. After 1765, growing philosophical and political differences strained the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies. Patriot protests against taxation without representation followed the Stamp Act and escalated into boycotts, which culminated in 1773 with the Sons of Liberty destroying a shipment of tea in Boston Harbor. Britain responded by closing Boston Harbor and passing a series of punitive measures against Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts colonists responded with the Suffolk Resolves, and they established a shadow government which wrested control of the countryside from the Crown. Twelve colonies formed a Continental Congress to coordinate their resistance, establishing committees and conventions that effectively seized power. British attempts to disarm the Massachusetts militia at Concord, Massachusetts in April 1775 led to open combat. Militia forces then besieged Boston, forcing a British evacuation in March 1776, and Congress appointed George Washington to command the Continental Army. Concurrently, an American attempt to invade Quebec and raise rebellion against the British failed decisively. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted for independence, issuing its declaration on July 4. Sir William Howe launched a British counter-offensive, capturing New York City and leaving American morale at a low ebb. However, victories at Trenton and Princeton restored American confidence. In 1777, the British launched an invasion from Quebec under John Burgoyne, intending to isolate the New England Colonies. Instead of assisting this effort, Howe took his army on a separate campaign against Philadelphia, and Burgoyne was decisively defeated at Saratoga in October 1777. Burgoyne's defeat had drastic consequences. France formally allied with the Americans and entered the war in 1778, and Spain joined the war the following year as an ally of France but not as an ally of the United States. In 1780, the Kingdom of Mysore attacked the British in India, and tensions between Great Britain and the Netherlands erupted into open war. In North America, the British mounted a "Southern strategy" led by Charles Cornwallis which hinged upon a Loyalist uprising, but too few came forward. Cornwallis suffered reversals at King's Mountain and Cowpens. He retreated to Yorktown, Virginia, intending an evacuation, but a decisive French naval victory deprived him of an escape. A Franco-American army led by the Comte de Rochambeau and Washington then besieged Cornwallis' army and, with no sign of relief, he surrendered in October 1781. Whigs in Britain had long opposed the pro-war Tories in Parliament, and the surrender gave them the upper hand. In early 1782, Parliament voted to end all offensive operations in North America, but the war continued in Europe and India. Britain remained under siege in Gibraltar but scored a major victory over the French navy. On September 3, 1783, the belligerent parties signed the Treaty of Paris in which Great Britain agreed to recognize the sovereignty of the United States and formally end the war. French involvement had proven decisive,Brooks, Richard (editor). Atlas of World Military History. HarperCollins, 2000, p. 101 "Washington's success in keeping the army together deprived the British of victory, but French intervention won the war." but France made few gains and incurred crippling debts. Spain made some minor territorial gains but failed in its primary aim of recovering Gibraltar. The Dutch were defeated on all counts and were compelled to cede territory to Great Britain. In India, the war against Mysore and its allies concluded in 1784 without any territorial changes.
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Architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and reviews the construction of buildings.
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Arctic
The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth.
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Author
An author is the creator or originator of any written work such as a book or play, and is thus also a writer.
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Bedford Pim
Admiral Bedford Clapperton Trevelyan Pim, RN, MP, FRGS (12 June 1826 – 30 September 1886) was a Royal Navy officer, Arctic explorer, barrister, and author.
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Camberwell
Camberwell is a district of south London, England, within the London Borough of Southwark.
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Charitable organization
A charitable organization or charity is a non-profit organization (NPO) whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. charitable, educational, religious, or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
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Charles Mitchell (governor)
Sir Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell (1836 – 7 December 1899) was a lieutenant-colonel in the Royal Marines, before joining the Colonial Service, in which he served in British Honduras, British Guiana, Natal.
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Colombo
Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.
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Deptford
Deptford is a district of south-east London, England, within the London Borough of Lewisham.
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Edward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
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Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (9 April 1860 – 22 June 1929) was an English author of popular romances.
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Eltham College
Eltham College is an independent school situated in Mottingham in south-east London.
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
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Fiji
Fiji (Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी), officially the Republic of Fiji (Matanitu Tugalala o Viti; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी गणराज्य), is an island country in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island.
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French Revolutionary Wars
The French Revolutionary Wars were a series of sweeping military conflicts lasting from 1792 until 1802 and resulting from the French Revolution.
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George Nares
Vice-Admiral Sir George Strong Nares KCB FRS (24 April 1831 – 15 January 1915) was a British naval officer and Arctic explorer.
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Goldsmiths, University of London
Goldsmiths, University of London, is a public research university in London, England, specialising in the arts, design, humanities, and social sciences.
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Greenwich
Greenwich is an area of south east London, England, located east-southeast of Charing Cross.
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Grove School
Grove School, or a name similar, may refer to one these schools.
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Haslemere
Haslemere is a town in the borough of Waverley in Surrey, England.
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James Charles Harris
Sir James Charles Harris, KCVO, was British Consul at Nice from 1884 until 1901.
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John Shaw Jr.
John Shaw Jr. (1803–1870) was an English architect of the 19th century who was complimented as a designer in the "Manner of Wren".
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Kivas Tully
Kivas Tully (1820–24 April 1905) was an Irish-Canadian architect.
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List of explorers
The following is a list of explorers.
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List of Victoria Crosses by school
The Victoria Cross has been awarded 1,358 times to persons of any rank in any service and to civilians under military command.
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London
London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.
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Malta
Malta, officially known as the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta), is a Southern European island country consisting of an archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Mottingham
Mottingham is a district of south east London, England, in the London boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich and Lewisham.
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Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars (1803–1815) were a series of major conflicts pitting the French Empire and its allies, led by Napoleon I, against a fluctuating array of European powers formed into various coalitions, financed and usually led by the United Kingdom.
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New Cross
New Cross is an area of south east London, England, south-east of Charing Cross in the London Borough of Lewisham and the SE14 postcode district.
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Overseas School of Colombo
The Overseas School of Colombo is a multinational English medium international school located in Pelawatte near Battaramulla, a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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Quebec
Quebec (Québec)According to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in English; the name is.
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Richard John Meade
General Sir Richard John Meade (25 September 1821 – 20 March 1894) was a British Indian Army officer.
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Richmond Green
Richmond Green is a recreation area located near the centre of Richmond, a town of about 20,000 inhabitants situated in south west London.
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Royal Marines
The Corps of Royal Marines (RM) is the amphibious light infantry of the Royal Navy.
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Royal Naval School Tal-Handaq
The Royal Naval School Tal Handaq was a school for children of personnel of the British Armed Forces posted to Malta between January 1947 and July 1978.
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Royal Navy
The Royal Navy (RN) is the United Kingdom's naval warfare force.
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School
A school is an institution designed to provide learning spaces and learning environments for the teaching of students (or "pupils") under the direction of teachers.
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.
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Straits Settlements
The Straits Settlements (Negeri-negeri Selat, نݢري٢ سلت) were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia.
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The Royal School, Haslemere
The Royal School Haslemere is an independent day and boarding school in the Top 100 independent schools for A Levels.
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Thomas Williams (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir Thomas Williams GCB (c. 1761/62 – 8 October 1841) was a senior British Royal Navy officer of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, who served in numerous theatres during the American Revolutionary War, French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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William Bridges (general)
Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges, (18 February 1861 – 18 May 1915) was a senior Australian Army officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Military College, Duntroon and who served as the first Australian Chief of the General Staff.
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William Hoste Webb
William Hoste Webb, (24 November 1820 – 19 December 1890) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.
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Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Great Twelve Livery Companies of the City of London.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Naval_School
